Month: August 2014

Expungement Clinic seeking student volunteers

The Expungement Clinic helps low-income Akron residents seal the record of their criminal convictions. A sealed record enables many people better access to jobs, housing, and volunteer opportunities. Students will learn integral skills in the legal field including filing paperwork with the court, drafting motions, interviewing real clients, and communicating with clients both through the mail and over the phone. Students who are eligible for a legal intern certificate will have ample opportunities to appear in court and present an oral argument.

A student commitment to the Expungement Clinic can be for as few or as many hours as the student pleases. The only requirement is that you devote enough time to attempt to contact your clients at least twice a week. All hours qualify as Pro Bono Limited Means.
There are now two different volunteer opportunities to accommodate night and non-traditional students. After attending a training, students can volunteer at our Saturday events without maintaining a regular presence during normal business hours.

There will be three training sessions next week. Students only need to attend one meeting These sessions are informational only, and students are welcome to attend simply for a brief overview of the law surrounding sealing of a conviction. The trainings will be Tuesday the 26th at 4:00 PM, Wednesday the 27th at 12:30 PM, and Friday the 29th at 12:30 PM. Sessions will be in the Legal Clinic Conference Room and will be expected to last 30 – 45 minutes.

Students with any questions please contact Russel Nichols at russel.nichols@gmail.com.

Upcoming On-Campus Interview Deadlines!

Tzangas, Plakas, Mannos – deadline to apply is August 20th by 3:00 PM

Jackson Lewis – deadline to apply is August 21st by 3:00 PM

Cavitch, Familo & Durkin Co. – deadline to apply is August 22nd by 3:00 PM

Kastner, Westman & Wilkins – deadline to apply is August 22nd by 3:00 PM

ALL information and applications are available on Symplicity/AkronLawJobs.

If you have any questions, please stop by or contact the CPPO. Thank you.

New! Thompson Hine LLP Resume Collection – deadline is Wed. August 27th at 5:00 PM

The Business Litigation practice group of Thompson Hine LLP seeks a 2L for an eight-week summer clerkship in its Cleveland office. Outstanding academic credentials, excellent writing and research skills, and a strong interest in a career as a trial lawyer are required. Participation in Law Review and moot court/trial team competition are preferred, as is coursework and/or clinical offerings in trial practice. Required materials include a letter of interest, resume, and transcript.

Please email your materials to Alisa Benedict O’Brien, Director of Career Planning, ab139@uakron.edu by Wednesday, August 27th at 5:00 PM. Thank you.

How to Brief a Case

Try this CALI lesson for some practice on briefing a case. Take this online interactive tutorial through the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) website.  The University of Akron School of Law provides access to CALI for our law students.  There are over 900 lessons and drills covering substantive legal topics and legal skills.

Here is a description about the lesson:

“This is an exercise designed to introduce first-semester law students to the basic elements of a typical case “brief” and to teach them general methodology for writing their own briefs. The exercise consists of three parts: (1) an introduction to the purposes and uses of a case brief; (2) a detailed examination of each of the ten components of a typical case brief (with examples); and (3) two actual cases that students are asked to read and then to brief.”

Lesson Completion Time: 2 hours
CALI Password: First year law students- see the Orientation Materials for your CALI password or stop in at the Law Library.
How to find this lesson: Follow this link to CALI and log-in.
Questions?  Contact Lynn Lenart, Assistant Law Librarian for Reference Services.  330-972-6357, llenart@uakron.edu, Law Library, second floor, office 269.

Where Does the Law Come From?

Learn about the structure and function of the 3 branches of the Unites States government, how each branch makes laws and the checks and balances in place that prevent one branch from acquiring too much power.  Take this online interactive tutorial through the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) website.  The University of Akron School of Law provides access to CALI for our law students.  There are over 900 lessons and drills covering substantive legal topics and legal skills.

Even if you are comfortable with how our law is made, it might be wise to work through this short review.  It is a very fast lesson and, like all of the CALI lessons, you learn a lot without realizing it.

Lesson Completion Time: 30 minutes
CALI Password: First year law students- see the Orientation packet for your CALI password or stop in at the Law Library.
How to find this lesson: Follow this link to CALI and log-in.
Questions?  Contact Lynn Lenart, Assistant Law Librarian for Reference Services.  330-972-6357, llenart@uakron.edu, Law Library, second floor, office 269.