Reminder: Akron Law Alumni Association seeks Student Director – Application Deadline: April 4, 2013

Message from Lia Evans, Director of Alumni and Annual Fund

The Akron Law Alumni Association (“LAA”) Board of Directors has a dedicated position on its Board for a student director.  This unique and valuable opportunity provides the student director a chance to become involved in alumni leadership and alumni activities with Akron Law.  The student director represents Akron Law students to the LAA Board and works with the Board to identify ways in which students and alumni may work and communicate together for the benefit of both groups. 

The student director serves in an ex-officio capacity and is expected to attend all Board meetings which are held at the School of Law on a bi-monthly basis throughout the academic year (i.e., August, October, December, February, and April).  The Board meetings begin at 4 p.m. and generally last for one and a half hours. 

Applications for the 2013-14 student director to the LAA Board of Directors will be accepted from 2013-14 upper division law students who are in good standing.  Applications should include: (1) a current resume of the student; (2) a brief statement as to why the student believes that he or she should be selected to serve on the LAA Board; and (3) a brief statement as to why he or she wants to serve on the LAA Board. 

The LAA Board’s executive committee will review the application materials and select a maximum of three students who will be invited to make a two-minute presentation to the Board at its April 9, 2013 meeting.  Students interested in being considered for this position should forward their application materials no later than Thursday, April 4 to Sue Staats in the Office of External Programs (either in hard copy form to Ms. Staats in the Office of External Programs which is located in the Dean’s Suite or electronic form to Ms. Staats at staats@uakron.edu).

Pro Bono Limited Means Opportunity for May 16th!

Community Legal Aid Services seeks volunteers for its “Peace of Mind” Uncollectible Clinic.The clinic is designed to assist clients whose income and assets are of a type that is exempt from garnishment or attachment through legal process.  Students will attend a training session on the day of the clinic.  Student volunteers will work individually with each client to review and verify their financial situation.  Afterwards, clients and their assigned law student will participate in an educational presentation on Ohio’s exemption statute (O.R.C. 2329.66).  The client and student will then meet individually with an attorney who will review the client’s documents, verify that the client is “exempt from collection upon judgment,” and confirm that creditors have been correctly identified.  In order to determine the effectiveness of the “Notice of Uncollectibility” letters and identify potential violations of the Fair Debt Act (U.S.C. 15 §1692), students will be required to make follow up contact twice with each assigned client.

 

Each volunteer for the clinic must commit a minimum of five hours. This includes the clinic and client follow up. One clinic will satisfy the pro bono of limited means’ graduation requirement.

 

The next clinic is scheduled for May 16, 2013. Students must be at Community Legal Aid Services, Inc. at 3:30 p.m. for the training. If you are interested, please e-mail Professor Joann Sahl.

BLSA Annual Banquet

Come celebrate the banner year of the National Black Law Student Association’s Small Chapter of the year: Akron BLSA! 

Akron BLSA invites you to join us for Akron BLSA’s Annual Banquet, which will be held April 13, 2013, at 6:30PM at the Quaker Square Inn. We are honored to have Judge Carla Moore, Presiding Judge of the Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals, deliver our keynote address.  Please join us for an evening of music, hors d’ouevres, a three-course meal, and the company of some of the best legal minds in Northeast Ohio. 

This event marks the culmination of an exceptional year for Akron BLSA. Not only did the chapter win the Midwest BLSA Small Chapter of the Year, but we have been named the National Small Chapter of the Year as well! In addition, the Akron BLSA Moot Court Team won second-runners up in the Midwest and made a national appearance! 

We are very excited to celebrate our membership and supporters with our pinnacle event for the 2012-2013 academic year. Tickets for Professionals are $50, $35 for Students.  Tickets will go on sale April 1st, 2013.  

Please contact Lavell Payne (lop2@zips.uakron.edu) for more information.

Bloomberg is Hiring Student Product Advocates

Bloomberg is looking for two law students who are interested in supporting Bloomberg Law at the University of Akron School of Law.  The positions are part-time and are scheduled to start in August.  Bloomberg representatives will be on campus April 11 and April 12 to conduct interviews.  Please follow this link for a description of the job and application instructions.