Akron Law Announcements

Akron Press Club immigration panel April 24

Immigration and Northeast Ohio will be the topic of an Akron Press Club panel discussion on Wednesday, April 24, at The Tangier. There will be the opportunity for questions from the audience.
The broad national debate about the impact of immigration – legal and undocumented – plays out in Northeast Ohio as well. Akron and Summit County have adopted a “welcoming community” plan for refugees and immigrants, and much of the limited population growth here has been spurred by the legal migration. Yet Ohio has four Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities detaining people in raids across the country.
The Akron Press Club panel will take a closer look at the issues and impact.

The panel members are:

• Madhu Sharma, executive director of the International Institute of Akron.
• Elizabeth Knowles, director of the University of Akron School of Law’s Immigration and Human Rights Clinic.
• Utomhin Okoh, a community relations officer with the Akron Police Department.
• Damber Subba, the first Bhutanese refugee to be sworn into the Akron Police Department.
• The panel will be moderated by Akron Press Club board member M.L. Schultze.

Please join us for a deeper exploration of the issues facing immigrants and the communities they’re part of.

Program: Immigration panel.
Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2019.
Time: Buffet luncheon starting at 11:30 a.m. Program begins at noon.
Place: The Tangier, 532 W. Market Street, Akron
Cost: $20 for Akron Press Club Members; $25 Non-Members.
Reservations requested: Click here for easy online reservations. Or contact Lianne Fowler, Press Club administrator, at 330-552-8860 or akronpressclub@gmail.com. Cash or check only accepted day of luncheon.
Reservation deadline: Noon, Monday, April 22.
Cancellations: Cancellation requests must be received no later than 48 hours before the event. After that time, there will be no refunds and an invoice will be issued for payment.

The Charles F. Scanlon and Judge Samuel H. Bell Inn of Court is accepting applications for membership for the 2019-2020 term, which begins in September 2019.  The Inn, which was founded over 30 years ago by leading members of the Bar, including Federal District Judge Sam Bell, in collaboration with the Akron Bar Association and the University of Akron School of Law, provides members of the judiciary and bar an opportunity to learn from one another, both through CLE presentations and by sharing dinner in a relaxed atmosphere.  It has maintained its vigor by annually enrolling new members who want to learn and share information about ethics, public issues, and advocacy through the programs offered by the Inn.  We currently have openings in all three of our classes:  (1) the bencher class, which is made up of judges and lawyers with fifteen or more years of experience; (2) the barrister class, which is made up of lawyers with between four and fifteen years of experience; and (3) the pupils class, which is made up of law students and lawyers with less than four years of experience.

If you are interested in associating with judges and senior lawyers, or mentoring newer lawyers and students, please consider applying.  To do so, send your resume and a letter or email to Peter T. Cahoon, Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, 3800 Embassy Parkway, Suite 300, Akron, OH 44333, pcahoon@bdblaw.com, by May 1, 2019.

The benchers meet during May each year to vote on new members.  If you are a lawyer accepted for the pupil or barrister class, you will be entitled to serve a two-year term, which can be renewed once.  Law-student pupils serve one year.  Benchers serve for life.  There are no dues for members of the pupils class.  Currently dues are $175 per year for barristers and $375 per year for benchers.  The benchers will consider in May whether they should be increased for the 2019-2020 term.

If you are accepted as an Inn member, you will attend our dinner meetings, which are held on the third Wednesday of each month, September through April, skipping December.  Programs at these meetings consist of presentations on ethics, public issues, and advocacy, for which CLE credit is provided.

In addition, all members of the Inn are members of a pupilage group, which is a small working body of the Inn.  There are four pupilage groups with representation from each of the three classes (benchers, barristers, and pupils).  Each pupilage group is responsible for a presentation at least once during the year.  Pupilage groups meet after work or during lunch to plan presentations and to discuss matters of common interest.

Modeled after the English Inns of Court, the Scanlon/Bell Inn has actively pursued its mission, and we look forward to those of like minds becoming involved.  Please submit your resume and letter or email no later than May 1, 2019. If you have any questions, please feel free to call Peter Cahoon at (330) 376-5300.

For anyone interested in participating in OCIs, this is a “must attend”. You will learn the process of applying as well as some important changes regarding timing of offers. Plus, you’ll get to hear from a hiring partner about the actual interview process. We will also have pizza for you. Hope to see you there.

April 24^th, 12:15PM – Room 140: “Fall On-Campus Interviews Preview.” So, you have the opportunity starting this August to interview with really great firms for NEXT summer?! The CSO team will demystify the 2019 Fall On-Campus Interview (OCI) and Resume Collection process, explain the timeline for applying and interviews, and you’ll hear from one of the local hiring partners about how to prepare for your interviews.

We need current law students to help at our Law Commencement – and you will earn community service hours for doing so!

DATE: Sunday, May 19

TIME: 12:15 pm – 4:15 pm (4 hours of service!)

WHERE: E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall

WHAT: We need 4 candidate marshals and 10 ushers – if you have a preference, please let me know; first come, first served.

HOW TO RESPOND: Please email Shannon Aupperle at sfauppe@uakron.edu as soon as possible, but no later than May 7.

DRESS CODE: Professional

Please try to be available to volunteer – we really need you! It is a great event, and you can see what to expect when you complete your law studies. If you have any questions, please contact Shannon at sfauppe@uakron.edu Thank you!

AkronLawJobs No. 10135

Qualifications: 3L, 4L, or recent graduates. Able to work 20-25 hours per week. (Possibly 29 hours some weeks.) Must live in Medina or within a close radius. Able to start as soon as possible.

How to Apply: E-mail your resume and cover letter to Ellen Craddock at ecraddock@medinaco.org

Deadline:  April 30, 2019