Get Ready for Finals!

OASP and Sum & Substance- Circulation Changes

The circulation period and overdue fines for OASP and Sum and Substance materials will change for Reading Period and Finals. Starting on Friday, Nov. 30, these materials will circulate for only 1 day (instead of 72 hours) and no renewals will be allowed.  Overdue fines for these materials will increase from $1.00 per day to $5.00 per day.

These changes provide access to the materials for a greater number of students. If you have questions regarding these changes please stop by the Circulation Desk and ask to speak with Ms. Nevins or a librarian.


Shhh! Law Students are Studying . . .

It is the time of the semester when students are writing papers and preparing for exams.  Please be courteous of your fellow students and help control the noise level throughout the Law Library.  Please put your cell phones and pagers on vibrate and conduct quiet phone conversations either outside of the Law Library or near the Law Library restrooms.  If you listen to any form of audio, use headphones and keep the volume low.  Please limit conversations in open study areas and if you want to work in a group, please use a study room.  When using group study rooms please be respectful of your neighbors and keep discussions under control, the walls are not soundproof.  Thank you. 


School of Law Sample Exams

The University of Akron School of Law sample exams are available online through Springboard. Log on to Springboard using your UANet ID and Password and follow the link for Law School Sample Exams – Ongoing.


Law Library Guides to help you prepare for finals

To help you prepare for finals, take a look at these library guides: 

First Year Courses

Upper Division Bar Courses

Elective Courses

The guides link to information about study aids, course materials, audio lectures, flashcards, CALI lessons and AudioCaseFiles.  All these resources are available to University of Akron law students.

All Law Library Guides can be accessed here.

Don’t forget…you have access to West Study Aids on Westlaw!  See this posting for more information.

ATTN: 2nd, 3rd and 4th year students

Professors Morath and Schiavone are interested in your thoughts on legal writing!  They will be conducting an anonymous survey of upper level students who have completed both LARW I & LARW II. The data will be used in an empirical paper to be published in the near future.

The surveys will be distributed on Thursday November 15, 2012 during two sessions, so that both day and evening students can participate.  Surveys will be conducted in W-210 from 12:15-1:15 p.m. and again in Room 167 from 5:15-6:15 p.m.  The survey should take about 20 minutes to complete.

FREE PIZZA for any upper level student who comes to fill out a survey!

Mindfulness Meditation Sessions today at 12:30 and 4:30 — POSTPONED until spring 2013

Please note that the Mindufulness Meditation sessions scheduled for TODAY, Thursday, November 15 from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.  and 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. in the Law School  basement, have been cancelled. We will reschedule this presentation sometime in the spring of 2013. Stay tuned for details on the new date and time. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Great networking opportunity for law students interested in International Law – reserve your spot today

The Greater Cleveland International Lawyers Group invites Akron Law students to attend their monthly lunch presentation. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 20 at 12 noon at the City Club, 850 Euclid Avenue in Cleveland. Students may attend for $10. All reservations must be received by 3 p.m. on Friday, November 16. For further information or for a reservation form, please e-mail Director of Career Planning, Barbara Weinzierl at bcw@uakron.edu.

Richard Cunningham from the Washington DC office of Steptoe and Johnson will present on “Trade After Doha: The Growing Divide Between the Emerging Nations and the Developed World”.  Sponsored by Taft Stettinius & Hollister, Cleveland OH.