Bloomberg Law SCOTUS Competition

BLOOMBERG LAW SCOTUS COMPETITION – UP TO $5,000 IN PRIZES

For all students who are interested in winning up to $5,000 and learning more about Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Law and SCOTUSblog present the Supreme Court Challenge.  You and your teammates will use the resources available on Bloomberg Law and SCOTUSblog to make predictions for which cases will be considered by the court in April 2014.

This is a great contest!  You will learn how to search the news databases, BNA Law Reports, Court Opinions, dockets, set up citation alerts, track dockets and search People Profiles.  For registration and all other information, please contact Breen Parry (brp24@zips.uakron.edu) or Holly Facer (holly20@zips.uakron.edu).  You must have a Bloomberg Law account to compete but registration is free for law students. 

Akron Law Intramural Mock Trial Tournament sponsored by Tzangas Plakas, Saturday, March 8th

The Intramural Mock Trial Tournament will be held on Saturday, March 8. The winning team receives $800 cash prize and pictures taken with the Law Lion Cup. The runner-up team receives $500 cash prize and the semi-finalist teams each receive $300 cash prize. Best witness and runner-up best witness each receive $100 cash prize. All participants receive a free t-shirt & lunch with distinguished area judges & litigators. To register, email Collin Wise at cwise@lawlion.com by February 22. Thank you.

Akron Bar Foundation Scholarship – Deadline is Friday, April 5

The Akron Bar Foundation is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for scholarships for the 2014-2015 academic year. The Akron Bar Foundation provides scholarships to law students based on grade point average, affiliation with SummitCounty, history of community involvement, and financial need. Applications must be postmarked no later than Friday, April 5, 2014.  Late and/or incomplete applications will not be considered for an award. Qualified applicants will be contacted to arrange for an interview, which will take place at the end of April.

Guidelines and the application are available on the Akron Bar Association’s website at: http://www.akronbar.org/foundation/akronbarfoundation/scholarshipguidelines.page

Demonstration Legal Interview – today at 12:20 and 5:15 in Room W-206!

Do you have upcoming job interviews? New to legal interviews? Come and observe a demonstration interview of an Akron Law student by the hiring partner at a local law firm. Our speakers will also discuss interview strategies, conduct post-interview analysis and have time to answer your questions.

Lunch/dinner will be served!

12:20 and 5:15 – Room W-206

Hope to see you there!