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Stay informed about priority registration, LLM/DVets, Ohio Bar application, exam periods, and first day of spring classes. Get ready for the Spring semester with course overviews and joint degree options. Learn about student services, clinics, and opportunities to enhance your JD. Plan for a successful summer and keep up with building updates. Explore various student organizations, competition opportunities, and career resources to enhance your law school experience. Don't miss out on advising sessions, certificate options, and study abroad information.
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Important Dates • Priority Registration • LLM/D3/E4/Veterans: Monday 10/31 at 7:00 AM • D2/E2/E3: Tuesday 11/1 at 7:00 AM • D1/E1: Wednesday 11/2 at 7:00 AM • 1L Mandatory Career Advising (L140) • 10/17: 11:30-12:30 & 5:15-6:15 • 10/18: 12:15-1:15 & 5:15-6:15 • Ohio Bar: Application to Register as a Candidate for Admission • 2nd YEAR PT STUDENTS: TWO OPTIONS • IF GRADUATING 2018 (switching to FT): must apply by Nov. 15, 2016 • IF GRADUATING 2019 (staying PT): can wait until Fall 2017 to apply (but more $ for C&F) • Fall Exam Period: December 7-16, 2016 • Fall Grades Available: January 4, 2017 • First Day of Spring Semester Classes: Tuesday, January 17, 2017 • Spring Exam Period: May 3-12, 2017
Spring Semester First Year Courses • Full-Time Enrollment • Civil Procedure II (3) • Property (4) • Criminal Law (3) • Legislation & Regulation (2) • Legal Analysis, Research & Writing II (2) = Total of 14 Credit Hours • Part-Time Evening Enrollment • Civil Procedure II (3) • Contracts (4) • Legal Analysis, Research & Writing II (2) = Total of 9 Credit Hours • In order to maintain section size / balance / etc., and accommodate incoming Spring Start students, we will send your registration information ahead of time. Please register only for your assigned sections. After Spring semester, you will be able to choose classes and sections freely.
Spring Part-Time 2L Courses • Part-Time 2L Evening Enrollment • Constitutional Law II (3) • Criminal Law (3) • Legislation & Regulation (2) = Total of 8 Credit Hours
Student Services – General Topics • Advising • Individual Mapping/Tracking + Planning towards Graduation • Understanding Your Requirements • Pointing you to Others who can Advise • Bar Admissions Advising • Ohio / Out of State • Other Special Sessions • Clinics / Joint Degrees / Certificates / Etc. • Class Rankings and Dean’s List • Check Blog Regularly • Use Your @zips.uakron.edu email address • Just Ask
Enhancing Your JD • Joint Degree Options to Consider • JD/LLM • JD/MBA • JD/MTax • JD/MSA in Forensic Accounting • JD/MPA • JD/MAP • Come to Joint Degree Info Session (10/17 at 12:15 in L161 or 5:15 in L141) *or* Make an Appointment to Chat with Dean Fuller • Certificate Options to Consider • Constitutional Law (info shared regularly at Con Law Center events) • Intellectual Property (info sessions on 10/11 at 12:30 & 5:15 in L140) • Litigation (info session on 10/12 at 5:15 in L160) • HealthLaw (info session on 10/19 at 5:15 in L160)
Enhancing Your JD • Clinical Opportunities to Consider in Upper Division • Civil Litigation • SEED (Small Entrepreneur and Economic Development) • ReEntry Community Clinic • Inmate Assistance Program • Immigration Clinic (NEW!) • Trademark Clinic • Domestic Relations Court Clinic • Health Law & Policy Clinic • Social Justice Lawyering Clinic (Fall only – Just FYI) • Come to the Clinic Information Session (Free Food!) Today or October 10th. • Externship Opportunities to Consider • Fall / Spring / Summer • 2 Credits (90 hours) or 3 Credits (120 hours) • Work with Dean O’Brien to find the right opportunity for you.
Enhancing Your JD / Law School Experience • Student Organizations • Advocacy Teams • Legal Internship Certificate • Special Opportunity: Client Counseling Competition • Teams of Two – all students are welcome • Saturday, January 14, 2017 • Sign up by December 2 (Last Day of Classes) • Be coached by President Wilson!
Looking Ahead to Summer 2017 • Financial Aid Information • Nolan James / Cora Moretta • Registration for Summer 2017 courses will be in March • Both Required/Bar-Track and Elective Courses will be offered • Keep in mind opportunities in the clinics and opportunities for externships • Summer Employment • 1L Advising Sessions on 10/17-10/18 with Dean O’Brien • Watch for job postings, submit resumes (follow instructions carefully!), and cast a wide net for the best results! • Study Abroad • Information session on November 16 at 5:15 with Dean Cravens, Pres. Wilson & students from last year’s program • Information also on the web at www.uakron.edu/law/study-abroad • Work until mid- or late-July, then travel & study. Scholarships available.
Building Update • Fall Exams – Quaker Square (Exam Central – all one location) • Spring 2017 • Classes still in both Law Building & Central Hower • Library facilities still in Central Hower • Faculty projected to move back to Law during Spring semester • ASP, Career Planning will move to upper floors of Law building • Clinic will remain at Quaker Square during Spring 2017 • Some new student study space will become available during Spring 2017 – timing TBA • Spring Exams – Quaker Square one last time unless construction is way ahead of schedule. • Summer 2017 • Projected completion of construction! • Library and Clinic return to Law building • Classes held primarily in Law (some possibly in College of Bus. Admin.)
