Category: General Announcements

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, 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.  We do ask that you commit to at least one of our upcoming Saturday Outreach Clinics so we know how many volunteers we will have at each clinic.

UPCOMING CLINICS:

Saturday February 11, 2017

8:00am- 12:00pm

The Chapel

 All hours qualify as ProBono Limited Means.     There will be a mandatory training session. We will schedule the training(s) the week of February 6-10, once we receive feedback from volunteers. Please indicate your availability for training in the email. The training will last 30-45 minutes.  Interested students or questions please RSVP to Professor Heather Staab at hstaab@uakron.edu.

 

Akron, OH – Part-time Court Intern / Runner – Akron Municipal Court

AkronLawJobs No. 8034

Seeking an intern / court runner to begin immediately. Ideal for evening students or students with a flexible schedule. Part time.

Qualifications: 1L, 2L, and 3L may apply.

How to apply: Send your resume and cover letter to Montrella Jackson at mjackson@akronohio.gov.

Deadline: Monday, February 6, 2017

You will definitely want to make this lecture, either to fulfill this requirement now for the rest of the time you are in law school, or as your final opportunity to attend a free lecture if you haven’t yet attended and plan to graduate in Spring 2017.

Spring 2017 Substance Abuse Lecture

Date:  Wednesday, February 1

Time: 5:20 – 6:20 pm    *Please note:  ARRIVE EARLY to sign in – there will be no admittance after 5:20 pm.

Location:  McDowell Law Center Room 160

Your attendance is verified by your signing the attendance sheet as you enter the lecture.  Doors will open at 5:00 pm, and no one is admitted after the lecture has begun.  Akron Law hosts this free lecture twice each year, at the beginning of the spring and fall semesters.

The Substance Abuse Lecture is required for anyone who plans take the Ohio Bar at any time in the future.  You may attend this lecture during any semester you are in law school, and we will verify your attendance with the Supreme Court of Ohio when you graduate.

If you have any questions, please email Mary Cooke at mec@uakron.edu.

April 3, 2017 is the deadline for filing your application to take the July 2017 Ohio bar exam.  

The following certificate forms for the Ohio Bar Examination have approaching deadlines.  These forms must be certified by the law school, then submitted to the Court so that eligibility to sit for the Ohio Bar Examination may be established. Please check these upcoming deadlines and be sure to submit any bar forms you may need with time allowed for processing by Student Services.

Law School Character Certificate:

Please make sure you are current with any Amendments to Application updating your Character and Fitness items since you started law school.  Your Law School Character Certificate will be completed with any character/fitness items you have submitted, so please submit any updates by Monday, February 13th.  You will include your Character Certificate in your application packet to the Court due by April 3rd.  The deadline to be received (not postmarked) at the Court as per their website: Important Dates.

The dates for the July 2017 Ohio bar exam are July 25, 26, and 27, 2017.

Final Law School Certificate:

We will prepare your Final Certificate and mail it to the Bar Admissions Office of the Supreme Court of Ohio the week following Commencement.

Substance Abuse Instruction Certificate:

You do not need to submit this form to us for completion.  If you attended one of the lectures here at Akron Law, we include the completion of this one hour substance abuse lecture on your Final Law School Certificate.    Substance abuse lectures are available twice a year at Akron Law, once in the spring semester, and once in the fall semester.

The next Substance Abuse Lecture will be on Wednesday, February 1, in Room 160 in McDowell Law Center  from 5:20 – 6:20 pm.  Please arrive early to sign in.  The lecture will begin promptly at 5:20 pm, and we cannot admit anyone who arrives late.

If you do not attend the lecture on February 1st at Akron Law, make-up lectures are not available through The University of Akron School of Law.  Lectures are scheduled through Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA) online course option for a fee. Their office phone is 1-800-282-6556.

Application to Take the Bar Examination: (located online http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/AttySvcs/admissions/Bar_Exam/default.asp )

Our next free Certificate of Qualification for Employment (CQE) clinic is Saturday, February 11, 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 8:30am-12:45pm on Saturday, February 11, 2017.  The clinic will be held at the Emmanuel Christian Academy [350 S Portage Path, Akron, OH 44320]. 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, February 10, 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!!!