Category: General Announcements

“The International Law and Politics of Genetically Modified Food”

“The International Law and Politics of Genetically Modified Food” 
April 13 at 3 p.m. in Room 152

The transatlantic dispute over genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has brought into conflict the United States and the European Union. Yet the dispute – pitting a largely acceptant US against an EU deeply suspicious of GMOs – has developed into one of the most bitter and intractable transatlantic and global conflicts, resulting in a contested legal battle before the World Trade Organization (WTO). Professor Greg Shaffer will present a chapter from his new book with Oxford University Press, assessing the choices facing the WTO’s judicial body, and the impacts, and the limits, of international pressures on domestic US and European law, politics and business practice.

Northwestern Mutual Financial Network Is Hiring – Hear About Career Opportunities for Lawyers!

Northwestern Mutual Financial Network is hiring and will be here at Akron Law School today, Thursday, April 8 at 12:15 p.m. to talk to students about their internship program and how other lawyers are using their law degrees as financial representatives.  All students are invited and encouraged to attend. Presentation will be in Room W-214. See you there!

Extend your student Westlaw and LexisNexis passwords for the summer

Extend your Westlaw and LexisNexis passwords for the summer if you intend to use these databases during the summer months.

Who can have summer access?  Students taking classes or students graduating in May can extend their passwords to have full access for both databases until August 1.

Your student passwords for Westlaw and Lexis must only be used for academic purposes and not for commercial purposes such as conducting research for a law firm or corporation.   More here and here about proper password use.  Graduating students can use Westlaw and LexisNexis to study for the July Bar Exam.

How to register for summer access?  Log onto Westlaw and LexisNexis and click on the Summer Access image.  Follow the instructions on Westlaw and Lexis.

What if I do nothing?  If you do not extend your password for the summer, access to Westlaw and Lexis is severely limited starting June 1 and will not turn back on until August 1.  Full access to Westlaw and Lexis automatically turns on for law students on August 1, 2010.

 

Ms. Lenart, Assistant Law Librarian for Reference Services
330-972-6357, llenart@uakron.edu

Tomorrow, Thursday, April 8 at 12:15pm – Northwestern Mutual Financial Network is Hiring!

Northwestern Mutual Financial Network is hiring and will be here at Akron Law School tomorrow, Thursday, April 8 at 12:15 p.m. to talk to students about their internship program and how other lawyers are using their law degrees as financial representatives.  All students are invited and encouraged to attend. Presentation will be in Room W-214. See you there!

This is just a periodic reminder to protect your belongings

Please do not leave your valuables alone anywhere in the School of Law.  Your textbooks, bookbags, purses, laptops and other belongings can be easily taken in just “30 seconds.”

We welcome visitors to the School of Law and to the Law Library, both those associated with the University and those who are not.  Having open doors, however, also means anyone can come into the building.  It would be wise to always be careful and make it a habit to never leave your belongings unattended.