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Attention Students: Have you completed your Pro Bono/Community Service Graduation Requirement? If so, remember that you must register for Professor Joann Sahl’s non-credit course entitled “Pro Bono Service Requirement” for the fall semester.
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Second Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Court Institute Luncheon and Roundtable Discussion – “Federal Appellate Practice”: FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2012 AT THE AKRON BAR ASSOCIATION OFFICES
Akron Law students are welcome to attend as guests of the law school, but advance reservations are required. RSVP to Michele Novachek (manovac@uakron.edu or 330.972.6363) no later than Wednesday, March 21.
12 p.m. Registration and Luncheon
1 p.m. Trends in Federal Court Appellate Practice: A View from the Bench Judge R. Guy Cole, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
2 p.m. Panel Discussion: Trends in Federal Court Practice: The Attorney’s Perspective Moderator: Stephen W. Funk, Esq., Roetzel & Andress LPA and chair of the Federal Court committee for the Akron Bar Association Panelists: Andrew Pollis, Asst. Professor of Law, Case Western Reserve University. Frank H. Scialdone, Esq., Mazanec, Raskin & Ryder Co., L.P.A. David E. Mills, Esq., Federal Appellate Attorney and Adjunct Professor of Law on Appellate Practice. Former Law Clerk to Judge R. Guy Cole, Jr.; The Mills Law Office, LLC.
3 p.m. Adjournment
Law and Leadership Site Administrator Position
The Law and Leadership Institute introduces promising high school students from underserved urban communities in Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Toledo to the legal profession through an intensive college preparatory program in law and leadership. Students enrolled in the program gain critical academic skills in studying, test-taking and writing, in addition to self-confidence, an awareness of college level expectations and interaction with role models to encourage and nurture their educational and professional goals.
LLI Site Coordinators for the 2012 Summer Institute will receive $2,700 and they must attending training in Columbus, Ohio on June 13-15, room and board to be provided. Site Coordinators must be law students in good standing and will be required to satisfy a background check. Completing an Independent Contractor form is also required.
The duties of the LLI Site Coordinator are varied and require great organization and skilled communication, program execution and decision-making. The duties include the following:
I. Assist LLI Administrator with Data Administration:
II. Assist LLI Administrator with Communications:
I. LLI Central Administration
II. The Law School
III. LLI Students & Parents
IV. LLI Instructors
III. Assist LLI Administrator with Program Administration:
Submit a current resume and cover letter by March 26, 2012 to Professor Joann Sahl, the LLI Administrator at jsahl1@uakron.edu
On Wednesday, March 21, at 12:15, in W-214 Former Chief Judge Michel will be speaking with students about advocacy, litigation, and intellectual property. Judge Michel served on the Federal Circuit which hears all appeals of patent cases and is at the law school teaching a course addressing the recent patent reform legislation. Lunch will be provided. All students are welcome!
Paul Michel was nominated to the Federal Circuit by President Ronald Reagan on December 19, 1987 to fill a seat vacated by Judge Phillip Benjamin Baldwin. The Senate confirmed Michel’s nomination on February 29, 1988, and he assumed the office on March 8, 1988. Judge Michel received a B.A. in 1963 from Williams College and a J.D. in 1966 from the University of Virginia. He was admitted to practice in Pennsylvania in 1967, in U.S. district court in 1968, in U.S. circuit court and before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1969. He was assistant district attorney in the Office of the Deputy District Attorney for Investigations in Philadelphia from 1966 to 1974, as well as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve from 1966 to 1972. From 1974 to 1975 he was the Assistant Watergate Special Prosecutor, and from 1975 to 1976 was assistant counsel to the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. He then became the deputy chief and Koreagate prosecutor for the Publ! ic Integrity Section of the United States Department of Justice from 1976 to 1978. He became the associate deputy U.S. attorney general in 1978, and in 1981 became counsel and administrative assistant to U.S. Senator Arlen Specter until his judicial appointment. He has also been adjunct faculty at the George Washington University Law School and John Marshall Law School since 1991.
All law students attending summer must review this summer enrollment load chart.
| Division
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Summer enrollment is not required beyond the 1st year. Summer enrollment is recommended for part-time students in order to stay on track with graduation. |
Maximum Credits For Summer
(unless otherwise authorized) |
| Full-Time
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More than 3 credits during any 7-day calendar week during summer would result in an overload and must be approved. |
6 (9 if no course overlap***) |
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Part-Time
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6 (9 if no course overlap***) |
If you plan to be enrolled for more than the above-chart allows, and have not already received permission from Assistant Dean Thorpe to do so, you must submit the Overload Permission Request Form (click HERE) prior to the start of summer term.
Return this permission request form as soon as possible to Liz Sauders liz@uakron.edu in the Dean’s Office, Room 136. Once reviewed by Assistant Dean Thorpe, I will notify you of her decision.
Thank you.