General Announcements – Page 880 – Akron Law Announcements

Please be careful and protect your belongings

We would like to remind law students to never leave your valuables alone anywhere in the School of Law. Your textbooks, book bags, purses, laptops and other belongings can be easily taken in just “30 seconds.”

We welcome visitors to the School of Law and to the Law Library, both those associated with the University and those who are not. Having open doors, however, also means anyone can come into the building. It would be wise to always be careful and make it a habit to never leave your belongings unattended.

If you see suspicious behavior, please notify law school employees right away. You can call the University police yourself by dialing 330-972-2911 (if using a cell phone) or 911 if using a campus phone.

More information about campus safety is found here.

Thank you.

Summer 2014 Course Add/Drop Dates

	IntI	5wk1	10wk	5wk2	Int2
Add:
Last Day to add without signatures:	May 12	May 28	May 30	July 1	August 4
Late Registration adds with Instructor and Asst. Dean signatures end on:	May 12	May 30	June 5	July 3	August 4
Last Day to add LAW Classes:	May 12	May 30	June 5	July 3	August 4

Drop:
Last Day to Drop without “WD” appearing on academic record:	May 12	May 30	June 5	July 3	August 4

Withdraw:
Last Day for Law Students to Withdraw from Classes:	May 17	June 10	June 26	July 14	August 9

Income Tax to be offered during Spring 2015

Several students have asked whether we would be offering Income Tax next year since it does not appear on the fall schedule. The answer is yes. Professor Dessin will teach income tax during Spring Semester. As you know, we are in the midst of various curriculum changes. Those changes resulted in shifting Income Tax from Fall to Spring. We also understand that the College of Business Administration has shifted Corporate Tax from the Spring to the Fall. Since Income Tax is one of the possible prerequisites to Corporate Tax, a law school offering of Income Tax in the Fall would not have been enough to allow law students to take Corporate Tax at the CBA.

Health Law Certificate Program – Sign-Ups Start TODAY

All students interested in signing up for the Health Law Certificate Program should stop by Prof. Van Tassel’s office (room 303 on the third floor of the Law Library) to sign up for a time to meet and fill out the necessary paperwork. Sign up sheets are posted on Prof. Van Tassel’s door.

Until you have met with Prof. Van Tassel and completed the application to the program, you cannot be considered for the certificate.

If you have any questions, please contact Prof. Van Tassel at vantassel@uakron.edu.

Can students use Westlaw, Lexis and Bloomberg Law after graduation?

Graduating law students: Your access to these legal research databases continues even after graduation. Some of the vendors require you to fill out an online form. See special instructions below.

Bloomberg Law– Students have access for 6 months after they graduate. No extension of the password is needed.

Lexis – Students have two options for access after graduation.

Access to Lexis will continue for graduating law students until Dec. 31, 2014 but students must fill out an application form.
ASPIRE Program- graduates working for a non-profit or charitable organization can apply for a special ASPIRE ID for access to Lexis through Sept. 1, 2015. To apply, fill out the Graduate ID Program application form at www.lexisnexis.com/grad-access. You will need to provide verifying documentation. More information.

Westlaw – there are three levels of access after graduation.

Research Access: Students have access for 6 months after they graduate if they extend their password. Use the Westlaw password Extension Form for graduating law students.
Job Searching Access on WestlawNext: Students have access for one year after they graduate to use the job related databases, like the Directory.
Study Aid Subscription: Students have access to www.lawschool.westlaw.com, TWEN, and Study Aid Subscription for 18 months after graduation.

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Questions: Contact Lynn Lenart, llenart@uakron.edu , 330-972-6357.