Online Study Aid News

Taking Evidence?  Need trial or appellate training videos? LexisNexis Courtroom Cast has short videos explaining the Rules of Evidence and showing real courtroom examples.  There are also trial and appellate advocacy videos.

New West Academic Link: In case you missed it over the summer, West Academic Study Aids has a new link.  This link allows you to access West Academic e-books off campus with your UAnet Id and password.  You are no longer required to have your own account to West Academic, but creating an account allows you to save your notes and highlights, save favorites and see recently viewed titles.  If you created an account in the past, your account will still work.

Additionally, West Academic now provides online access to 43 West Hornbooks.  Hornbooks provide straightforward analysis, are written by experts in the field and are often recommended by law professors. Flashcards for Contracts and Torts are also now available, as are the Law Stories series.  As always, West Academic contains Gilbert Law Summaries, Sum and Substance titles, and Black Letter Outlines, among other study aids.

First Years: If you are a first year, all the online study aids are new to you!  Besides West Academic, the following online study aids are available for your use:

Akron Law Digital – Question and Answer, Understanding Series study aids
CALI – Interactive lessons.  Click here for information about the CALI authorization code for UA Law students.
LexisNexis Courtroom Cast – MP3 audio files of cases in your casebook, full-text of the edited opinion, a brief fact summary, and the rule of law.

 

 

*Expungement Clinic Seeking Student Volunteers*

The Expungement Clinic helps low-income Summit County residents seal the record of their criminal convictions. A sealed record enables many people better access to jobs, housing, and volunteer opportunities. Students will learn integral skills in the legal field including filing paperwork with the court, drafting motions, interviewing real clients, and communicating with clients both through the mail and over the phone. Students who are eligible for a legal intern certificate will have ample opportunities to appear in court and present an oral argument.

A student commitment to the Expungement Clinic can be for as few or as many hours as the student pleases. We do ask that you commit to at least one of our upcoming Saturday Outreach Clinics so we know how many volunteers we will have at each clinic.

UPCOMING CLINICS:
(1) Saturday September 10, 2016 (2) Saturday October 29, 2016 (3) Saturday November 12, 2016
8:00am-12:00pm 8:00am-12:00pm 8:00am-12:00pm

All hours qualify as Pro Bono Limited Means.

There will be a training session on Friday September 9 at 12:30pm in Room 410 Quaker Sqaure. If you are unable to attend the training, please indicate that in the email.
Interested students or questions please RSVP to Heather Staab at hstaab@uakron.edu.
THANK YOU!

Get Your Akron Law Apparel!

The Student Bar Association is having an apparel sale from NOW through SEPTEMBER 9th! SBA is selling Quarter Zip Sweatshirts ($25); Crewneck Sweatshirts ($20); V-Neck and Crewneck Tees ($10); and Baseball Tees ($15). Sizes are unisex sizing S-XL. Additional larger sizes can be requested.

 

Gray Crew w Full Color Gray Navy Baseball Tee Navy Q ZipNavy V TeeGray and Navy Crew Tee

Apparel Order Form

See your Friendly Neighborhood SBA Reps during table times at the Law Library Circulation Desk and Central Hower throughout the first couple weeks of class, or contact Vinny Michalec (vjm25@zips.uakron.edu) for an order form. Cash, Credit, or Checks accepted for pre-sale orders. Apparel will be distributed mid-September.

This Semester’s Substance Abuse Lecture is Today

Substance Abuse Lecture

Date:  Wednesday, September 7

Time: 5:15 – 6:15 pm    *Please note:  ARRIVE EARLY – there will be no admittance after 5:15 pm.

Location:  Goodyear Auditorium, Room 229 in the Polymer Building (the glass building just east of the law school)

Who should attend:  All students planning to take the Ohio Bar if you have not yet attended this lecture

The one-hour Substance Abuse Lecture is required if you plan to take the Ohio Bar at any time in the future.  You may attend this lecture during any semester you are in law school, and we will verify your attendance with the Supreme Court of Ohio when you graduate from law school.  You will definitely want to make this lecture, particularly if you are planning to graduate in Fall 2016 or Spring 2017 and you have not yet attended one.

If you have any questions, please email Student Services at lawstudentservices@uakron.edu.