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.

On-campus interview with Jeffries, Kube, Forrest & Monteleone – deadline extended! Applications due Tuesday, January 14th by 5:00 PM

Jeffries, Kube, Forrest & Monteleone – Cleveland, OH – on-campus interviews to be held Thursday, January 23, 2014

Small litigation firm seeks summer associate and will be conducting interviews on campus next week. Open to 2Ls, top 30% of class; submit resume, cover letter and law school transcript to lawcareerplanning@uakron.edu or you can drop your materials off at the CPPO, no later than Tuesday, January 13th at 5:00 PM.