Reminder About New Reporting Method for Pro Bono/Community Service Hours

Attention Students! Effective immediately, you will be reporting all pro bono and community service hours using Symplicity. You will no longer be handing in your forms or emailing your forms to Professor Joann Sahl or Alisa Benedict O’Brien to report hours. Please use this new method for all summer hours, and going forward.

Your will find instructions here: http://www.uakron.edu/law/community/symplicity-entry-instructions.pdf

Please note, your supervisors must still sign the Certification of Supervisor forms and you will be uploading those forms for all of your volunteer work.

You will also be able to check your reported hours on Symplicity (only hours you enter on Symplicity from now on, and not your previously submitted hours).

PLEASE NOTE: all hours completed during the spring term must be reported by June 28th.

If you do not have your Symplicity log in information, or you need any help with this new reporting process, please email Alisa Benedict O’Brien: ab139@uakron.edu. Thank you.

New Library Guide for New Solo Attorneys

“Law Practice- Starting a Law Practice“ is a new library guide for attorneys starting out in practice.  The guide provides resources for attorneys starting out solo or any small niche practice or boutique law firm.  The library guide is organized by tabs covering law practice management, marketing & networking, attorney-client relationships, practice materials, and how to choose a legal research vendor.  The library guide links to many resources readily available on the web and books owned by the Law Library.

Lynn Lenart, llenart@uakron.edu, 330-972-6357
Assistant Law Librarian for Reference Services

 

 

Cook County Minority Law Student Job Fair – Must Register by Tuesday, June 11th by Noon!

Attention Students! If you plan to attend the Cook County Minority Law Student Job Fair in Chicago on August 16, 2013, you must register for the fair no later than Tuesday, June 11th by Noon. Akron Law has paid the registration fee for our students to attend but you must register individually and upload your resume.

To register, visit: http://ccbaminorityjobfair.org/ and Student Registration is here: https://law-ccba-csm.symplicity.com/students/.

Questions? Contact Kristina Floyd at kmf12@uakron.edu.

IMPORTANT Information regarding your Symplicity/AkronLawJobs Account!

All students are asked to log on to Symplicity/AkronLawJobs: https://law-akron-csm.symplicity.com/students/index.php and update your profile information, including your class year (ex: if you are now a 2L), and your graduation year if that has changed.

This information must be current in order for you to access to Fall On Campus Interviews and Resume Collects, and job postings, and correct information is extremely important for employers.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter!

Questions? Email Ms. Benedict O’Brien at ab139@uakron.edu.

 

Comparing WestlawNext, Lexis Advance and Bloomberg Law

There are several legal research systems available to law students and faculty, making it difficult to decide which database to use for your research projects.  The Law Library has a library guide giving very basic information about each of the databases and the legal research vendors have many helpful guides on their websites.

For a quick comparison, here is a chart that lists similarities and differences between the 3 major legal research systems- WestlawNext, Lexis Advance and Bloomberg Law.

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