Student Volunteers Requested for July 30, 2011 Open House

The Admissions Office is seeking law students to assist with our July Open House on Saturday, July 30, 2011. Volunteers are requested as follows:

Check-In and Welcome – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: One or two students are needed to assist with check-in of our guests. This will involve distributing information packets, shaking hands, smiling, and being friendly.

Student/Alumni Panel – 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm:A mix of full-time and part-time students is needed for a 30-minute panel discussion about life as a law student. Most of the people in attendance at this event will be applying for admission to the fall 2012 entering class, so their level of familiarity with law school will likely be fairly low. This panel is about the basics – how much do you study per week, where do you live, how does law school affect your relationship with your wife/husband/family, what you like about law school, what you don’t like, etc. Each panelist will have 3-5 minutes to speak individually, and there will be approximately 5-10 minutes for questions from the audience.

Building Tours – 3:15 pm – 4:00 pm: Several students are needed to guide 20-minute building tours before the panel discussion. If you have never given a tour of the building before, don’t worry – I will provide you with notes to help you along.

If you are available to help, please e-mail Ivy Washington-Marshall (’09)(ikw1@uakron.edu) at your earliest opportunity.

The Admissions Office has historically received a tremendous amount of support from the student body for our events. Your continued assistance is extremely important in making these open houses successful. Thank you so much for your help, and we appreciate your support!

Excellent Opportunity for 3rd years and Recent grads – APPLY TODAY

RESUME COLLECTION –  Seville, OH – Law Clerk – Panther Expedited Services, Inc. – Seville, OH
3L Students and Recent Grads; Business Undergrad or Business Experience Preferred- Panther is a $250 mm dollar growing company. Looking for one or two law clerks to work on some small project type work and help with commercial litigation support. Great opportunity to learn the law from an in-house counsel perspective. Examples would be: 1.) organizing litigation files and documenting on spreadsheets. 2.) organizing insurance policies and files. 3.) general legal research. 4.) organizing legal files. 5.) indexing contracts. Must be computer efficient (MS Word). Experience with Excel (very basic) is very helpful. Some work is clerical and administrative. Very flexible with hours.  Will be hired through local temp agency.  To Apply:  Cover letter should be addressed to Allen H. Motter, Esq., Vice President Legal & Risk; 4940 Panther Parkway; Seville, OH  44273.  Please submit a resume, cover letter and transcript to the Career Planning and Placement Office and Not directly to the employer. www.pantherexpedite.com.  Deadline:  ASAP, but no later than July 21, 2011.

ExamSoft Download Period for Summer II

The download period for Summer II exams are is as follows:

Prof. Lee’s Property II Class: 7/12 through 7/17

All other classes: 7/18 through 7/25

As always there will be no exceptions for missing the download period.   If you have any questions, please email law-support@uakron.edu  Also please note that there are risks involved with using Examsoft:

Risks with using ExamSoft

There are various risks associated with using ExamSoft. You are responsible for assuring that you are fully prepared to use ExamSoft on the day of the exam. If you have not fully followed instructions or failed to download the latest updates to ExamSoft, you may experience delays in starting ExamSoft, and you may be unable to use it at all

There is the possibility that your exam answer on your laptop could get corrupted/lost before you upload it at the end of the exam. You would not have any record of your exam. ExamSoft saves your exam every 60 seconds as you are typing. The longer you wait to upload the exam the greater the risk.

If you spend time trying to get your laptop working after a malfunction, you are taking time away from writing your answers. This may have a detrimental effect on the grade you receive. If you have a problem with a computer during an examination and think you deserve additional time, you must have your instructor’s permission for additional time right then and there. You cannot expect that time lost during the exam while working on a computer problem will be considered later in how your examination is graded

Office/Work Space Moves at Akron Law

MESSAGE FROM ASSOCIATE DEAN MATEJKOVIC

To allow for enhanced efficiencies as related to work spaces within the Office of External Programs, the following office moves are in process and will be completed by the middle of this week.  Listed below are the room/desk assignment areas for those staff members whose work areas have been relocated.  With the exception of Joel Holt’s office which is now located in the Career Planning and Placement suite off of the atrium, all other offices/work spaces referenced below are located within the Dean’s suite area.  While their phone extensions remain unchanged, I am noting the extensions below for your convenience.  Any questions, please let me know.

Career Planning and Placement
Barbara Weinzierl: move to 136C (x5320)
Joel Holt: move to 132 (x8540)

Development
Carolyn Mehl: move to 136I (x8327)
Kristina Floyd: move to 136V (x6219)

Events Coordinators
Michele Novachek: move to 136D (x6363)
Sue Staats: move to 136D (x7246)

LAA Director and Part-Time Annual Fund Coordinator
Norma Shaub: move to 136B back desk (x8619)

Graduate Assistants
136B front desk (x6794)

Large Akron Law Firm Seeks Temporary Litigation Assistant

Akron, OH – Litigation Assistant – Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs

Symplicity Job No. 2552 – The litigation assistant will assist in the review and cataloguing of documents in active litigation. The assistant will work as part of a team to identify, analyze and code these documents for use during the discovery process and at trial. The position will work closely with the litigation attorneys and paralegals assigned to this case.

 Successful applicants must be detail oriented, have solid communication skills, a comfort with computers and must be highly organized.  Applicants must have strong academic credentials; preferably ranked in the top one-third of their class either currently or at the time of graduation.

 The litigation assistant must be able to work 40 hours per week, during normal business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).  The review process may occur on Saturdays as needed.  Document review will be performed at the law offices of Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP located at 3800 Embassy Parkway, Suite 300; Akron, OH  44333.

 The litigation assistant will be paid $10 per hour.

 To apply for this position, please send a cover letter, current resume, the contact information for two references and please include your current or final GPA and class rank (if available).  This information can be emailed to Josh Nolan at jnolan@bdblaw.com or by fax at 330-252-5536.  If you need additional information, please contact Mr. Nolan at 330-643-0264 or by email.  Deadline:  ASAP, but no later than June 30, 2011.