Attention students interested in Intellectual Property – the University of Akron School of Law IP Advisory Council (made up of distinguished IP attorneys from across the country) will be meeting here at Akron Law on Tuesday, March 5. Any students interested in IP are invited to have lunch that day with members of the IP Advisory Council to discuss employment opportunities and to ask questions related to IP job searches. If you would like to attend, RSVP by e-mailing Shannon Aupperle at sfauppe@uakron.edu by Monday, February 25 at 3 p.m. Please include “IP Advisory Council Lunch – Student RSVP” in the subject line of your e-mail. Lunch will be provided.
Category: General Announcements
Bar Exam Review Course FELLOWSHIP 2013 JD Graduates
ATTN: January and May 2013 graduates taking a February or July 2013 Bar Exam
RE: Bar Exam Review Course Fellowship Application
All January and May 2013 graduates taking a February or July 2013 bar exam will be reimbursed 90% of the actual cost to them of a commercial bar review course, up to a maximum of $2,200.
Bar Exam Review Course Fellowship checks will be processed for students after they complete the Exit Interview with Akron Law’s Career Planning & Placement Office and comply with the other requirements, including submission of this form, receipt of bar review course final contract detailing actual costs to student, and signature approval by the Career Planning Office.
Batch fellowship check processing will resume in February for 2013 graduates.
Please bring your completed application with you to your Exit Interview. The form may be found at https://blogs.uakron.edu/law/wp-content/uploads/sites/101/2012/10/Bar-Exam-Review-Course-FELLLOWSHP-2013-JD-Graduates-92612.pdf # #
Akron Law students invited and encouraged to attend the Asian Pacific American Law Student Association conference in Cleveland — Feb 22 and 23
The Asian American Bar Association of Northern Ohio is celebrating their twentieth year of existence. In connection with that celebration, they are partnering to hold the APALSA (Asian Pacific American Law Student Association) Midwesten conference at Case Western Reserve Law School on Friday February 22, 2013 and Saturday February 23, 2013. Although the conference is focused toward Asian American law students, non-Asian American law students are welcome and might also profit from the panel sessions and interacting with law students and practicing lawyers that will participate in the conference. Conference organizers have obtained sponsorship from several leading Ohio law firms and the Cleveland Marshall School of Law.
The conference will open on Friday evening with a gala dinner featuring a keynote speech by Justice Goodwin Liu of the California Supreme Court. Justice Liu’s nomination to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals by President Obama gained much national attention because he was viewed as a potential future nominee to the United States Supreme Court. On Saturday February 23, there will be a variety of panels on various law topics, including a panel featuring Ohio Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor, Judge Karen Nelson Moore of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit as well Chief Judge Solomon Oliver of the Northern District of Ohio. They will discuss among other topics how law students and lawyers might prepare themselves for a career in the judicial branch and how the profession might increase the representation of minority lawyers, including Asian American lawyers on the judicial bench. Those interested in registering for the conference and the gala dinner can do so at http://law.case.edu/orgs/apalsa/content.asp?id=491
No more e-mail job blasts from Career Planning/all students should check AkronLawJobs/Symplicity on a regular basis
The Career Planning & Placement Office will no longer be sending out e-mail job blasts to all students. We know that some of you have come to rely on those job blasts as a way of keeping abreast of our latest hot job postings. All our job postings have always been and will continue to be posted on AkronLawJobs/Symplicity and we strongly urge all students to check that site on a regular basis. You can log in to AkronLawJobs from the Career Planning webpage — http://www.uakron.edu/law/career/students/. All students should have a username and password. If you have forgotten or misplaced yours, please contact Kristina Floyd in the Career Planning office at kmf12@uakron.edu.
ALL law students invited to Etiquette Lunch (February 5 at 12 noon) sponsored by Career Center – advance registration required.
Tuesday, February 5 from 12 noon – 1:30 p.m. — Learn and polish your etiquette and professional skills at an Etiquette Lunch sponsored by the undergrad Career Center. This is a very worthwhile program and a great lunch! Advance registration is required by Tuesday, January 29th at 4:30pm. Cost to attend: $5. Contact the Career Center, 330-972-7747 with your reservation.