NSU’s Veterans Law Clinic to Offer Free Workshop on Removing Legal Barriers to Employment

The Veterans Law Clinic at Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Shepard Broad Law Center will offer a free workshop for South Florida Veterans seeking to expunge and seal criminal records. The workshop will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. in the Shepard Broad Law Center’s Atrium.

The workshop will provide much-needed legal services to South Florida’s important veteran community, while offering an opportunity for Law Center Pro Bono Honor Program students to gain valuable real-world experience while being supervised by the clinic’s staff attorney. At the workshop, veterans will receive one-on-one counseling from experts who will assist in expungement and record sealing, as well as provide advice on completing employment applications with a criminal record.

This workshop is geared towards clients who have criminal records and are working with trusted community partners towards stabilization.

Pre-registration is required and participation will be limited to the first 40 qualified applicants. Registration is required on or before June 3, 2013. Pre-registration can be completed via phone at (954) 262-6184.

WHAT: Self-help workshop on Expungement/Sealing of criminal records. 
Advice on completing employment applications with a criminal record will also be provided.

WHEN: Saturday, June 15, 2013

WHERE: NSU Shepard Broad Law Center Atrium
3305 College Avenue, Davie, FL 33314

RSVP: cassidyj@nsu.law.nova.edu
Workshop is limited to the first 40 qualified applicants

Parking will be available in the lots directly in front of the Law Center. Please advise in advance if you need access to handicap parking or requires special accommodations. For a map and directions to the Law Center, please visit: http://nova.edu/locations/main-campus.html

About the Shepard Broad Law Center: Nova Southeastern University’s Law Center offers a rigorous traditional academic program in three-year day and four-year evening versions. NSU Law prides itself on preparing graduates to make a smooth transition from the classroom to the courtroom or boardroom. Lawyering Skills and Values (LSV)-Every student completes a four-semester LSV sequence that combines traditional legal reasoning, writing, and research with an introduction to lawyer interviewing, counseling, negotiating, mediating, advocating, and other critical skills in a simulated law firm experience.

About Nova Southeastern University: Situated on 300 beautiful acres in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is a dynamic fully accredited research institution dedicated to providing high-quality educational programs at all levels.  NSU is a not-for-profit independent institution with more than 28,000 students. NSU awards associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, specialist, doctoral and first-professional degrees in a wide range of fields. NSU is classified as a research university with “high research activity” by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and it’s one of only 37 universities nationwide to also be awarded Carnegie’s Community Engagement Classification.  www.nova.edu

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Contact:
Brandon Hensler
NSU Office of Public Affairs
954-262-5385/5170 Office
954-393-5926 Cell
Brandon.Hensler@nova.edu