IPTLA 1L Rep Election

IPTLA will be holding its 1L Representative Elections through OrgSync next week!  Vote for the 1L Rep Monday September 23 through Wednesday September 25.  The 1L Rep will be announced at a mixer held on Thursday, September 26 at Lockview in Downtown Akron.  Keep your eyes out for more information on that event!
The following individuals have indicated an interest in being the 1L Rep.
Heather Kuch
Mark Hazlett
Mary Beth Clemens
Ryan Kinney
Josh Walker
Kait Crowder
Katie Smith
Matt Snyder
Ashley Johnson
If you are not listed and would like to run OR you no longer wish to be considered for the position, please email Monica Livers at mll71@zips.uakron.edu.

Come and learn about the Corporate Legal Department Skills Development Seminar! This Friday, September 20th!

Intersession Seminar:  Corporate Legal Department Skills Development – this is a wonderful opportunity to develop the credentials and skills required to function effectively as a member of a corporate legal department. This course will be taught by Adjunct Professor Kevin Krull who has nearly three decades experience as Vice President & General Counsel in international Corporations. He has had the unique experience of being general counsel while at the same time having business operations responsibility. He is also a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Fraud Examiner and a Forensic CPA. He combines all of these skills to enhance the corporate legal department services.

Mr. Kevin Krull will visit Akron Law on Friday, Sept. 20 to speak to students about this seminar and explain employment  opportunities that may be available to those who successfully complete the seminar.

When and Where: Friday, September 20th at 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Room 134

Food will be served to those who attend!

Please RSVP to Career Planning: lawcareerplanning@uakron.edu no later than Sept. 18th

Last Chance: Moot Court Honor Society Informational Meeting

Are you interested in trying out for Moot Court, but you’re not quite sure what it entails? Please join us for the remaining Informational Meeting to learn more about becoming a member of Akron Law’s Moot Court Honor Society. The meeting is open to everyone and is not a requirement in order to tryout, whether you are a returning member or thinking about trying out for the first time. We’ll meet on Thursday, September 19th from 12:15pm-1:00pm in Room W-215. Please contact Loren Fekete at LDF13@zips.uakron.edu with any questions.

First Year Rep Nominations Due Sept. 18 at Noon

First year students only: Please take the time to nominate your classmate(s) for a position as a Student Bar Association Class Representative.

At the following link please enter the name(s) of the classmate(s) you wish to nominate for Class Representative in the spaces provided.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W9B8GGC

You may nominate up to four people on this form. Any person receiving two or more nominations will be placed on the final ballot.

You may NOT enter any person’s name more than once in the fields below.

A total of four Class Representatives will be elected. The representative who receives the most votes in the final ballot will be named Class President.

Questions? Contact Lee Potts, SBA President, at lrp13@zips.uakron.edu

MESSAGE FROM DEAN DESSIN REGARDING TRANSFER OF CREDITS TOWARD YOUR LAW DEGREE

MESSAGE FROM DEAN DESSIN REGARDING TRANSFER OF CREDITS TOWARD YOUR LAW DEGREE

 Dear Students:

This is a reminder that we will ONLY transfer credits from elsewhere in the University toward your JD if you complete the Transfer of Graduate Credits form, which is available at:

http://www.uakron.edu/law/students/studentservices/docs/Transfer_of_Graduate_Credit_Permission_Form.pdf

This applies whether you are in a joint degree program or not. To ensure that the credits will count toward the JD, you should complete the form at the beginning of any semester in which you take graduate coursework that you wish to count toward your JD.

This is also a reminder that overloads (more than 16 credits for full-time students OR more than 10 credits for part-time students) must be approved through my office.  For purposes of determining overloads, we count JD credits PLUS any other credits taken in the same semester elsewhere in the University that you plan to count toward your JD. If you register for an unauthorized and impermissible overload, we will not count the unauthorized credits toward your JD.  This could have the effect of delaying your graduation.

Therefore, if you have taken or try to take more than 16 credits as a full-time student or 10 credits as a part-time student in any semester, whether at the law school or elsewhere in the University, and have not received prior authorization for those additional credits, they will NOT be counted as credits toward your minimum of 88 credits to earn your JD degree.

If you have any questions, please contact Dean Dessin at cld3@uakron.edu.  Transfer of Credit forms and Overload Request forms should be sent to our Registrar, Terri Bisesi, at tbisesi@uakron.edu.