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CQE Clinic Volunteer Training – Friday, October 23, 4:30 pm

Our next free Certificate of Qualification for Employment (CQE) clinic is Saturday, October 24th! We’re very excited to be providing opportunities for ex-offenders in Summit County to take a step toward gaining employment and independence!

We are looking for students to volunteer from 9:00am-12:45pm on October 24th. The clinic will be held at the Akron Bar Association. The time you volunteer can be applied toward your graduation requirement as pro bono limited means hours.

There will be a mandatory volunteer training on Friday, October 23rd, 4:30-6:00pm at the law school. The time you’re at training will count toward your pro bono limited means hours as well.

If you’re interested in volunteering or have any questions, please e-mail Sarah at smw87@zips.uakron.edu. You can also learn more about the clinic at our website: http://www.uakron.edu/law/clinical/cqe-clinic.dot.

YOU MUST RSVP IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE CLINIC!

CONGRATULATIONS Trial Team Students – Jacob Nicholas, Ian Chaves & Brandi Roberts!

Please take a moment to congratulate the following Trial Team students on their success!!

Jacob Nicholas – Won ‘Best Advocate’ at the 16th Annual National Trial Advocacy Competition in Lansing, Michigan this weekend. Mr. Nicholas beat our students from 16 competing schools ranging from Georgetown University, Michigan State University, and The University of Alabama!

Ian Chaves – Won 1st place in the Landskroner Closing Argument Competition! The Cleveland Competition hosted students from Cleveland Marshall College of Law and Case Western Reserve College of Law.

Brandi Roberts – Won 3rd place in the Landskroner Closing Argument Competition!

Congratulations!!!

ALLSA Speaker: Attorney Elaine Tso – Wed. Oct. 7th at 5:15pm

Join the Asian Latino Law Students Association (ALLSA) as we welcome Akron Law alumni Elaine Tso of the Asian American Bar Association of Ohio! She will be here to talk about AABA, the amazing benefits of joining AABA, and her role within this organization. FOOD will be provided!!!
Wednesday, October 7 at 5:15pm – 6:15pm
Room: W-214

ALLSA/BLSA/JSLA “Have Your Say” Event

Asian and Latino Law Student’s, Black Law Student’s, and Jewish Law Student’s Associations will be co-hosting the October 8, 2015 “Have Your Say” in the law school atrium starting at 12:15 p.m.

Our topic will be “Implicit Biases in Law Enforcement: Use of Force and Disparate Treatment”.

Students will have the opportunity to take the Harvard Implicit Bias Test (https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html) and interpret the results to learn how implicit biases impact policing.

Guest Speakers Professor Brant Lee and Professor J. Dean Carro will speak about implicit biases and race relations as well as how law enforcement officers may harbor unknown, implicit biases that effect when and how force is used.

Please bring your laptop if you have one in order to take the Implicit Bias Test.

Event will take place in the law school atrium, October 8 at 12:15 p.m.

SBA General Meeting – Oct 6th – 12:15pm and 5:15pm W-206

“Join us on Tuesday, October 6, at both 12:15 and 5:15 p.m. in room W-206 for our second general body meeting of the school year! We will be discussing the remaining events for this fall, and how YOU can get involved.