This Friday (9/30) from 3-4 pm the Center for Law and Social Responsibility (CLSR) will be holding an informational meeting on the Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) Initiative that will start this year. This is an opportunity for New England Students to get involved in many aspects of this legal process, from client intake, to affidavits, community education, and possible client representation in a hearing. Pizza will be served.
The CORI Initiative to take place at CLSR will include:
- Affidavit work-group: preparation of affidavits for clients to be used by attorneys in representation or by the clients themselves pro se. Work will include gathering information from the clients and then drafting affidavits on their behalf. This will take place Fridays at the Center and will provide students an opportunity to gain further legal writing experience. For those 3Ls who are 3:03 certified there is a possibility to represent clients at these hearings.
- Client Intake: Furthering the initiative of fellow New England students that are already taking part, we will aim to have a continuous New England presence at CORI intake tables at the courts in Dorchester and Roxbury. Here students will meet with clients to go over their CORI records and assist them in determining which offenses can be sealed, or potentially sealed after a hearing. For those 3Ls who are 3:03 certified there is a possibility to represent clients at these hearings.
- Community Outreach and Education: In conjunction with Greater Boston Legal Services, CLSR will assist in educating the community on upcoming changes to CORI law. This will include production of materials to explain the nature of the changes as well as participation in larger CORI intake events at community centers to help inform the community.
