Registration Alert: Health Law IV – Bioethics prerequisite eliminated

If you have tried to or are interested in registering for Health Law IV – Bioethics, we told you earlier that we would be able to waive the prerequisite. We have now been able to eliminate the prerequisite. This is a core required course for the Health Law Certificate. We encourage you to take it in the second year (full-time – 3d year part-time) if possible to set yourself for the Certificate, a Health Law externship, and the strongest possible Health Law credential.

The course will be taught by Dr. Julie Aultman, Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine and Director of the Bioethics Certificate Program, College of Graduate Studies, at the Northeast Ohio Medical University. Dr. Aultman serves on several hospital ethics committees in Northeast Ohio, and acts as a consultant on bioethics issues for healthcare professionals, patients, and their families. She will offer this three-credit course on Friday afternoons, 2:00-5:00 p.m. We will offer the course only in the fall semester.

The course number is 9200-703.

Resumes due today by 5:00 PM for Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, LLP!

Resume Collection: Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, LLP is collecting resumes for summer associate positions for Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, and Indianapolis. Indicate your office preference in your cover letter. Deadline to apply is August 9th at 5:00 PM. 2L/3E to be considered. For further details and to apply, log on to Symplicity – Job No. 4602. Do not delay!

Expungement Clinic seeking student volunteers

The Expungement Clinic helps low-income Akron residents seal the record of their criminal convictions.  A sealed record enables many people better access to jobs, housing, and volunteer opportunities.  Students will learn integral skills in the legal field including filing paperwork with the court, drafting motions, interviewing real clients, and communicating with clients both through the mail and over the phone. Students who are eligible for a legal intern certificate will have ample opportunities to appear in court and present an oral argument.

 

A student commitment to the Expungement Clinic can be for as few or as many hours as the student pleases.  The only requirement is that you devote enough time to attempt to contact your clients at least twice a week.  These hours qualify as Pro Bono Limited Means.

 

There will be three training sessions next week.  These sessions are informational only, and students are welcome to attend simply for a brief overview of the law surrounding sealing of a conviction.  The trainings will be Monday the 12th and Wednesday the 14th at 5:00 PM and Tuesday the 13th at 10:00 AM.

 

Students with any questions please contact Russel Nichols at russel.nichols@gmail.com.

Deadline today at 5:00 PM to apply to Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP (Akron, OH)

Attention 2Ls – August 6th at 5:00 PM is the deadline to apply to Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP  in Akron, OH to be considered for an on campus interview this fall. You must submit a resume, cover letter, and  law school transcript to be considered. Please log on to Symplicity/AkronLawJobs https://law-akron-csm.symplicity.com/to apply by the deadline!!!

LAST CHANCE TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE AKRON LAW REVIEW [PART-TIME AND FULL-TIME STUDENTS]

The second and final write-on competition for the Akron Law Review is scheduled to begin on August 16th at 8:00 a.m. and to conclude on August 23rd at 11:59 p.m.

Who Can Compete?

  • Any full-time student who did not submit a write-on during the first write-on competition, and has a 2.60 GPA or higher, is eligible to compete. [If you downloaded the prompt during the first write-on, but did not submit a paper, you are still eligible to compete.]
  • Any part-time student who has successfully completed their first year, as defined by the administration, and has a 2.60 GPA or higher, is eligible to compete. [The top 15% of part-time students automatically grade-on.]

*Due to the decreased time frame for the second write-on, there will be a different prompt to accommodate the shorter time period students will have.

We cannot stress enough the importance of becoming a member of the Law Review.  As was evidenced in the On-Campus Interview packet, firms, judges, and employers in general are looking for or expect students to be on Law Review.  More importantly, due to changes made by this year’s board, the time commitment on Law Review will be much more manageable, allowing students to complete higher quality notes and/or comments that are eligible for publication.

If you have any questions, please contact Casey Davis, Editor-in-Chief, at cjd60@zips.uakron.edu or contact Julianna Clark, Executive Editor of Student Writing, at jrc130@zips.uakron.edu.

We hope you will become a member of the Akron Law Review!

Sincerely,

Casey Davis
Editor-in-Chief, 2013-2014 Akron Law Review

Julianna Clark
Executive Editor of Student Writing, 2013-2014 Akron Law Review