法律服务 - Student Legal Clinics
Cuyahoga Community College’s Office of 法律服务 is committed to eliminate barriers to success, both inside and outside the classroom, 对于我们的学生. The Office of 法律服务 is proud to announce that it will present free legal clinics for all Tri-C students who may need assistance with the criminal record expungement process and/or acquiring a Certificate of Qualification for Employment or a Certificate of Achievement and Employability. The Office of 法律服务 will also provide advice on simple legal matters or direct students to organizations which may be able to help.
服务:
- Criminal Record Expungement: A criminal record may create barriers that make it difficult to achieve your full potential. Sealing or expunging a criminal record can make it easier for Tri-C students to apply for jobs, 住房, 和学校. Attorneys from the Office of 法律服务, along with law students under their direct supervision, will assist Tri-C students through the entire expungement process, 包括, 如果有必要的话, representing the student before the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court at an expungement hearing.
- Certain types of offenses are not eligible for expungement. 具体地说, first and second degree felonies, 暴力犯罪, and automobile offenses involving tampering and driving under the influence cannot be expunged.
- 证书: A Certificate of Qualification for Employment and a Certificate of Achievement and Employability may help open doors that otherwise would remain closed. These certificates provide potential 雇主 with additional information that will allow them to make hiring decisions based on your qualifications, not solely on your criminal record.
- Legal Advice: Legal matters involving landlords, 雇主, and utility or financial companies may present barriers to a Tri-C student’s academic success. When possible and appropriate, the Office of 法律服务 will provide Tri-C students with legal advice to address legal issues that may have a negative impact on their studies. If the Office of 法律服务 cannot provide advice, it will try to provide the student with contact information for organizations, such as the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, that may be able to help. Attorneys from the Office of 法律服务 and law students under their direct supervision will only provide legal advice and cannot serve as the student’s personal attorney.