Community Legal Aid’s Volunteer Legal Services Program (VLSP) seeks volunteers!

Are you interested in pursuing a career in Public Interest Law? Are the reasons you decided to go to law school mostly about wanting to help people? Consider interning with Community Legal Aid’s Volunteer Legal Services Program (VLSP).

Community Legal Aid is the sole provider of legal assistance to low income individuals in an eight county area. The Volunteer Legal Services Program is a program within Community Legal Aid that works very closely with private attorneys providing them with a number of volunteer opportunities. Students volunteering for the VLSP will work in several areas of law: Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Simple Contract law, Simple Estate Planning, and Family law.

For students, our program offers a variety of learning opportunities in the following areas; client interviews, client meetings, document review, case management, determining the correct address for service and notice, drafting simple estate planning documents, drafting advice letters, completing public record searches.

NOTE: Students are required to volunteer a minimum of five (5) hours. Students who can volunteer twice a week (5-8 hours total per week) for the entire semester will be provided with more substantive training along with an opportunity to attend a 341 Hearing, sit in on a bankruptcy petition signing, attend a call day at U.S. Bankruptcy Court, and work with a private attorney to execute Simple Estate Planning Documents.
If interested, please contact VLSP Staff Attorney, Carla Boyle, at cboyle@communitylegalaid.org

1L Election Results

Good Morning!

After a very close race between all of the nominees, I am happy to announce the following four individuals as your new 1L SBA class representatives:

Class President: Haley Martinelli
Representatives: Clinton Householder, Abbey Chandler, and Rachael Aufdenkampe

Congratulations! Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote–have a great day!

Best,
Elayna Saad

University of Akron
Student Bar Association
Daniel J. Boyer│President
Elayna M. Saad│Vice President
Kallen L. Dearnbarger│Secretary
Dakota J. Fox│Treasurer

CQE Clinic Volunteer Training – Friday, September 26, from 4:15-5:30

Our next free Certificate of Qualification for Employment (CQE) clinic is Saturday, September 27th! 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 1:30p-5:00p on Saturday, September 27th. The clinic will be held at the First Apostolic Faith Church, 790 Easter Avenue, Akron, OH 44307.The time you volunteer can be applied toward your graduation requirement as pro bono limited means hours.

There will be a volunteer training on Friday, September 26, 4:15-5:30p at the law school. 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 Sarah at smw87@zips.uakron.edu. You can also learn more about the clinic at our website: http://www.uakron.edu/law/clinical/cqe-clinic.dot.

LET GO OF THE STRESS!! Upcoming University Intramural Sports Deadlines

Deadlines are fast approaching for the first Intramural Sports activities of the semester.

• Registration for flag football and softball closes on Wednesday, Sept. 10. Flag football offers men’s, women’s, co-rec, fraternity, sorority and freshmen-only leagues. The cost is $50 per team and is offered Monday through Thursday evenings.
• The Co-Rec Softball Tournament costs $40 per team and will be held all day on Saturday, Sept. 13.
All registration takes place online via IMLeagues.com/UAkron. Please contact the OASIS Office with any questions at ext. 6956 or intramurals@uakron.edu.