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CQE Clinic Volunteer Training – Friday, June 21st at 12:15 PM

 Our first free Certificate of Qualification for Employment (CQE) clinic has been scheduled for Saturday, June 22! We’re very excited to be starting this brand new clinic to provide opportunities for ex-offenders in Summit County to take a step toward gaining employment and independence!

We are looking for students to volunteer from 9:30a-1:00p on Saturday, June 22. The clinic will be held at the law school and the time you volunteer can be applied toward your graduation requirement as pro bono limited means hours. There will be a training on Friday, June 21 at 12:15p for our volunteers. If you’re interested in volunteering or have any questions, please e-mail Lyndsey at LLL35@zips.uakron.edu. You can also learn more about the clinic at our website: http://www.uakron.edu/law/clinical/cqe-clinic.dot

Important Information: NEW Reporting Method for all Pro Bono and Community Service Hours!

Attention Students! Effective immediately, you will be reporting all pro bono and community service hours using Symplicity. You will no longer be handing in your forms or emailing your forms to Professor Joann Sahl or Alisa Benedict O’Brien to report hours. Please use this new method for all summer hours, and going forward.

Your will find instructions 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.

You will now also be able to check all of your reported hours on Symplicity.

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!

 

Student Tickets Available for Akron Law Alumni Awards and Class Reunion Dinner!

The annual Akron Law Alumni Awards and Class Reunion Dinner will be held this Friday, May 17 in the UA Student Union. Cocktail hour begins at 5:30 p.m., and the dinner and awards ceremony will follow at 6:30 p.m.

 

Through the generosity of several alumni, some complimentary seats are still available for students and their guests. These seats will be awarded on a first-to-respond basis. After these seats have been claimed, students will be offered a reduced ticket price of $20 per person. If you would like to attend the dinner, please contact Sue Staats at 330.972.7246 or staats@uakron.edu by May 16 at noon.

 

This is an excellent opportunity to meet and network with alumni of many generations. We hope to see you there!

Expungement Clinic UPDATE!

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.  These hours qualify as Pro Bono Limited Means.

**Update**There will be two more training sessions next week.  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 Thursday, May 16th at 6:00 PM and Friday, May 17th at 11:30 AM in Room 134 of the Law School.

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