The Student Animal Legal Defense Fund will hold a meeting on Thursday, February 3rd at 3:30 PM in L-167. We will be discussing upcoming volunteer and fund raising goals for the semester. If you are interested in joining, but unable to attend, please contact Lisa: LMM113@zips.uakron.edu.
Warren E. Burger Writing Competition
The Warren E. Burger Prize is a writing competition designed to encourage outstanding scholarship that “promotes the ideals of excellence, civility, ethics and professionalism within the legal profession,” the core mission of the American Inns of Court. The American Inns of Court invites judges, lawyers, professors, students, scholars, and other authors to participate in the competition by submitting an original, unpublished essay of 10,000 to 25,000 words on a topic of their choice addressing issues of legal excellence, civility, ethics and professionalism.
The author of the winning essay will receive a cash prize of $5,000 and the essay will be published in the South Carolina Law Review. The Warren E. Burger Prize is presented annually as part of the American Inns of Court Celebration of Excellence at the Supreme Court of the United States in October.
Submissions are due by June 1 to the American Inns of Court national office. The winning essay will be selected by September 1.
More information can be found at http://www.innsofcourt.org/Content/Default.aspx?Id=309.
SELS – Collegiate Athletics and your J.D. – Feb. 2, 12:15, W-214
University of Akron Assistant Director for Compliance Lauren DuBois will speak to students about how their law degrees can be utilized in the field of Collegiate Athletic Compliance on Wednesday, February 2nd 2011 from 12:15 to 1:15 in W-214. Food will be served!
Subject: Akron Bar Foundation Now Accepting Scholarship Applications
The Akron Bar Foundation is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for scholarships for the 2011-2012 academic year. The Akron Bar Foundation provides scholarships to law students based on grade point average, affiliation with Summit County, history of community involvement, and financial need. Applications must be postmarked no later than Thursday, April 7, 2011. Late and/or incomplete applications will not be considered for an award. Qualified applicants will be contacted to arrange for an interview, which will take place at the end of April.
Guidelines and the application are available on the Akron Bar Association’s website at: http://tinyurl.com/Scholarshipguidelines.
Questions? Please contact Jackie M. Forcina, Akron Bar Association, jackief@akronbar.org.
Reviewing Your Performance Workshop
Thursday, January 20th
12:15 & 5:15 Rm 301 (library 3rd floor)
Now that you have made it through the first semester of law school, come learn how to survive and thrive in the second semester.
Questions? Contact ASP Director Katherine Silver Kelly ksk10@uakron.edu 330-972-8065