Center for Access to Justice & Technology
Chicago-Kent College of Law established the Center
for Access to Justice & Technology (CAJT) to make
justice more accessible to the public by promoting the use
of the Internet in the teaching, practice, and public access
to the law.
Public Interest Certificate Program
Chicago-Kent's new Public Interest Certificate Program
is currently accepting letters of intent for the certificate
program. The Certificate requires 12 credit hours for completion,
including Public Interest Law and Policy and the public
interest section of Legal Writing IV. Letter of intent forms
are available here.
**Reminder: 2Ls pursuing or planning to pursue the
Public Interest Certificate should sign up for the public
interest section of Legal Writing IV this semester. This
will be the only semester 2Ls will be able to meet this
course requirement.
A2J Author Student Editorial Board (A2J-SEB)
The Center for Access to Justice & Technology would
like to congratulate and welcome the following selected
students to the Access to Justice Student Editorial Board:
- Jay Carle
- Andrew Baker
- Jennifer Chow
- Michelle Dennison
- Jessica Winkler
- Daniel Attaway
- Austin Kaplan
- Meghan Paulas
- Troy Smith
A2J-SEB encourages students to apply for admittance for
the summer and fall sessions. Applications will be accepted
through April 7th, 2006 for these academic terms. Interested
students should email their resumes to cajt@kentlaw.edu.
More information about the A2J Author Student Editorial
Board can be found at the A2J-SEB
Webpage.
Self-Help Web Center (SHWC)
Part-Time Employment Opportunity: The Center for
Access to Justice and Technology at Chicago-Kent seeks a
part-time staff member to assist self-represented litigants
at the Self Help Web Center (SHWC). The SHWC is located
on busiest floor of the Daley Center courthouse downtown
and empowers those who cannot afford a lawyer by providing
guided access to online legal information, referral to local
legal aid organizations, and access to online form preparation
tools. In addition to helping self-represented individuals,
the staff member will also be responsible for training new
SHWC volunteers and maintaining the Center’s use statistics.
A candidate for this position must be able to work at least
10 hours per week, be available Monday and Tuesday mornings,
and be eligible to receive a federal work study grant. The
office of Financial Aid can tell you whether you qualify
for federal work study. This is excellent opportunity to
make a difference and gain legal-related job experience.
Volunteer Opportunity: SHWC is also currently seeking
volunteer web facilitators for the Self-Help Web Desk at
the Daley Center. Volunteers at the web desk gain real-world
experience by helping self-represented and under-represented
litigants access legal information through the internet.
To become an SHWC volunteer or to learn more about this
program contact Dave Bonebrake; dbonebrake@kentlaw.edu
More Information
For more information about any of our projects or positions
please email: cajt@kentlaw.edu or visit www.kentlaw.edu/cajt.
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