Category: Pro Bono / Community Service

Community Service and Networking Opportunity – Law, Love & Chocolate – 2/4/16 – 2 more volunteers needed!

Community Service and Networking Opportunity – Law, Love & Chocolate – 2/4/16

Earn community service hours and meet members of the Stark County Bar Association! 8 law student volunteers are needed to assist with Law, Love & Chocolate, an event co-sponsored by the Akron Law Alumni Association and the Stark County Bar Association. Volunteers will provide tours of the Historic Onesto Lofts to event attendees, check coats, assist with carriage rides, and help with the photo booth. We will provide the volunteers with assignments and instructions on the evening of the event before guests arrive.
The event will be held on Thursday, February 4th from 5:00 p.m to 8:00 p.m. at The Historic Onesto Lofts in downtown Canton. Volunteers will need to arrive by 4:00 p.m. If you are interested in volunteering, please e-mail Michele Novachek at manovac@uakron.edu – the subject of your email should be “Law, Love & Chocolate Volunteer.”

Expungement Clinic seeking student volunteers – earn pro bono of limited means hours!

The Expungement Clinic helps low-income Summit County 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 a training session on Wednesday, January 20th at 5:00 PM in the Law School Legal Clinic, Room 401 of Quaker Square. Interested students please RSVP to Russel Nichols at russel.nichols@gmail.com or Paul Zindle at pez2@uakron.edu.

UPDATE: CQE Clinic Volunteer Training – Friday, January 22nd, 4:30 pm

Our next free Certificate of Qualification for Employment (CQE) clinic is Saturday, January 23rd! 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 Saturday, January 23rd. The clinic will be held at the OhioMeansJobs Center (1040 E. Tallmadge Ave. Akron, Ohio 44310). 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, January 22nd, 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!

CQE Clinic Volunteer Training – Friday, November 13th, 4:30 pm

Our next free Certificate of Qualification for Employment (CQE) clinic is Saturday, January 23rd! 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 Saturday, January 23rd. The clinic will be held at the OhioMeansJobs Center (1040 E. Tallmadge Ave. Akron, Ohio 44310). 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, January 22nd, 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!

Spring Public Interest Fellowship application opens 1/11/16

Public Interest Law Program – Spring 2016: Each semester (spring, summer and fall), the Law School awards a stipend to a number of students who have secured a public interest internship. Applications for funding for the Spring 2016 Public Interest Law (PIL) Program will be accepted beginning Monday, January 11, 2016.

Students interested in applying for a Spring 2016 Public Interest Law award should begin thinking now about securing a placement for their spring PIL work experience. The Public Interest Law Program supports and encourages those students who would like to gain experience in public interest areas. Recent local placements have included:

Cleveland Homeless Legal Assistance Program
Community Legal Aid Services of Akron
City of Canton, Public Safety and Service Departments
Council of International Programs USA Mahoning County Prosecutor
National Labor Relations Board Ninth District Court of Appeals Ohio
Civil Rights Commission U.S. Attorney’s Office
Stark County Public Defender’s Office
Stow Law Department
Summit County Prosecutor
University of Akron Legal Clinic/Appellate Review Office
U.S. Attorney’s Office
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

If you think you would like to obtain a public interest internship, but have no idea how to line up a placement, please feel free to call upon Career Planning Director, Alisa Benedict O’Brien.

The deadline to submit your application for SPRING 2016 PIL funding is Friday, January 25 at 12:00 Noon. You must secure a public interest placement before submitting your application. Visit for http://www.uakron.edu/law/curriculum/extern-register.dot application materials and more information.