Law Student Panelists Needed TONIGHT at Maplewood CC in Ravenna

Maplewood Career Center in Ravenna, OH (about 30 minutes east of Akron) seeks 4-5 law students to speak to high school students entering their Legal Academy this year. The intent of the panel is to address life as a law student, as well as your educational and professional history leading up to law school.

The panel will run from 6:30-7:30 pm TONIGHT.

If you are interested in participating in this program, please contact Patty Abbuhl, who is the director of the Legal Academy at Maplewood. Her e-mail address is abbuhlpa@mwood.cc and her phone number is 330.296.2892.

New Law Library Guide for first year law students!

To help you prepare for finals, take a look at this new guide called Library Materials Guide for First Year Courses. 

The Guide links to information about study aids, course materials, audio lectures, flashcards, CALI lessons and AudioCaseFiles.  All these resources are available to University of Akron law students.

To get to this guide click on the link above or go to the Law Library web page  and click on Library Guides in the left menu.  At the next screen click on Library Materials Guide for First Year Courses.

There are tabs for Contracts, Civil Procedure, Property, Torts and Criminal Law.

Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference

MIDWEST PUBLIC INTEREST LAW CAREER CONFERENCE –  All first, second and third year law students at Akron Law are invited to participate in the 22nd Annual Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference (MPILCC) to be held on Saturday, February 5, 2011 at Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago. The Conference offers students the opportunity to:

  • Interview with a variety of public interest and government employers for summer law clerk and entry-level attorney positions (employers will pre-screen resumes and select students to interview). Though most of the opportunities are unpaid or invite outside funding, there are positions that often a stipend. Since most of the employers come mainly from the Midwest, students may find positions in the communities they seek to serve.
  • Meet with employers during Table Talk, a morning session where employers and students informally and share information. Employers may, distribute brochures, newsletters and other organizational literature.
  • Respond to employer job postings (resume requests) for internships (volunteer or paid), fellowship, and entry-level positions. This service is available throughout the school year at the MPILCC Symplicity.com site to students registered for the MPILCC Career Conference.

REGISTRATION AND FEES – The University of Akron School of Law will pay the $300 NON-REFUNDABLE registration fee for all interested students to attend the MPILCC. However, ANY INTERESTED STUDENTS MUST RSVP TO THE CAREER PLANNING AND PLACEMENT OFFICE  BY THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2. Please declare your intention to attend the MPILCC by clicking on the following link: http://www.uakron.edu/law/career/forms/midwest.dot

Students are responsible for their own travel, hotel, and miscellaneous expenses.

Practice Area Series: Corporate Law. Wednesday, November 10, 2010. 12:15pm and 5:15pm. Room W-206.

The University of Akron School of Law presents:
Practice Area Series: Corporate Law

Wednesday, November 10, 2010
12:15 p.m. and 5:15 p.m
Room W-206

  • Confused about what type of law you are interested in practicing?
  • Anxious about picking an area of law to specialize in?
  • Looking for credible information on individual practice areas?

Plan on attending the Practice Area Series: Corporate Law for a Q&A with a panel of attorneys who practice in various areas of corporate and transactional law.

12:15 Session Panelists:
Jeffrey A. Fickes, Roetzel & Andress
John Tang, Brennan, Manna & Diamond

5:15 Session Panelists:
Conrad R. Adkins, Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease
Barbara A. Sanchez, Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease

The Career Planning & Placement Office Practice Area Series is an ongoing series of workshops with local practitioners aimed at providing Akron Law students with current and comprehensive information regarding substantive practice areas. The Practice Area Series will continue next semester.

FOOD WILL BE SERVED!

All current law students are encouraged to attend!