The Center for Constitutional Law at Akron seeks a volunteer student Social Media Manager to maintain the Center’s Twitter account. The Center is one of only two operating national resource centers established by Congress to support constitutional law research and public education. The Social Media Manager will provide daily posts on the Con Law Center Twitter page and will engage in advanced legal research on new cases and scholarship in the field. The Social Media Manger will be part of the Cent’ers team working to enhance public understanding of the Constitution. If interested, contact the Director of the Con Law Center, Dean Tracy Thomas at thomast@uakron.edu and explain your interest, qualifications, and availability for the position. Follow the CCL at @conlawcenter.
Category: General Announcements
Expungement Clinic seeking student volunteers
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, 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. All hours qualify as Pro Bono Limited Means.
There are now two different volunteer opportunities to accommodate night and non-traditional students. After attending a training, students can volunteer at our Saturday events without maintaining a regular presence during normal business hours.
There will be a training session on September 23rd at 12:00 in Room W-206. The training should last approximately one hour. Interested students should contact Russel Nichols at russel.nichols@gmail.com or Paul Zindle at pez2@uakron.edu.
Information Session on Summer Study Abroad in Japan & South Korea
Information Session on Summer Study Abroad in Japan & South Korea
Come learn more about our new study abroad program in Japan & South Korea for Summer 2016. Hear from Dean Wilson and Prof. Cravens (Asst. Dean for Global Engagement) about this exciting opportunity to study international & comparative law in multiple international settings, learn important practical skills, get exposure to different legal cultures, and more! Information sessions will be held at two different dates and times to fit your schedule – come either on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 12:15 in Room L-151 OR Monday, Oct. 19 at 5:30 in Room L-165.
Substance Abuse Lecture – Thursday, September 24
Our Fall semester Substance Abuse Lecture will be on Thursday, September 24, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Law School Room 165.
The Ohio Office of Bar Admissions requires all students to take a one-hour substance abuse lecture during law school. Attend now to complete this requirement regardless of your year in law school. Graduating students please plan to attend if you have not yet attended a substance abuse lecture and plan to take the Ohio Bar exam. Free substance abuse lectures are offered to the entire law student body only ONCE during the fall semester and ONCE during the spring semester.
Absolutely no admittance after 5:30 pm – please arrive early to record your attendance.
Sponsored by The Office of Student Services, lawstudentservices@uakron.edu
SUPREME COURT RULES FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAR OF OHIO
A certificate from a law school or a continuing legal education sponsor, certifying that the applicant has received at least one hour of instruction on substance abuse, including causes, prevention, detection, and treatment alternatives. Substance abuse instruction that is provided by a continuing legal education sponsor qualifies under this section only if it has been accredited by the Commission on Continuing Legal Education as an approved sub-stance abuse activity under Gov. Bar R. X.
Two Dates to Save – Please Attend as Needed
Wednesday, September 23, 5:30 – 6:30 pm, Room 165 – Ohio Bar Application Workshop
For all 2nd year students, full-time and part-time: you need to submit your Application to Register as a Candidate for Admission to the Ohio Bar to the Supreme Court of Ohio by November 16. Join the Director of the Ohio Supreme Court Bar Admissions Office to learn how to complete your application and to have your application questions answered. *Please Note: to prepare for this session and your application, please complete the information HERE by Monday, September 21.
Thursday, September 24, 5:30 – 6:30 pm, Room 165 – Substance Abuse Lecture
This is for all students who plan to take the Ohio Bar at any time in the future. You may fulfill this bar requirement at any time while you are in law school.