Category: General Announcements

Our next free Certificate of Qualification for Employment (CQE) clinic is Saturday, October 28, 2017!  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 9:15am-1:00pm on Saturday, October 28, 2017.  The clinic will be held at the Akron-Summit County Public Library [60 S. High St., Akron, OH 44308]. 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 28, 2017 from 4:30-6:00pm for first timers. Location of the training will be announced the week of the clinic. The time you are at training will count towards your pro bono limited means hours as well. For those who have completed the training once before, you are more than welcome to attend the training for a refresher. However, you may not count the training towards your pro bono limited means hours again.

If you’re interested in volunteering or have any questions, please e-mail Brittany at bfw7@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!!!

 

The International Law Society’s general body meeting is this Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 12:15PM in Room 161. We will be collecting dues, discuss T-shirts, fundraising and events going forward. If you would like to remain on the portal and membership roster, but cannot attend please send an email to Norlande Dathis (nd62@zips.uakron.edu), so that you can receive the relevant information.

Looking for a low-risk way to start remembering criminal law for the bar exam.   Perhaps you’re interested in Ohio criminal law trivia, like the tidbit that criminal battery does not exist in Ohio.

The early start bar study group elected to do a criminal law essay this week.  Feel free to join us – outlines are available.  You don’t have to remember anything from criminal law – we’ll flounder around together and figure it out.

We meet Thursday from 1:00 – 3:00 in L-325.

The Saturday group meets from 10:30 – 12:30 in L-201 (Note the different room this week!)

The study group is intended for primarily for people who intend to take the February (or July) bar exam this year.  But it is good general practice for anyone struggling to avoid being conclusory when you do the RA part of IRAC, or to dissect prompts to find all of the facts that have been planted for analysis.

Questions, or for access to the early start bar prep site, contact Nancy Reeves at nlr22@uakron.edu

The Spring 2018 schedule is posted at: http://uakron.edu/law/curriculum/areas/schedules.dot .  The schedule will be viewable in your MyAkron on Monday, October 23, 2017.  Registration will begin on Monday, October 30th at 6:00 p.m.

The registration materials and course information will be posted within a week on the Akron Law Advising Brightspace page.  Watch the blog for information.

Come and learn what Voting rights you currently have and Don’t have, and which ones are currently being challenged, at Local, State, and Federal Levels.  We’ll have a panel of experts on Election Law, both Locally and Federally. Learn how you can get involved, regardless of which way you land on the fight. Food will be provided for this important and timely community event, so bring a friend!