Category: General Announcements

VOTE FOR AKRON LAW IN CATEGORY BEST IP LL.M. PROGRAM!

REMINDER!

VOTE FOR AKRON LAW

IN CATEGORY

BEST IP LL.M. PROGRAM! 

(VOTING CLOSES FEBRUARY 10)

 The National Law Journal has launched its “Best of NLJ” survey and we are pleased to share that Akron Law is listed in the category of Best IP LL.M. Program.  Below is the link for the survey.  We noted that there are many categories and the Best IP LL.M. category is imbedded in a longer survey (several pages into the survey).  It also appears that there does not have to be a vote cast for every category.  Voting begins January 23 and closes February 10.  We encourage you to vote and please feel free to share this link with others.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2013BestofNLJ

 Winners will be announced in a special National Law Journal supplement on March 25.  Our strength in IP warrants an excellent reputation.  Building our reputation in IP law enhances the law school, helps all of our graduates seeking employment and ensures a strong  future.  Let’s get the good word out!  Thank you!

Jackson Lewis resume collect — deadline extended to Monday, February 11 at 12 noon

Second year full time and third year part time students –  Great Job Opportunity. Submit materials to CPPO by Monday, 2/11 at 12 noon

Cleveland, OH: Jackson Lewis LLP, a law firm dedicated to representing management exclusively in labor and employment law, is accepting application materials for a potential summer associate position.  Interested candidates should be current second year full-time or third/fourth year part-time students who will graduate in December 2013 or May 2014.  Applicants should have a strong interest in labor and employment law. Classwork in these areas is also helpful, but not required.  The Firm requires candidates in the top 1/3 of their class. If you would like to be considered, you must submit your resume (listing your GPA and class rank); cover letter describing your interest in labor and employment law, interest in working in a large law firm that defends employers in labor and employment matters; relevant coursework (if applicable) and relevant experience; and a writing sample via e-mail to Career Planning Director, Barbara Weinzierl (bcw@aukron.edu) by Monday, February 11 at 12 noon. DO NOT CONTACT THE EMPLOYER DIRECTLY.

Attention all Career Connection readers – Important Info from the CPPO

Please note that starting next Friday, February 15, the CPPO will no longer by sending students a separate e-mail with the link to the Career Connection. In order to consolidate communications to all students, the link to the Career Connection will now appear every Friday as an entry on the law school blog/e-mail digest. The Career Connection banner/icon will be the same and you will still click on the banner which will take you to the “log-in” for the Career Connection. So, everything will remain the same except how you access the Career Connection. If you have any questions, please stop by the CPPO.

Opportunity to meet Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor

Don’t miss an exclusive opportunity to meet Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor, Supreme Court of Ohio, at the YPN Speaker Series!The YPN welcomes Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor to the Young Professionals Network Speaker Series luncheon. Chief Justice O’Connor will provide valuable insight and advice to young professionals looking to make their professional mark, as well as share her personal story to how she became Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court.

 

Maureen O’Connor’s election to the Supreme Court in 2002 created its first female majority. Ohio’s voters reelected her in 2008 in a landslide victory in which she carried every one of Ohio’s 88 counties and took approximately 68% of the vote. Two years later, the voters of Ohio again demonstrated their faith in her judgment, management and honesty, electing her the first female Chief Justice in Ohio’s history by a 2-to-1 margin over her challenger. She again carried every county in Ohio. Her election to the Chief Justice’s office marks the latest achievement in a long and distinguished career of public service.

 

Chief Justice O’Connor gained invaluable experience as an attorney, magistrate and common pleas court judge. Despite those successes, she felt compelled to return to the front lines of protecting the public. She became the Summit County Prosecuting Attorney and aggressively prosecuted repeat offenders, violent criminals and public officials who committed ethical violations or improprieties, and lobbied for tougher laws on rape and gang-related offences. Her untiring work earned accolades from victims’ rights groups and educational institutions.

 

The Speaker Series luncheon is sponsored by FirstMerit Bank. Registration, networking and lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m., followed by the presentation at noon. The event is $20 for Chamber members and $30 for non-members.

 

Registration is required. To RSVP, click here. For more information, contact Angela Presutti at (330) 237-1263 or presutti@greaterakronchamber.org.

 

When & Where

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

 

Fairlawn Country Club

200 N. Wheaton Rd.

Akron, OH 44313

 

Join the Akron Law IP Advisory Council for lunch and career conversation — Tuesday, March 5. RSVP by February 25.

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.