Category: General Announcements

We are proud to announce our upcoming Angel Tree Event, where we provide gifts to children whose parents are incarcerated.  It will be a Christmas party that includes lunch, crafts, movies, DJ, and stories.  The event will occur on December 10, 2016 at the Ohio Means Jobs Center, 1040 E. Tallmadge Ave., Akron, OH  44203, and is from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Volunteers may work all day or in shifts. Volunteers will arrive at 8:30 a.m. or 11:00 a.m.

Volunteers are needed for the following: Food Servers, Registration Helpers, Gift Escorts, Crafts, Gift Handouts, and Photo Handler

If you are interested, please contact:

Bobbi Snider @ 330.630.6071 or e-mail Bsnider@summitoh.net

 

Summit County Legal Defender’s Office has an immediate opening for a Intern Student Coordinator as part of the Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative Program.

This is a paid position. This position offers unique experience interviewing juvenile clients accused of criminal offenses. It is the perfect opportunity for anyone who is passionate about helping people, especially young adults. The internship allows hands on experience with clients, and the court. You will be required to interview juvenile clients and obtain information that will help prepare the supervising attorney for morning preliminary detention hearings. You will also be responsible for coordinating with student volunteers who want to help conduct the interviews for pro bono hours.

2L or 3L or may apply.  Please send a cover letter, two references, and your resume to: Attorney Jennifer Lin, Summit.LDO@gmail.com. If you had already applied and have not been contacted please submit your application materials again by December 2, 2016.

We invite all Akron Law students to compete in the 2017 ABA Client Counseling Competition, which will be on Saturday, January 14, 2017. Teams of two conduct an initial interview with a fictional client and address the client’s legal (and non-legal) needs. The teams must, among other things, build a relationship with the client, determine the client’s goals, and consider options available to the client.

This competition is open to all Akron Law students (including 1Ls). Find a partner and sign up today!

Teams can sign up at the front desk of the administrative suite in the law building or online here: 2017 Client Counseling Sign-Up (URL is https://akron.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_6nAFbUbmUbDlJm5).

There will also be an information session with President Wilson on Tuesday, November 22nd at 5:15 in Law 140. Come learn more about the competition from President Wilson and learn about the invaluable skills and fantastic time that this competition offers–not to mention the possibility of having President Wilson coach your team.

Winners of the local competition on January 14 will advance to the ABA Regional Competition in February. If you are interested in competing but do not have a partner, please contact Dean Fuller.

 

All current law students are welcome to participate in the 2016-17 Trandafir International Business Writing Competition. Students may write papers on any topic of contemporary international business or economic concern with a legal nexus. The winner will receive a cash prize of $2,000 and publication. Submissions must be sent to law-trandafir@uiowa.edu and must be received by 5:00 p.m. (CST) on March 3, 2017.

For more information and contest rules, please visit https://tlcp.law.uiowa.edu/trandafir-writing-competition.