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Please join the CPPO and Members of the Akron Bar Association on Wednesday, October 9th at 5:15 – Room 133 for “How to Distinguish Yourself in the Legal Job Market” – come and hear from young associates about how to make yourself stand out in your legal job search. All are welcome! Food will be served!
Friday, October 4th at 12:30 – 1:30 PM in Room 165
Speaker Tom Linney from the Animal Legal Defense Fund and co-host of radio program “Animal Concerns of Texas” will be here to speak about careers in animal law and opportunities for law students to get involved.
Lunch will be served – all are welcome!
The 5:15PM information session for the Presidential Management Fellowship Program originally scheduled for Tuesday, October 1st has been cancelled. The 12:20 PM session will be held in Room 133. If you are interested in learning more about the PMF program and application, please come to the 12:20 PM session or stop by the CPPO. Additional information can be found here : http://www.pmf.gov/becomeapmf/index.aspx
The Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program Office invites interested applicants with any unique questions regarding the program and application process to join the Coffee Chat on Wednesday, October 2nd, any time between 2 and 4 PM (Eastern Time).
The PMF Class of 2014 tentative application period is from Tuesday, October 1 through Tuesday, October 15, 2013. We recommend you apply early and set aside ample time to complete the entire application.
Please stop by the CPPO with questions.
You will find instructions for reporting here: http://www.uakron.edu/law/community/symplicity-entry-instructions.pdf
Please note, your supervisors must still sign the Certification of Supervisor forms and you will be uploading those forms for all of your volunteer work.
PLEASE NOTE: all hours completed during the summer must be reported by September 30th in order to be counted.
If you do not have your Symplicity log in information, or you need any help with this new reporting process, please email Alisa Benedict O’Brien: ab139@uakron.edu. Thank you.
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. If you are interested, please contact Cindy Adair at cadair@communitylegalaid.org or vlsp@communitylegalaid.org