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It is time to vote for your Barrister’s Ball theme! The event this year is on Saturday, April 14 at 7 p.m. at the Radisson in downtown Akron. Dinner and drinks will be served, there will be live music and a DJ for entertainment, and much much more!
To vote for a theme, visit
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Barrister2012
You will have until Monday, March 5 at 11:59 pm to cast your vote.
Thanks for your vote! See you on April 14!
What: Moot Court Honor Society Internal Competition
Who: Open to All Law Students
When: March 25, 2012
Problem: To be distributed on Saturday, March 3, 2012
Sign-Up: E-mail Lia Evans (evans.lia@gmail.com) with your name & contact information by Wednesday, March 21, 2012. Students who wish to receive the problem as soon as it is distributed should sign up by Friday, March 2, 2012.
Prize: Monetary prize, amount TBD.
A panel discussion with Ninth District Court of Appeals Judges Whitmore, Belfance and Dickinson will be held this Wednesday, February 29th from 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm in room 151. The topic of discussion is “the dos and don’ts of appellate advocacy.” This is an intentionally broad topic, so please take this opportunity to ask the Judges any questions that you have regarding appellate advocacy, brief writing, oral argument, or anything else that comes to mind. Because this event is intended to be a panel discussion, please prepare a question or two for the Judges. This event is open to all law students, so feel free to invite others to attend.
The law school will be providing Jimmy John’s for this event.
The Akron Law Review is pleased to announce the members of the 2012-2013 Editorial Board:
Editor-in-Chief: Alex Armitage
Executive Editor: Ryan Doringo
Managing Editor of the Akron Journal of Constitutional Law and Policy: Justin Green
Managing Editor of the Akron Tax Journal: Amanda Lauer
Managing Editor of the Akron Intellectual Property Journal: David Prueter
Articles Editors: Melissa Marino and Angela Cox
Production Editors of the Akron Intellectual Property Journal: Brian Baker, Jessica Lopez
Akron, OH – Law Clerk – Summit County Prosecutor’s Office
AkronLawJobs Job No. 3233 – The Summit County Prosecutor’s Office is in need of a law student or graduate to assist with a Special Project. Applicants should submit a resume to: Jon Baumoel; 53 University Avenue; Akron, OH 44308; baumoel@prosecutor.summitoh.net. Deadline: ASAP, but no later than March 1, 2012.
Resume Collection – Fay Sharpe LLP – Cleveland, OH
1L, 2L Students interested in potentially clerking with this summer. Must have an undergrad degree in engineering or science. Application Materials: Cover letter and resume. Cover letter should be addressed to: Kelly Bartel, Human Resources Manager; Fay Sharpe LLP; The Halle Building, 5th Floor; 1228 Euclid Avenue; Cleveland, OH 44115. Application materials should be submitted to Jeanne Kennedy at jeanne2@uakron.edu no later than Thursday, March 15 at 12:00 Noon. DO NOT CONTACT THE FIRM DIRECTLY. ALL MATERIALS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE CAREER PLANNING OFFICE BY THE DEADLINE DATE.
Akron, OH – Law Clerk – Witschey, Witschey & Firestine Co., LPA
AkronLawJobs Job No. 3231 – 2L Students; top 20-30% of class; Moot Court preferred. Research using Westlaw, assisting in the drafting of pleadings, contracts, and other legal documents, travel to Summit County and surrounding courts to file various legal documents, review of discovery documents. Legal fields within which you will work include real estate law, oil & gas, business law, estate planning, probate, technology law and litigation relating to all of the foregoing. Please submit a cover letter, resume and writing sample to: Deborah Cornell; 405 Rothrock Road, Suite 103; Akron, OH 44321; dgc@witscheylaw.com. Deadline: March 8, 2012