Category: General Announcements

Akron Law Alumni Golf Outing — Update

Congratulations to Kun “Jamie” Lee and Andrew Maas, the winners of the drawing for the two student spots, compliments of Akron Law’s Office of External Programs, in the upcoming alumni golf outing on September 16 at Firestone Country Club South!  And thanks to all the students who entered the drawing.  If any student would like to register to participate in the golf outing, visit http://www.lawalum.uakron.edu/Page.aspx?pid=534.

Keep your profiles up-to-date on Westlaw and LexisNexi

At least once-a-year law students should update their profiles on LexisNexis and Westlaw.  Check your e-mail address and your graduation date.   The faculty may use the e-mail function in TWEN or Lexis Web Course to send e-mail to their students, but if your address is not correct you will not receive the e-mail.  Your access to Westlaw and Lexis depends on your graduation date.  If you extend your course work past your predicted graduation date, you need to notify Lexis and Westlaw of your new graduation date.

Here is how you can update your profile on Westlaw and Lexis.

For Westlaw: Log into Westlaw http://lawschool.westlaw.com/  and on the left side of the page next to your name is the UPDATE link.  Click on that link to update your profile.

For LexisNexis: Log into LexisNexis http://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool/ and click on the ACCOUNT HELP tab.  At the next screen, click on MANAGE MY ACCOUNT.

Questions?  Contact Lynn Lenart, 330-972-6357, llenart@uakron.edu, office 269, Law Library, second floor.

A Message from Ohio State Bar Association President, Carol Seubert Marx, Esq.

August , 2011

The Ohio State Bar Association would like to welcome you to law school!   

I recently attended the new student orientation reception at the University of Akron School of Law.  As the current OSBA president, I was delighted to be given the opportunity to speak to incoming students during this reception. 

I would personally encourage you to get involved with your state bar association from the beginning of your law school experience.  The OSBA has many benefits for law students including committees and sections, networking opportunities, employment assistance, and Casemaker.  Casemaker is our online legal research tool that is offered for free as part of your OSBA membership.  I would encourage you to ask your professors about Casemaker and the training that the OSBA has to offer.  You will find Casemaker to be one of the most used tools throughout your law school career.  Many firms are using Casemaker as their primary research tool. 

 As a current law school student your OSBA membership is FREE! Please click the following link to join the OSBA – remember this is FREE – http://www.ohiobar.org/Pages/staticPageViewer.aspx?articleid=272.

 I am providing a link below to the Law Student Hub on the OSBA website, where you can learn about upcoming events at the OSBA, concerns of other students, your OSBA student liaison listing, awards and scholarship opportunities, and much more.

http://www.ohiobar.org/Members/Pages/LawStudentHub.aspx

 Please feel free to contact the OSBA staff at osba@ohiobar.org with any of your questions or concerns and they will be happy to help you.

 I wish you the best in your law school career!

 Cordially, 

  Carol Seubert Marx, Esq.  |  President  |  Ohio State Bar Association106 Starrit St., Suite 210, Lancaster, Ohio 43130  cmarx@carolmarxlaw.com
Lancaster Office: 740-653-2423   OSBA Toll Free: 800-282-6556  
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ATTENTION: POTENTIAL MAY 2012 DEGREE CANDIDATES

ATTENTION:  POTENTIAL MAY 2012 DEGREE CANDIDATES

 FRIENDLY REMINDER . . . 91 credits required (instead of 88 credits) if GPA requires enrollment in 9200:673 Advanced Legal Applications, 3 credits, for Spring 2012. 

 SCENARIO #1:    Present accumulative GPA before this fall 2011 semester is 2.5 or lower, then 91 credits are required to graduate which will include 9200:673 Advanced Legal Applications, 3 credits, spring 2012.

Course Requirements Based Upon UPPER DIVISION (Nearing Completion) Students

        Effective with Fall 2008 Class:

             Bar Preparation Course (9200:673), Advanced Legal Applications

*Mandatory enrollment in the Bar Preparation Course, 9200:673, Advanced Legal Applications applies to:

(a)       Any student planning to graduate in December of a given year, who had a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or lower at the beginning of the fall semester of the year immediately preceding the year in which they intend to graduate, and

 (b)       any student planning to graduate in May of a given year, who had a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or lower at the beginning of the immediately preceding fall semester, must enroll in the Bar Preparation Course, beginning with the class entering in 2008.

 In addition, such enrollment is recommended for students in classes entering prior to 2008.

 *This restriction shall end if the student achieves an accumulative law GPA of 2.7 or higher.

  SCENARIO #2:     GPA end First Semester is 2.0 or lower:

 Course Requirements Based Upon First SEMESTER Grades

 Effective with Fall 2008 Entering Class:

 A student with an accumulative law grade point average of 2.0 or below (or 2.3 or below effective with the Fall 2009 entering class and subsequent entering classes) at the end of the first semester of law studies is subject to the following requirements:

 1. The student will be assigned to a two-credit Criminal Law Lab in addition to Criminal Law.

 2. The student will be withdrawn from LARW II during the spring semester. The student will take LARW II during the summer after the first year of law school. If the student is in the part-time program, the student will also take Property I & II during the summer of the first year of law school. Students may not be employed if enrolled in Property I, Property II and LARW II.

 3. The student may be required to take additional not for credit Lab courses prior to graduation.*

 4. The student will be required to take the Bar Exam Preparation Course (3 credits) during the final semester prior to graduation. As a result, the student will be required to successfully complete 91 credits (rather than 88 credits) in order to graduate.*

 5.  The student will be required to enroll in the Academic Success Program.*

 *This restriction shall end if the student achieves an accumulative law GPA of 2.7 or higher.

 Students required to earn 91 credits must plan to achieve those 91 credits WITHOUT EXCEEDING the absolute maximum number of 17 credits in fall 2011 or spring 2012.     The maximum load = 16 credits in a fall or spring semester.  

Overload permission may be granted to enroll in 17 credits rather than 16 credits if a student achieves a 2.5 or higher accumulative GPA.  At this point, the next opportunity to be considered for overload would be end of Fall 2011 if your accumulative GPA is 2.50 or higher.    Overload request form may be found at http://www.uakron.edu/dotAsset/1837513.pdf.

 See Fall 2009 Entering Class Graduation Audit Checklist at:  http://www.uakron.edu/law/students/studentservices/docs/Prelim_Grad_Audit_Eff_Fall_2008.pdf

 See Law Student Handbook at:  http://www.uakron.edu/dotAsset/2080997.pdf  

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

 Questions regarding Advanced Legal Applications?   Please contact Director of Academic Success Programs Katherine Silver Kelly at ksk10@uakron.edu.