Akron Law Announcements

The Akron Federalist Society welcomes all University of Akron students to join our first general body meeting of the semester. At the meeting, we will discuss what the Federalist Society is and what events we have planned for this semester. We will re-introduce this year’s board members and discuss the responsibilities of each position so that those who are interested may consider running for election in April. We will introduce our faculty advisors, Professor Mark Schultz and Judge Ryan Holte, who will share the Federalist Society experiences with us. And we will offer $15 DoorDash gift cards to those who join the org on RooConnect and FedSoc.org. We hope to see you there!

WebEx Link: https://bit.ly/2Lmqopc 

Or go to https://uakron.webex.com/ and enter:

Meeting number (access code): 120 535 1574

Meeting password: Federalist123

The IPTLA is hosting a panel of four alumni for a Q&A discussion on succeeding as a new intellectual property lawyer.

Please join the meeting here: https://bit.ly/3hQ48Ao

Or manually enter the following at: https://uakron.webex.com/

Meeting number: 120 060 4389

Meeting password: IPTLA2021

The clinic assists eligible clients remotely with
completing the CQE application. To participate in the opportunity, you must
attend training. The next training will be on January 27th, 2021, from
6-7:30 pm online. 
Once trained law students can work on CQEs on their own
time with clients to earn pro bono of limited means hours. The training
will also count for those hours. If you have any questions or want to sign
up for the training please contact Kellie Lockemer at
kml134@uakron.edu  Thank you! 

The legal clinic seeks volunteers for the University’s VALID clinic. The clinic assists clients remotely by providing them with personalized guidance through the processes of having their driver’s licenses resisted. Often involving having fees and fines waived or reduced and legal issues resolved. 

To participate in this opportunity, you must attend a training. Once trained law students can work on VALID Cases during clinic hours to earn pro bono of limited means hours. The training will also count for those hours. If you have any questions or want to schedule a training, please contact Mike Arnold at Maa69@uakron.edu . 

Thank you, Mike

The American Kennel Club^® (AKC) is pleased to announce the fourth annual Companion Animal Law Writing Contest! The contest begins on August 10th and is opens to all students currently enrolled at an ABA-accredited law school.

The contest will offer a first-place prize of $2500 and a second-place prize of $500.

Students are asked to choose between two topics: forfeiture of an animal and the legal treatment of animals as property. This year’s topics offer students the unique opportunity to discuss legal perspectives on issues currently in the news and at the forefront of animal law. 

Entries will be judged by legal and public policy professionals with experience in laws impacting companion animals.

Contestants can enter now through March 31, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. EST. To learn more about the contest, including official rules and policies, please click here.

You can also “Like” the contest on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/writeaboutanimallaw/