The legal clinic seeks volunteers for the Certificate of Qualification for Employment (CQE) clinic

The clinic assists eligible clients remotely with
completing the CQE application. To participate in the opportunity, you must
attend training. The next training will be on January 27th, 2021, from
6-7:30 pm online. 

Once trained law students can work on CQEs on their own
time with clients to earn pro bono of limited means hours. The training
will also count for those hours. If you have any questions or want to sign
up for the training please contact Kellie Lockemer at
kml134@uakron.edu  Thank you! 

VALID clinic

The legal clinic seeks volunteers for the University’s VALID clinic. The clinic assists clients remotely by providing them with personalized guidance through the processes of having their driver’s licenses resisted. Often involving having fees and fines waived or reduced and legal issues resolved. 

To participate in this opportunity, you must attend a training. Once trained law students can work on VALID Cases during clinic hours to earn pro bono of limited means hours. The training will also count for those hours. If you have any questions or want to schedule a training, please contact Mike Arnold at Maa69@uakron.edu . 

Thank you, Mike

AKC’s Companion Animal Law Writing Contest

The American Kennel Club® (AKC) is pleased to announce the fourth annual Companion Animal Law Writing Contest! The contest begins on August 10th and is opens to all students currently enrolled at an ABA-accredited law school.

The contest will offer a first-place prize of $2500 and a second-place prize of $500.

Students are asked to choose between two topics: forfeiture of an animal and the legal treatment of animals as property. This year’s topics offer students the unique opportunity to discuss legal perspectives on issues currently in the news and at the forefront of animal law. 

Entries will be judged by legal and public policy professionals with experience in laws impacting companion animals.

Contestants can enter now through March 31, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. EST. To learn more about the contest, including official rules and policies, please click here.

You can also “Like” the contest on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/writeaboutanimallaw/