Important Change to New York State Bar Exam

Effective with the July 2014 New York bar exam, UCC Article 3 – Negotiable Instruments will no longer be tested.

Effective with the February 2015 New York bar exam, Administrative Law will be tested.

If you are planning to take the New York bar exam, it is important to be mindful of these changes as you schedule your courses.  Please feel free to contact our office to request a scheduling appointment or to discuss your bar application plans.

 New York State Board of Law Examiners Document

Best,

Ivy K. Banks, Esq.

Director, Student Services

ivy1@uakron.edu

Examsoft Information Sessions

All students and faculty are invited to Examsoft Q&A sessions.  Examsoft is the software that is used to administer most of the exams here at Akron Law.  Examsoft is also used on 42 out of the 50 state bar examinations.  This does indeed include Ohio.  Below are the various times for the sessions:

Monday September 23rd – 3:30 pm room 165

Tuesday September 24th – 9:00 am room 167

Wednesday September 25th – 9:00 am room 152

Thursday, September 26th – 5:00 pm room W210

Friday, September 27th – 1:00 pm room 165

 

We hope to see you there.

Community Service of Limited Means Opportunity!

The Law and Leadership students will be participating in the Ohio CLRE high school mock trial competition. Volunteers are needed to assist the attorney coaches with practices. Practices will be held on Thursday nights from 5-7 p.m. at the law school beginning October 3, 2013. There may be an additional weekly practice as well. Volunteers need not commit to all the practices to assist the team. If you would like more information, or are interested in helping, please contact Professor Joann Sahl, jsahl1@uakron.edu.

Moot Court Tryouts Sign-Up Deadline is September 26th! – TRYOUT TIMES EXTENDED

Moot Court will hold tryouts for its internal and external teams on Friday, October 4th from 3pm-6pm and Saturday, October 5th from 9am-1pm*. If you’re interested in trying out, please email Theresa Rakocy at tar43@zips.uakron.edu. The deadline to sign up is Thursday, September 26th and slots are filling up quickly. The tryout problem and further instructions will be emailed on September 27th to those who sign up. Please note that to tryout for Moot Court you must be at least a 2L and have a 2.5 cumulative GPA or higher. 

 

*Due to high demand, we are now scheduling students past 1pm on Saturday. All Friday slots are already booked.

 

If you have any questions, please email Loren Fekete at LDF13@zips.uakron.edu.

Bees or Yellow Jackets in the Law Library

Please be advised that the Physical Facilities department has been working to address a problem with bees or yellow jackets on the second and third floors in the Law Library. They will be here again Wednesday morning, September 25th, to make another attempt at treating the nest.

If you are allergic, please be sure to have your medication with you just in case.