Akron Bar Association Attorney Mentor Program

Sponsored by The Akron Bar Association University of Akron Liaison Committee with assistance from The Akron Law School Career Planning Office.

Are you a 1L student this semester?

Would you like to participate in a program that will enable you to meet local attorneys and learn more about the actual practice of law?

If so, this program is for you!!

Informational meetings are being held:

Wednesday, January 20th
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm and 5:15 pm – 6:15 pm
in the law school lunchroom.

Pizza will be provided!

25th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture

The Akron-Summit County Public Library invites you to attend the 25th anniversary of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture Series on Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 2 pm at the main library on 60 S. High Street. The speaker will be The Honorable James R. Williams, retired judge, Summit County Court of Common Pleas.

The program is co-sponsored by the Akron-Summit County Public Library and the Eta Tau Lambda chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. The program is free and open to the public.

Visit www.akronlibrary.org for more information.

Scholarship Opportunity: Howard Fox Memorial Scholarship

In 1978 the Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship Fund was established by Helen and Richard Fox and Friends to honor the memory of their son who, as a proud member of the Berks County Bar Association, served as a young attorney in the Public Defender’s Office.

The Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship Award of $3,000 is presented annually at the Berks County Bar Association Law Day Event.  It is given to help fund a deserving Berks County, Pennsylvania, resident embarking on his or her second year at an accredited Law School.

In June 2000, the Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship Fund was transferred to the Berks County Community Foundation to manage and administer.

The Berks County Community Foundation is a nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to develop, manage and distribute funding to meet existing and emerging community needs.  Through permanent endowments created from charitable gifts, the Community Foundation makes grants from the earnings of the endowment.  By keeping the principal balance of the funds intact and spending only earnings, the Community Foundation ensures a lasting and stable vehicle for the support and development of Berks County.

Eligible students may consult www.bccf.org for an on-line application for the Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship.  Completed applications must be submitted to Berks County Community Foundation between January 15th and April 1st.

If you have any questions regarding this scholarship, please contact Leta Doganes at LetaD@bccf.org.

Writing Competition – Entry Deadline is Dec. 31

The Court of Federal Claims Bar Association is pleased to announce its 2009 Law Student Writing Competition. All students enrolled in your school are eligible to participate in this competition. The winning entries will receive cash prizes and an opportunity to be published via the Association’s website. Entries may address any topic that lies within the procedure, substance, or scope of the jurisdiction of the Unites States Court of Federal Claims. Papers prepared for class work may be submitted in accordance with the Competition’s rules.

We request your assistance to ensure that your students receive notice of this competition. To that end, we respectfully request that you post the attached announcement of our 2009 Law Student Writing Competition on your school’s website and distribute this announcement by any other means you deem appropriate. The rules of the contest are posted on the Association’s website at:

www.cfcbar.org/index.php/news

Entry deadline is December 31, 2009. Please contact me if you have any questions; I can be reached at bryant.snee@usdoj.gov.

Sincerely,

Bryant G. Snee
Coordinator
2009 CFC Bar Association Law Student Writing Competition

Business Law Writing Competition

ELLIOT A. SPOON BUSINESS LAW WRITING COMPETITION

The JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & SECURITIES LAW is now accepting submissions for the Elliot A. Spoon Business Law Writing Competition. Submit a journal style article on any current topic concerning business or securities law.

The Elliot A. Spoon Business Law Writing Competition is designed to encourage business law scholarship by upper-level law students nationwide.

The selected winner will receive a check in the amount of $500.00 by mail, contingent on receipt of a signed publication contract. The winner will be notified by April 7, 2010 via email.

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

The competition is open to any law student of an ABA accredited law school. Submit (1.) an electronic copy of the article in Word or Rich Text format, (2.) a brief abstract or cover letter about your article, and (3.) your curriculum vitae with complete contact information.

Submit all items to jbsl@msu.edu

Prize: $500.00 & article publication

Deadline: March 5, 2010 (11:59p.m. EST)

Journal of Business & Securities Law
Michigan State University
Law College Building
East Lansing, MI 48824
www.msu.edu/~jbsl
jbsl@msu.edu