LAW206 — Expunge & Entrepreneur WkShop
The South Suburban College (SSC) Student Pro Bono Expungement and Entrepreneurship Practicum will offer Law and Paralegal Studies students the opportunity to gain hands-on legal experience, under the supervision of licensed attorneys, while providing essential pro bono legal support to needed areas in both the criminal and civil justice systems in Cook County. The practicum will serve recent graduates of the Cook County Problem-Solving Courts (Veteran’s Court, Mental Health Court, and Drug Court) by preparing and filing petitions for expungement and petitions to seal for them. The course will also provide the opportunity for Pro Bono assistance to students primarily in the Career and Technical Education (“CTE”) programs with business formation. Finally, students will prepare to take the National Federation of Paralegal Associations Paralegal CORE Competency Exam (“PCCE”). This course is designed to give the student both theoretical and practical knowledge in the fields of criminal expungement and business formation. Consequently, the assessment of the student will be based on 50% practical application and 50% theoretical knowledge.
Prerequisites: LAW-202, LAW-203, BLW-202