Free Intellectual Property Legal Resource Training by Bloomberg Law

Join IPTLA and Bloomberg Law on Tuesday, March 11 at 5:15pm-6:15pm in room W-210 for a free training session on Bloomberg Law’s Intellectual Property Resources. Aside from providing a comprehensive review of their many IP resources, Bloomberg will also be providing the attendees with dinner! This is a great opportunity to learn how to use a wonderful resource, especially for writing a thesis for the LLM.

The event will follow Judge Michel’s Oldham Lecture, which concludes at 5:00pm.

An RSVP is not required, but IPTLA would like to send an approximate head count to Bloomberg to ensure that there is plenty of food for all. Send an email to Jessica Peplowski (jlp132@zips.uakron.edu) if you think that you will be attending the event.”

What Do Judges Expect from Attorneys?

Judge Linda Tucci Teodosio and Judge Thomas Teodosio will have a discussion with Prof. Hightower’s Law Practice Management class about what judges expect from attorneys who practice before them, and other perspectives from the bench. Comments and interaction are welcome.

Prof. Hightower has opened up this presentation to any law students who are interested in attending.

March 5, 2014  from 5:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. in Room 151 (Moot Court Room).

Avoiding Plagiarism

Plagiarism, as defined on the University of Akron Office of General Counsel web page, “is the intentional or unintentional use of the words or ideas of another without acknowledging their source.” Deliberate and accidental plagiarism are treated the same by the University and the School of Law.  The University places the responsibility on the students to know what plagiarism is and to avoid it.

Law students caught plagiarizing will be violating the Law School’s Student Disciplinary Code and will be subject to proceedings under the Code.  Consequences can be severe and may include dismissal from the University.

More information about plagiarism:

  1. Law LibraryPlagiarism Guide – find out what does not need citing, the purpose of citations and the many different categories of plagiarism.
  2. CALI Lesson:  Plagiarism – Keeping Out of Trouble – This lesson will explain what constitutes plagiarism, how to avoid plagiarizing, and offers opportunities for students to test their understanding of plagiarism.

Lynn Lenart
Assistant Law Librarian for Reference Services, llenart@uakron.edu

Use CALI Throughout the Semester!

The Computer Assisted Legal Instructions (CALI) lessons are a valuable resource that you may wish to use to review or reinforce material covered in class.

“The CALI Library of Lessons is a collection of over 900 interactive, computer-based lessons covering most legal education subject areas. The lessons are designed to augment traditional law school instruction and can be assigned as supplemental study material or integrated with other course materials. ” (Source: CALI web site)

To use the lessons you will need to register on the CALI site and enter our law school’s authorization code.  Here are the instructions for obtaining the School of Law CALI authorization code and accessing the CALI lessons:

1. Click on this link and enter your UAnet ID and university password.

2. A PDF document will open with Akron’s CALI authorization code and additional instructions on accessing the CALI website.

3. Go to CALI’s website (http://www.cali.org ) and click on “Create New Account.”   Follow the instructions on that web page and enter the CALI authorization code when prompted. Use your University email address.

You will need to use this authorization code the first time you register.   During the registration process you create a custom password. In subsequent visits to use the lessons, you will just enter your email address and your custom password.

Please do not give The University of Akron School of Law CALI authorization code to anyone outside of this law school.  The University of Akron is a member of the Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction and therefore has a license to the CALI exercises.

Questions? Please contact Lynn Lenart at llenart@uakron.edu or call 330-972-6357.

Coffee and Chat for Evening Students – Tuesday, March 4th from 5:00 – 6:30 PM – in the atrium

This is a special program for evening students, but all students are welcome!

Stop by our table in the atrium on Tuesday evening (March 4th) from 5:00 – 6:30 PM to have your resume reviewed, ask any career-related or student services questions you have, or just to say hello and grab a cup of coffee!

Directors Alisa Benedict O’Brien and Ivy Banks will be available and look forward to meeting you.