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Legal Clinics and Public Interest Externships Information Session
Discover how you can earn course credit, pro bono hours, and gain practical legal experience! All students welcome.
Monday, February 24th at 12:20 and 5:15 in Room 133.
Professor Joann Sahl, Professor Gary Spring and Attorney Russel Nichols will be discussing externships and opportunities with the legal clinics. Hope to see you there!
Friday is the last day to sign up for the Tzangas Plakas intramural mock trial tournament. The tournament will occur on Saturday, March 8th. This is a great way to gain experience in trying cases and a great opportunity to network with Judges and Attorneys in the area. Cash prizes will be given to the top four teams as well as the two best witnesses. Email Collin Wise at cwise@lawlion.com to register your team.
As an attorney you need to know you can collect on your client’s behalf. The “Peace of Mind” uncollectible clinic will teach you how to review credit reports and financial statements and will provide hands-on experience working directly with clients.
This bankruptcy by-pass clinic is designed to assist clients whose income and assets are of a type that is exempt from garnishment or attachment through legal process. Students will attend a training session on the day of the clinic. Student volunteers will work individually with each client to review and verify their financial situation. Afterwards, clients and their assigned law student will participate in an educational presentation on Ohio’s exemption statute, O.R.C. 2329.66. The client and student will then meet individually with an attorney who will review the client’s documents, verify that the client is “exempt from collection upon judgment,” and confirm that creditors have been correctly identified. In order to determine the effectiveness of the “Notice of Uncollectibility” letters and identify potential violations of the Fair Debt Act (U.S.C. 15 §1692), students will be required to make follow up contact twice with each assigned client.
The clinic and follow up work will meet students’ 5-hour pro bono requirement. Interested students must be able to commit their time for the entire clinic and the additional time required for follow up.
Clinic Agenda
3:00 – 3:45 p.m. Law Student Training
3:30 – 3:45 p.m. Clients arrive
3:45 – 4:15 p.m. Law Students meet with assigned clients
4:15 – 5:00 p.m. Educational tutorial with question & answer segment
5:00 – 7:30 p.m. Individual attorney/client meetings
Austintown, OH – Law Clerk – Eric Petroleum
AkronLawJobs No. 5013 Overview: Eric Petroleum, Austintown, OH – seeks part-time law clerk to work with General Counsel’s office
Qualifications: 2L (including part-time 3Ls), 2.8 GPA or higher, proficient with Word programs including Excel; experience with oil and gas a plus.
To apply: submit resume and cover letter via email to ab139@uakron.edu or hard copy to the CPPO.
Deadline: Friday, February 21st at Noon.
All students who have registered for graduation for May 2014 should have received an e-mail yesterday with information regarding your mandatory exit interview, which must be completed by April 4, 2014.
If you did not receive the e-mail, please stop by the CPPO or email lawcareerplanning@uakron.edu for your required forms and to schedule your exit interview. Thank you!