*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, 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.
Please keep in mind we can only accept a limited amount of students for each clinic.

UPCOMING CLINIC:

Saturday April 22, 2017

8:00am- 12:00pm

Woodland United Methodist Church

Akron, Ohio

All hours qualify as Pro Bono Limited Means.

There will be a mandatory training session.  We will schedule the training the week of April 17-21, once we receive feedback from volunteers.  Please indicate your availability for training in the email.  The training will last 45-60 minutes.  Interested students or questions please RSVP to Professor Heather Staab at hstaab@uakron.edu.

THANK YOU!

National Black Prosecutors Association Annual Job Fair July 18, 2017 – Cleveland

The National Black Prosecutors Association Annual Job Fair will be taking place on Tuesday, July 18th at the Westin Cleveland Downtown, Cleveland Ohio.  The early registration fee for the Job Fair is $25.00 for law students and 2017 law school graduates, and $50.00 for experienced attorneys. Starting May 1St the regular Job Fair registration fee is $50.00 for law students and 2017 law school graduates, and $75.00 for experienced attorneys. On June 25th the job fair registration fee increases to $100 for law students and the class of 2017, and $150.00 for experienced attorneys. Registration closes on July 1st. All Job fair participants can mail in their payment, registration form and resume or go to our website at http://blackprosecutors.org/annual-conference and register online.

If lodging is needed, the Hilton Ballpark has extended a special Job Fair room rate of $134.00 per night for a single or double occupancy rooms.  To make reservations, interviewees should call the Westin Cleveland Downtown at (314) 421-1776.  Please note that the Westin Cleveland Downtown will not accept reservations under the NBPA conference block of rooms at the discounted rate until you are a registered job fair participant, therefore; job fair participants must register for the Job Fair prior to making hotel reservations.  

If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact us at (212) 335-4300 or NBPAJobFair2017@dany.nyc.gov.  Additional information about the NBPA and the conference is also available on our website at www.blackprosecutors.org.

 

NBPA 2017 Conference Registration – Applicants
Time Period Law Students & 2017 Graduates Experienced Attorneys
Early Registration

March 1st  – April 30th

 $25 $50
Regular Registration

May 1st – June 24th

 $50 $75
Late Registration

June 25th – July 1st

 $100 $150

If you are unable to register online and need the forms, please contact lawcareerplanning@uakron.edu.

CQE Clinic Volunteer Training – Friday, April 21, 4:30pm – 6pm

Our next free Certificate of Qualification for Employment (CQE) clinic is Saturday, April 22, 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, April 22, 2017.  The clinic will be held at Woodland Methodist Church [444 N Hawkins Ave., Akron, OH 44313]. 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, April 21, 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!!!

Gay Straight Law Alliance Meeting April 18th

The Gay Straight Law Alliance (GLSA) will be holding their final meeting of the semester on April 18th at 5:15 p.m. in L160.  Elections for the Executive Board will take place along with setting the organization’s goals for the upcoming year.  Both nominations and elections will be held during this meeting and you can nominate yourself, so if you are interested in becoming an Executive Officer, make sure that you are in attendance.  Light snacks will be provided.

SBA Health Fair

SBA Health Fair for Minority Health Month and Mental Health Month

University of Akron Student Union
Room 335
Monday, April 10th from 4:30pm to 6:30pm

Speakers: Jessica Zavala of StarkMHAR, and Lucky Tisch of ADM.

Local health organizations will be present, volunteer hours opportunities.

Show up, listen, talk, learn, and see about volunteering some of our UAkron spirit back to the community!