ATTN: FEBRUARY 2012 BAR TAKERS

Need based scholarships are available from BAR BRI, Kaplan, and Supreme Bar Review course providers.    

The application form may be found at  http://www.uakron.edu/law/students/studentservices/docs/BarReviewScholarship2012Takers.pdf.

Deadline:   October 30 for February takers (applications will be accepted after October 30, but it’s best to apply early for best chances at receiving assistance)

Questions?   Please email Assistant Dean Thorpe at LThorpe@uakron.edu

AND . . . ANOTHER FRIENDLY REMINDER . . .

Bar Exam Review Course Fellowship 

If you will be graduating in January and taking the February 2012 bar exam or graduating in May and taking the July 2012 bar exam in any state and have or plan to register for a commercial bar review course, please complete and submit the Bar Exam Review Course Fellowship form found at http://www.uakron.edu/dotAsset/2202517.pdf    Then, you will need to submit this form at your exit interview with the Career Planning Office.

The bar review fee of $25 per 9200:600 level series law school credit was only charged during the fall 2010 and spring 2011 semesters.    Students who meet the criteria specified on the Bar Exam Review Course Fellowship form found at http://www.uakron.edu/dotAsset/2202517.pdf will receive exactly what they paid into the bar fee program.

Fellowship payments will be processed as early as November 1 for February bar takers and by April 1 for July bar takers. 

Stay tuned to this blog for future announcements on possible scholarship opportunities should those become available from commercial bar review course vendors.

Questions?   Please contact Assistant Dean Thorpe at LThorpe@uakron.edu

Law School Halloween Party

Come One, Come All

Annual Law School Halloween Party

Free parking passes are available now at the law school receptionist for  party guests.   

 Free Food, Moonwalk Jumper, Face Painting, Games & Prizes!

Costumes very fun, but optional

Bring the kids or grandkids

WHO: Law Students, Faculty, Staff  and  KIDS!

WHEN:   Thursday, October 27 –   5:00 to 6:30 p.m.

WHERE:  Law School Atrium

NO R.S.V.P. REQUIRED

 

Career Planning Events – week of October 10, 2011

Wednesday, October 12 at 12:15 and 5:15 in Room 167 – CPPO Practice Area Series – Health Care Law. Hear from practicing lawyers what health care law is and how you can prepare yourself for a career in that field.

Thursday, October 13 from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. in Room 151 – Live streaming video from the White House. TheAkron Law community will gather to watch U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder honor 16 “Champions of Change” in a live presentation from the White House. AG Holder will also answer questions from law students across the country. Join your fellow law students, faculty and staff for this historic event.

 

Robert P. Merges to visit School of Law on October 11, 2011

“Justifying Intellectual Property” is the title of a new book by Prof. Robert P. Merges, of the University of California, Berkeley School of Law.  Prof. Merges will discuss his new book during a luncheon address at the law school on Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 12:30 in Room 152.  All students and faculty are invited to attend. 

In his book, Prof. Merges responds to those who argue that intellectual property rights are inefficient, unfair and theoretically incoherent.  Drawing on the works of Locke, Kent, and other philosophers, Prof. Merges crafts an original theory to explain why IP rights make sense as a reward for effort and as a way to encourage individuals to strive.  

Prof. Merges holds the Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Professor of Law chair at Berkeley and is the co-founder of the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology.

First Year First Thursday Workshop Series

Don’t forget that the second installment of the First Year First Thursday Workshop Series: The Legal Analysis Alphabet is TOMORROW, October 6th.
The day session is at 1:15 and the evening session is at 5:30, both in Rm 301.
This workshop will focus on the legal analysis framework needed for exams. You know how to read and brief cases, you know how to take notes, and you (sort of) know how to outline. Now you need to know what to do with all of this information on an exam.

Questions? Comments? Contact ASP Director Katherine Silver Kelly
Hope to see you all there!

KSK
Katherine Silver Kelly
Director, Academic Success Programs
The University of Akron School of Law
Akron, OH 44325-2901
Office: 330-972-8065
Cell: 330-475-4473