Category: Pro Bono / Community Service

AKRON LAW CARES

Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013

8 a.m. – Noon

The event will kickoff at 8 a.m. at the School of Law. Breakfast will be provided.

Fred Nimmer Place – 1600 Brittain Road, Akron

 Allen Dickson – 21 23rd Street, Barberton

 Safterstein Towers I – 525 Diagonal Road, Akron

 Safterstein Towers II – 585 Diagonal Road, Akron

Join the fun! Akron Law alumni, students, administration and faculty are working on a community service project

together for the senior living in Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority apartments and we need your help!

Earn community service of limited means hours!

Activities will include “hands-on” work of assisting senior residents with cleaning and organization needs of their

units, as well as joining senior residents for fun social activities. Bring your family and friends!

All participants will receive lunch and an “Akron Law CARES” t-shirt.

Advance registration required. Email: manovac@uakron.edu; Phone: 330-972-6363

Register online at uakron.edu/law/community/akronlawcares

Our next free Certificate of Qualification for Employment (CQE) clinic is this Saturday, September 14! 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 9:15a-12:30p on Saturday, September 14. The clinic will be held at Akron Public Library – Main Branch, 60 South High Street, Akron. The time you volunteer can be applied toward your graduation requirement as pro bono limited means hours.

There will be a training on Friday, September 13, 5-6:15p at the law school for our volunteers. The time you spend 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 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

Street Law, Inc. is seeking a few law students to volunteer at local high schools.  Street Law is a practical elective course taught throughout many high schools in Summit County. The time commitment will be approximately three hours for the entire semester. Although the time commitment is minimal, it is a valuable opportunity to get involved with the local community. Please email streetlaw@akronbar.org if you are interested in volunteering or have any questions.

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.  The only requirement is that you devote enough time to attempt to contact your clients at least twice a week.  These hours qualify as Pro Bono Limited Means.

There will be three training sessions this week.  Students only need to attend one meeting  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 Tuesday the 3rd at 12:30 PM, Wednesday the 4th at 12:30 PM, and Thursday the 5th at 4:30 PM.  Sessions will be in the conference room of the Legal Clinic.

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

 AKRON LAW CARES

Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013

8 a.m. – Noon

The event will kickoff at 8 a.m. at the School of Law. Breakfast will be provided.

Fred Nimmer Place – 1600 Brittain Road, Akron

 Allen Dickson – 21 23rd Street, Barberton

 Safterstein Towers I – 525 Diagonal Road, Akron

 Safterstein Towers II – 585 Diagonal Road, Akron

Join the fun! Akron Law alumni, students, administration and faculty are working on a community service project

together for the seniors living in Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority apartments, and we need your help!

Earn community service of limited means hours!

Activities will include “hands-on” work of assisting senior residents with cleaning and organization needs of their

units, as well as joining senior residents for fun social activities. Bring your family and friends!

All participants will receive lunch and an “Akron Law CARES” t-shirt.

Advance registration required. Email: manovac@uakron.edu; Phone: 330-972-6363

Register online at uakron.edu/law/community/akronlawcares

Unable to attend? Donations of cleaning supplies are welcome. Drop them off at the Dean’s Suite Front Desk.  OR, support…

KRISPY KREME DONUT SALE

Tuesday, September 3, 2013 through Thursday, September 12, 2013

in the Student Lounge beginning at 8:30 am until sold out

FREE COFFEE donated by the Law Library.

All proceeds to benefit the Akron Law Cares Program.