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MLRI: CORI-Basics of the Law for Community Service Providers & Legal Aid Advocates

  • Product Number: 2160172P01
  • CLE Credits, earn up to:
    2.8 substantive credits, 0 ethics credits CLE Credit Note
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    This seminar provides a review of basics of the law pertaining to criminal offender record information (CORI) and an overview of changes in the legal standard for sealing of cases in court as a result of a Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) case in August, 2014. Massachusetts keeps "CORI" on every individual who has a criminal case in a Massachusetts state court. CORI is recorded and kept on file even if the underlying case is ultimately dismissed or the accused is found not guilty. CORI is used in screening processes by employers, landlords, and government agencies. Clients with criminal records face barriers to employment, housing, benefits, and other opportunities for economic stability. The Legislature included protections in the law for individuals with CORI and increased the penalties for misuse of CORI and juvenile criminal history as part of CORI reform in 2010. This training is for legal services advocates, lawyers in private practice, social and health services workers, and community activists who want to learn or get a refresher course on the basics of CORI.

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    Faculty

    James M. McCreight, Esq., Greater Boston Legal Services, Boston
    Pauline Quirion, Esq., Greater Boston Legal Services, Boston
    Stephen A. Russo, Esq., Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association (VLP), Boston
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