What is Cyberlaw?

Have you ever wondered “What is Cyberlaw?”  Take this course from Jacqueline D. Lipton this fall.  Professor Lipton has described this course as follows:

The cyberlaw course examines ways in which the unprecedented rise of global digital communications has impacted various areas of law and the extent to which this necessitates an acknowledgment of a new “field” of law that may be termed cyberlaw, cyberspace law, internet law, or digital information law.  And, if so, what that field may comprise.  The course will focus on the impact of the internet and other digital technologies on legal issues such as: jurisdiction; freedom of expression; trademark and copyright law, and associated intellectual property issues; privacy and defamation; and internet governance.

Are you interested in learning more about Insurance Law?

Are you interested in learning more about Insurance Law?  This fall is your chance!  Consider taking Insurance Law with Attorney Larry Tucker.  The description for this course is:

Insurance is ubiquitous.  It is the largest industry in the world.  Anyone who owns a home, rents an apartment, drives a car, or goes to the doctor must deal with insurers and insurance.  So too must anyone who gets old (Social Security and Medicare), is indigent (Medicaid), loses a job (unemployment), or is injured on the job (Workers Compensation).  Insurance sculpts modern litigation, modern business planning, and modern personal living.  Both plaintiff and defense attorneys need to understand liability and uninsured/underinsured motorist insurance.  Corporate lawyers who do mergers and acquisitions work or who assist their clients in the management of risk cannot function without an understanding of insurance contracts interpretation, underwriting, and regulation.  Attorneys who advise individual clients must understand the interaction of private and public insurance schemes that exist in the United States today.  This is a course that should be of special interest to any student who is considering a career in civil litigation.

Akron Bar Minority Clerkship Program for summer 2014 – applications due Monday, March 31st by 5:00 PM!

Summer 2014 Minority Clerkship Program: A joint project of the Akron Bar Association Diversity Committee and The University of Akron School of Law

The Career Planning Office announces the 2014 Summer Minority Clerkship Program (the “Program”). All full-time first year (who have completed up to 29 credit hours) and part-time second-year (who have completed 23-44 credit hours) minority law students are eligible to apply to participate in the Program.

Initiated in 1990 by the Akron Bar Association, the Program has been very successful over the years. Now co-sponsored by the University of Akron School of Law, the Program is designed to provide real-world work experience for minority students in area law firms, corporations, government agencies, and courts. The ultimate goal is increased minority involvement in all aspects of the practice of law in the greater Akron community.

All full-time first year and part-time second year minority students in good academic standing are eligible to apply to participate in the Program. For your information, the Program timetable is below.

We encourage all eligible students to apply for participation in the Program. The Program will not only give you the opportunity to gain valuable legal experience, it will also afford you the ability to make informed decisions about your future by providing an insider’s view of what it is like to practice law.

Interested students can pick up an application in the Career Planning Office.

2014 MINORITY CLERKSHIP PROGRAM TIMETABLE

Monday, March 31, 2014 – Completed Program applications due to CPPO by 5:00 PM.

A Saturday in early April TBD- Program Interviews and Writing assignment – All students must participate in an interview with the Diversity Committee and must participate in a closed universe writing assignment (both on the same day).

End of April- Offers extended to those students accepted in to the Program and Diversity Committee to inform employers of their placement.

Applications are available in the CPPO or can be emailed to you. Email lawcareerplanning@uakron.edu to receive application materials.

MCHS Internal Competition: Monetary Prizes Doubled Due to Generosity of Recent Alumnus

While in law school, Elliott Lewis (’13) was a two-time winner of Akron Law’s Internal Moot Court Competition. Inspired by his own experience as a competitor, Elliott recently made a generous contribution to Akron Law to double the monetary prizes that are awarded to the first and second place advocates. As a result of his generosity, prizes of $500 and $200 will be awarded to this year’s first and second place advocates.

This year’s competition will take place on April 12, 2014. For more details or to sign up, please email Loren Fekete (ldf13@zips.uakron.edu) or Theresa Rakocy (tar43@zips.uakron.edu).

April 1st is the deadline for summer public interest funding!!!

Thinking of an internship this summer?? The Career Planning Office has compiled the
following list of funding sources available only through the University of Akron School of
Law: the Public Interest Law Program, the David Dowd Memorial Award, and the Knight Foundation First Amendment Fellowship.  If you have any questions, please e-mail Career Planning Director, Alisa Benedict O’Brien (ab139@uakron.edu) or stop by the Career Planning Office.

Akron Law Public Interest Stipend – 1ls and 2ls eligible – deadline: April 1st – application online: http://www.uakron.edu/law/career/students/public-interest-law-program—stipend-application.dot and in the CPPO

David Dowd Memorial Award – 2Ls eligible – deadline: April 1st – application in the CPPO or can be emailed to you

Knight Foundation First Amendment Fellowship – 1ls and 2ls eligible – deadline: April 1st – application in the CPPO or can be emailed to you