Check out our degrees and certificates, fields of study, international offerings and opportunities to develop legal skills. When Ohio Governor Mike DeWine`s staff was in the early stages of formulating plans for his accelerated pardon project, he was told that the person they really needed to talk to was Joann Sahl, associate professor of clinical law and assistant director of legal clinics at the University of Akron School of Law. Contact: Doug Moseley 330-972-6145 ddm55@uakron.edu “Since its inception in 2013, the reintegration clinic has helped thousands of low-income citizens with remedies to reduce the impact of their convictions,” Sahl said. Through the clinic, we train approximately 100 law students each year to serve the community while gaining hands-on experience. For more information, please contact Professor Julie Cortes at 330-972-6827 or jcortes@uakron.edu. Lisa Whitacre, a third-year student, enjoyed the opportunity to work with technology companies and on intellectual property issues at the clinic. The Faculty of Law at the University of Akron began providing free legal services to people in need in the late 1960s. The SEED (Small Entrepreneur and Economic Development) Legal Clinic was developed as an outgrowth of the original clinic to provide cost-effective legal assistance to emerging businesses in Northeast Ohio. Seed Clinic is able to provide cost-effective legal assistance by leveraging SEED Clinic to give law students the opportunity to obtain practical law Special guest Doug Moseley is a lawyer at the SEED Legal Clinic of the University of Akron Law School, SEED Legal Clinic provides highly cost-effective legal services to entrepreneurs.
Its mission is to enrich its law students to a higher level by providing them with experience in handling clients` real-life cases under the supervision of human resources lawyers, while exclusively serving new companies that cannot afford a lawyer. Under the supervision of clinical professors, students gain hands-on experience while helping clients with a variety of legal issues. Akron Law`s Trademark Clinic is one of the few clinics of its kind in the country where the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office allows law students to pursue trademark applications. Akron Law`s legal clinics continue to serve, undeterred by the pandemic (15/03/2021) The Human Trafficking Clinic helps victims of human trafficking to erase (destroy) their criminal records. As a general rule, victims of trafficking in human beings are likely to be convicted of incitement or prostitution imposed on them by traffickers. As part of this clinic, our students perform examinations and screenings of potential clients. Our students then get in touch with customers and conduct surveys.
Like Akron Law`s other clinics, the human trafficking clinic offers students real practice and a new life for those who need it. Our branded clinic is one of many courses that allow students to work with real clients under the supervision of a law professor or practicing lawyer. To learn more about the opportunities offered by volunteering, contact Professor Joann Sahl at 330-972-7189 or jsahl1@uakron.edu C. Blake McDowell School of Law150 University Ave.Akron, Ohio 44325-2901Phone: 330-972-7331Fax: 330-258-2343lawadmissions@uakron.edu If you are a small business that meets certain income requirements, the trademark clinic may be able to help you protect your trademark rights. The clinic has filed more than 100 trademark applications and received 48 registrations for small businesses like yours. Recent clients of the clinic include: For more information, please contact the clinic at trademarkclinic@uakron.edu. Podcast 2.5: Cost-effective legal advice for entrepreneurs! With Doug Moseley You can call the clinic at any time, also to get help with your criminal record and/or driver`s license. For example, students at the clinic supported referral to UARF Fontus Blue, Inc., a software-as-a-service company specializing in water treatment. What started as a hobby is now a company that counts 25 cities or their water services among its customers and aims for a turnover of 1 million US dollars. The Civil Litigation Clinic supports low-income clients with housing problems.
Cases are referred to the clinic by Community Legal Aid Services, Inc. Students interview clients, investigate the case and prepare the case for court. With an Ohio State Internship Certificate, students represent clients in court under the supervision of the clinic`s staff attorney. Students have the opportunity to appear before Akron Municipal Court, Stow Municipal Court and Barberton Municipal Court, as well as administrative hearings at the Local Housing Authority. The CQE clinic is composed of student volunteers under the supervision of a faculty member of the clinic. During CQE clinics, law students meet with clients who have been criminally convicted and help them apply for a certificate of qualification for employment. In many cases, the law previously prohibited these former offenders from holding certain types of employment or professional licence. The CQC allows the potential employer or licensing authority to employ or issue a licence to the former offender holding the certificate at its discretion. This program gives our students access to a variety of people in the larger Akron community.