Category: Pro Bono / Community Service

Our next free Certificate of Qualification for Employment (CQE) clinic is 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 9:00a-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

The Akron Zoo is currently looking for volunteers to work Boo at the Zoo on Oct 12/13, 19/20, 26/27 from 2:00-9:00 p.m. The volunteers would work the treat stations passing out candy to the guests. The zoo will provide the treats and the costumes. Volunteers are just asked to provide excellent customer service and be willing to work outside. If you are interested please call 330.375.2550 ext 7231 or email mlsyx@akronzoo.org. Thank you.

Our next free Certificate of Qualification for Employment (CQE) clinic is this Saturday, August 17! 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 12:15-4:45p on Saturday, August 17. The clinic will be held at Antioch Baptist Church, 670 Vernon Odom Blvd, 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, August 16, 5-6:15p at the law school for our volunteers. 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 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

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 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 Monday the 12th and Wednesday the 14th at 5:00 PM and Tuesday the 13th at 10:00 AM.

 

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

Street Law will be hosting an annual seminar regarding “Teaching Tolerance” at the Akron Bar Association on Friday, August 9, 2013 from 8:00am-Noon. There will be several guest speakers from various organization including the Ohio Attorney General’s Office-Civil Rights Division, Anti-Defamation League, and Ohio Center for Law Related Education. Attendees must register. To register for the event please contact Amy Inzina Street Law Coordinator at 330-253-5007 x204 or streetlaw@akronbar.org. If you would like to find out more information about Street Law and volunteer opportunities please contact Amy Inzina.