Important Reminder: all community service and pro bono hours completed during the fall semester must be logged on Symplicity/AkronLawJobs no later than Wednesday, January 31st by 5PM. If you have any questions, please contact Dean O’Brien: ab139@uakron.edu or Prof. Joann Sahl: jsahl1@uakron.edu. Thank you.
Category: Pro Bono / Community Service
Pro Bono Limited Means Opportunity with Community Legal Aid (Akron)
The Volunteer Legal Services Program (VLSP) at Community Legal Aid is seeking a law student who is interested in volunteering with our Pro Se Family law program as well as our Hot-Docs project in Spring 2018. Our office is closed for the Holiday break from December 22nd until January 1st so we would anticipate a commencement date of sometime in middle to late January. The law student will be focused on strengthening and expanding our Pro Se Family law program by reviewing and updating client packets, updating information concerning court contacts, procedures and resources and incorporating the use of Hot Docs to streamline the clinic process. We are asking for a commitment of 3-6 hours a week. Our offices are open Monday through Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm. Unfortunately we cannot accommodate evening or weekend volunteering.
Please email Carla Boyle Small at cboylesmall@communitylegalaid.org if you are interested. Thanks!
Pro Bono Limited Means Opportunity
The Reentry Clinic seeks volunteers for data collection on clients assisted by the CQE and Expungement Clinics. The project will involve contacting the clients and administering a survey. The results will be documented in an Excel spreadsheet. The project will occur in December after the conclusion of final exams. The project will count for pro bono of limited means hours. If you are interested in the project, please e-mail Professor Joann Sahl, jsahl1@uakron.edu. Your e-mail must contain the date you can start the project and how many hours you will be available in December to complete the project.
Speech and Debate Team Judges Needed
The Copley High School Speech and Debate team is looking for individuals that are willing to judge at tournaments on Saturday’s. Copley is about a 15 minute drive from campus. This is a great way to see future lawyers in action. If interested, please email head coach, Shannon Rote at Shannon.Rote@Copley-Fairlawn.org The schedule for the season is below. You can volunteer for any or all of the sessions. You can receive general community service hours towards your pro bono hours.
2017-2018 Speech and Debate Team Schedule
October
21 Carrollton Novice
28 GlenOak(Novice) All Events
November
4 Perry All Events
11 Wadsworth All Events
18 COPLEY All Events
December
2 Stow All Events
9 Vermilion All Events
15 & 16 GlenOak LD/PF/Congress
16 McKinley IE/Congress (power)
January
6 Hoover All Events
12 & 13 Sylvania Selected Members
13 Berea All Events
20 Wooster All Events (power)
27 Norton All Events
February
3 Littles-Wooster All Events
10 (snow date) Littles-Wooster All Events
16 & 17 Bigs-Perry All Events
March
2-3 State Finals-(Sylvania)
24 Elms District Congress
*Schedule is subject to Change**
IE= Individual Events
LD= Lincoln-Douglas Debate
PF= Public Forum Debate
SC= Student Congress Debate
Reminder! Summer Pro Bono Hours due Fri. 9/29!
All – please log all of your summer pro bono and community services hours on Symplicity/AkronLawJobs by this Friday, September 29th. Hours logged after that date will not be counted. For further details or required forms, please visit: http://uakron.edu/law/current-students/probono.dot or feel free to contact Dean O’Brien: ab139@uakron.edu or 330-972-8540.