CQE Clinic Volunteer Training – Friday, July 12, 5:00pm

Our next free Certificate of Qualification for Employment (CQE) clinic is this Saturday, July 13! We’re very excited to be providing opportunities for ex-offenders in Summit County to take a step toward gaining employment and independence!

We are looking for students to volunteer from 9:15a-1:00p on Saturday, July 13. The clinic will be held at the law school and the time you volunteer can be applied toward your graduation requirement as pro bono limited means hours.

There will be a training on Friday, June 12 at 5:00p for our volunteers. The time you’re at training will count toward your pro bono limited means hours as well.

If you’re interested in volunteering or have any questions, please e-mail Lyndsey at LLL35@zips.uakron.edu. You can also learn more about the clinic at our website: http://www.uakron.edu/law/clinical/cqe-clinic.dot

 

New Fall 2013 Course Offering – Race, Civil Liberties, and National Security

Race, Civil Liberties, and National Security – Professor Lee
(78463) 9200:684-801
Thursdays 6:40 – 9:40 P.M.

 This seminar explores the intersection of a kind of profiling that is considered wrongful—race discrimination—with a kind of profiling that is considered not only appropriate but essential—profiling in support of national security efforts. We will focus in particular on an extended case study of one of the most notorious incidents in American history that combines both features: the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Although the general facts are broadly known, the particulars are not well understood. Rather than being an isolated idiosyncratic event, the internment had both historical antecedents and an extensive legacy that continues into modern controversies, especially in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. We will compare and contrast these historical materials with more recent issues culled from current sources. In the context of racial justice, the course addresses a serious question raised by recent events: What rights must we sacrifice in order to keep us safe?

Lexis Advance IDs are now the only ID you need to research with LexisNexis

LexisNexis is moving to a single ID system to simplify the way faculty and students access LexisNexis products. You will only need your Lexis Advance ID to use Lexis Advance, lexis.com, Web Courses and the Law School home page.  If you have already registered your Lexis Advance ID, no further action is needed.  If you saved your  Lexis Advance log-in by checking the Remember Me box, you will automatically be logged in to the new LexisNexis for Law Schools web page.  Again, no further action is needed!

The LexisNexis for Law Schools web page is updated with a new “look and feel.”  From the new LexisNexis for Law Schools web page, click on Lexis Advance in the upper left corner to go into Lexis Advance.

What about Lexis.com?
Yes, you can still access Lexis.com. It will be available through Lexis Advance.  After logging into to Lexis Advance, click on the red Research tab in the upper left corner and then select lexis.com.

If you have Alerts set up on Lexis.com, you need to set them up on Lexis Advance to continue receiving updates.

If you do not have a Lexis Advance ID or have questions, please contact Jennifer Durkin  jennifer.durkin@lexisnexis.com.

Printing to the free Westlaw stand-alone printers is no longer available

WestlawNext users only have an option to print to their attached printers or to the Law School’s network printers.   You can print as PDF or in a word processor format.

In Westlaw Classic, the Westlaw printer icon (on the right) shows but will not print to the Westlaw printer.  To print from Westlaw Classic:

  1. Use the left Quick Print icon to send prints to the attached printer or Law School’s network printers.
  2. You can use the right printer icon but make sure to select “attached printer” from the drop down option in the print box.

Other Options
There are new features in WestlawNext that should help you transition from paper to a more ‘green’ digital world.  Electronic file sharing is common in law firms so developing good habits now as a law student helps in preparing you for the work world.

Folders
Use folders to save all your work and easily share with fellow Akron law students or faculty. Your folders are located in WestlawNext in the upper right corner.  Your saved material in the folders is automatically updated by Westlaw and always reflects current law.  There is no limit in the number of documents you can save in your folders.

Instructions: for Saving to a Folder  or Folder Sharing.

History
Don’t worry if you forget to save your research in a folder.  Your research history is automatically saved for one year; including all document views and searches.  You can also search within your history or use filters to find specific documents.

Questions?  Contact Lynn Lenart, 330-972-6357, llenart@uakron.edu