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Westlaw has extended access for graduating students through November 2013!
May 2013 graduates must extend their passwords on the Westlaw law school home page by clicking on the “Need Westlaw this summer?” advertisement. Graduating law students receive 60 hours of usage per month per platform (Westlaw Classic and WestlawNext) through November instead of just through July.
Questions? Please contact Lynn Lenart at 330-972-6357 or llenart@uakron.edu.
Free Westlaw printing for The University of Akron law students, faculty and staff will end in May. Westlaw is removing their printers from all law schools in the United States. You can still print from Westlaw by sending your print jobs to the law school’s network printers or to your personal printer.
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.
History
If you forget to save your research in a folder, don’t worry. 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.
If Westlaw is removing their printers, what about Lexis?
Lexis is still committed to supporting their law school printers. You can still print from Lexis to the free Lexis printer.
Questions? Please contact Lynn Lenart, llenart@uakron.edu, or call 330-972-6357.
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. 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 Tuesday and Thursday at 6:00 PM and Friday at 11:30 AM.
Students with any questions please contact Russel Nichols at russel.nichols@gmail.com.
The faculty on April 18, 2013, adopted the following policy with respect to non-take-home exams:
First, that cell phones (and tablets) must be turned off and put away.
Second, that headphones may not be used.
However, it is within the discretion of individual faculty members to deviate from this policy.
All Certification of Supervisor Forms for pro bono and community service hours completed during your Spring semester must be submitted to Professor Joann Sahl or Alisa Benedict O’Brien no later than Monday, June 3rd. If you have any questions, please contact Professor Sahl at jsahl1@uakron.edu or Ms. Benedict O’Brien at ab139@uakron.edu. Thank you.