Confidential Sounding Board

Akron Law has a Confidential Sounding Board available to you!

Prof. Kani Harvey Hightower serves as a sounding board for you to confidentially discuss any issues you may have, positive or negative, personal or otherwise. She is happy to point you in the right direction, or simply lend an ear!

Sounding Board office hours are Wednesdays from 12:30 – 3:30 and 6:15 – 7:45 in room 232 (upper level of the atrium). You can also reach Prof. Hightower at khh1@uakron.edu, or at the new Confidential Sounding Board hotline: 330-972-5345. This number will reach Prof. Hightower at any time, and if she is unavailable to answer, please leave a message so that she can return your call as soon as she is able.

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LEGAL CLINIC ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR PAID POSITION – deadline is January 31st by 5:00 PM

The University of Akron School of Law Legal Clinic is hiring for a paid position open for Spring semester 2014 and Summer 2014. The paid position is for a Director of our Inmate Assistance Program and as a staff member for the Appellate Review Office. This position is open to all 2L or 3 L full time or evening students. The person chosen for this position will be paid $8.00 per hour up to 20 hours per week during the school year and 25 hours per week during the summer.  Students must take credit courses during the summer to qualify for employment.

People interested in developing interviewing, research, and writing skills should apply.  Our Clinic graduates use their skills in civil and criminal contexts as Public Defenders, County Prosecutors, Legal Aid lawyers, judicial law clerks, and civil practitioners.

A cover letter and resume must be submitted to Maureen Davis no later than Friday, January 31, 2013 at 5:00 p.m.  Please sign up for an interview time in the Legal Clinic when you submit your application.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Maureen Davis at 330-972-7751 or by e-mail, mdavis1@uakron.edu.

Pro Bono Limited Means Opportunity with Community Legal Aid

The Volunteer Legal Services Program (VLSP) at Community Legal Aid offers a variety of limited means opportunities for students interested in developing skills 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.

 

Students volunteering for the VLSP will work in several areas of law:  Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Simple Contract law, Simple Estate Planning, and Family law.

 

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 Paralegal, Cindy Adair, at cadair@communitylegalaid.org.

All fall pro bono and community service hours must be reported no later than Friday, January 31st

PLEASE NOTE: all hours completed during the fall semester must be reported by Friday, January 31st  in order to be counted.

You will find instructions for reporting on Symplicity here: http://www.uakron.edu/law/community/symplicity-entry-instructions.pdf

Please note, your supervisors must still sign the Certification of Supervisor forms and you will be uploading those forms for all of your volunteer work.

If you do not have your Symplicity log in information, or you need any help with this new reporting process, please email Alisa Benedict O’Brien: ab139@uakron.edu. Thank you.

CQE Clinic Volunteer Training – Friday, January 24, 5:00pm – 1Ls welcome!!

Our next free Certificate of Qualification for Employment (CQE) clinic is Saturday, January 25! 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 12:15p-4:45p on Saturday, January 25. The clinic will be held at Woodlawn United Methodist Church, 444 N. Hawkins, Ave, Akron. 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, January 24, 5-6:15p at the law school. The time you’re at training will count toward your pro bono limited means hours as well. 1Ls are welcome to attend this training and volunteer at the clinic!!

If you’re interested in volunteering or have any questions, please e-mail Lyndsey at LLL35@zips.uakron.edu. You can also learn more about the clinic at our website: http://www.uakron.edu/law/clinical/cqe-clinic.dot.