{"id":45099,"date":"2017-05-01T09:49:38","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T13:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/?p=45099"},"modified":"2017-05-01T09:49:38","modified_gmt":"2017-05-01T13:49:38","slug":"akron-laws-immigration-and-human-rights-clinic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/2017\/05\/01\/akron-laws-immigration-and-human-rights-clinic\/","title":{"rendered":"Akron Law’s Immigration and Human Rights Clinic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Akron Law’s Immigration and Human Rights Clinic is accepting applications for the Summer 2017\u00a0session and the\u00a0Fall\u00a02017 semester. \u00a0The Summer and Fall clinics are different. Please see the descriptions below.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Summer 2017 Immigration Advocacy Clinic:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

No Prerequisites or prior experience necessary; No application necessary;\u00a0Registration is open and unrestricted; Open to part-time students;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The summer session of the\u00a0<\/em>Immigration Clinic<\/em>\u00a0is an introductory clinic experience. Students are introduced\u00a0to the practice of immigration removal\u00a0defense in a detained setting. Under the professor\u2019s supervision, each student\u00a0will provide pro se assistance for\u00a0individuals\u00a0detained in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Students will learn elements of\u00a0immigration court procedure, client interviewing and counseling skills, trial advocacy skills, legal research and writing in the civil, administrative context, and the fundamentals of asylum as a\u00a0defense to removal.\u00a0<\/em>The clinic consists of both a classroom\u00a0and fieldwork component. Class will meet for one hour per week.\u00a0Students will assist with presenting know your rights presentations at the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center and Geauga County jail, and will conduct research for\u00a0a practice advisory that will be published by the American Bar Association’s Commission on Immigration.\u00a0The summer clinic will\u00a0culminate with an opportunity to volunteer\u00a0at a family detention center.<\/em><\/p>\n

No application or prerequisites are\u00a0necessary to\u00a0register for the summer\u00a0Immigration Advocacy Clinic.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Fall 2017\u00a0Immigration & Human Rights Law Clinic:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prerequisite: Immigration Law, Asylum & Refugee Law, or Summer Immigration Advocacy\u00a0Clinic<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Application and interview required for registration; 2Ls or 3Ls only;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Immigration & Human Rights Clinic introduces students to the practice of immigration removal defense with a focus on asylum as a form of relief for individuals seeking protection from persecution in their home countries. Under the professor\u2019s supervision, students will work in teams of two to provide direct representation for an individual seeking asylum while detained in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Students will learn immigration court procedure, client interviewing and counseling skills, trial advocacy skills, legal research and writing in the civil, administrative context, and the fundamentals of asylum as a defense to removal. Students will become familiar with essential asylum case law and will advocate for their clients before a U.S. Immigration Judge.\u00a0The clinic consists of both a classroom and fieldwork component. Students will draft a pre-hearing brief, a direct examination, closing arguments, and prepare all necessary motions and applications for submission to the court. Students will also help conduct “know-your-rights” presentations for groups of detainees. The clinic will require frequent visits to the Geauga County Jail and appearances at the Cleveland Immigration Court.<\/em><\/p>\n

If you are interested in participating in this full-time clinic, please email Professor Knowles for an application (eknowles@uakron.edu<\/a>). Please note that registration for the fall\u00a0clinic\u00a0is by professor approval only, and will be determined after candidates are interviewed. Posted registration deadlines do not apply to the Fall Immigration Clinic.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Please submit the following to Professor Knowles via email by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 10, 2017:<\/p>\n

1) Your completed application;
\n2) Your updated resum\u00e9; and
\n3) Your complete Fall 2017 weekly schedule including all classes and commitments in Excel table format;<\/p>\n

Professor Knowles will conduct in-person or Skype\u00a0interviews the week of May\u00a015-19\u00a0and you will be notified regarding your space in the clinic on Monday, May 22.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Akron Law’s Immigration and Human Rights Clinic is accepting applications for the Summer 2017\u00a0session and the\u00a0Fall\u00a02017 semester. \u00a0The Summer and Fall clinics are different. Please see the descriptions below.\u00a0 Summer 2017 Immigration Advocacy Clinic: No Prerequisites or prior experience necessary; No application necessary;\u00a0Registration is open and unrestricted; Open to part-time students; The summer session of … Continue reading “Akron Law’s Immigration and Human Rights Clinic”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":223,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/223"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45099"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45099\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45107,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45099\/revisions\/45107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}