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- Happy Holidays from the Pro Bono Team
- Thanks to all of our 2025 volunteers! If you’re feeling inspired to give back, check out these opportunities:
- Sign up to assist a client with preparing a will or advance directive;
- Draft a durable power of attorney for our client, who is blind and needs the document to access benefits;
- Help a single mother get her deposit returned;
- Advise rural domestic violence survivors preparing for pro se 50B hearings;
- Save the Date – Virtual Domestic Violence Pro Bono Kick Off – Friday, January 23, 12-1 PM.
- Consider making a financial donation to Legal Aid of NC. Any donations before 12/31 will be matched!
- Thanks to all of our 2025 volunteers! If you’re feeling inspired to give back, check out these opportunities:
- Raleigh Pro Bono Collaborative Recap
- November’s expunction session, hosted by our partner, Smith Anderson, was our most well-attended yet!
- Interested in joining our next expunction session on January 15th? Email us at probono@legalaidnc.org to reserve your spot!
- Wake Forest University School of Law – Lawyer on the Line
- Last month, WFU Law students provided advice to nine clients living in dangerous and unsanitary housing conditions.
- Thanks to our Charlotte Triage Volunteers!
- On December 10, fourteen volunteers wrapped up our last Lawyer on the Line event of the year through the Charlotte Triage Pro Bono Partnership.
- Additionally, last month, a team of nine law firm and in house volunteers participated in our program, sharing legal advice over the phone with Legal Aid of NC clients facing significant housing conditions challenges.
- The following week, our volunteer attorneys participated in our eviction courthouse clinic, where, alongside our Legal Aid of NC team, volunteers provided on-the-spot legal advice to over 20 tenants facing evictions.
- Upcoming Events
- December 16 – Charlotte Triage Eviction Courthouse Clinic
- December 18 – Charlotte Triage Eviction Courthouse Clinic
- January 15 – Raleigh Expunction Session
- Coming in January: Opportunities to Support Survivors of Domestic Violence
- As the IOLTA freeze and budget cuts have forced us to reduce services statewide, we are seeking to meet client needs with pro bono volunteers. We are looking for attorney volunteers willing to provide: (1) advice to clients remotely over the phone and (2) in court representation.
- Join Our Justice Legacy Circle – Make Justice Part of Your Legacy
- By making a planned gift of any size, you become part of the Justice Legacy Circle, a community of supporters whose foresight ensures that Legal Aid’s mission endures long into the future.
- Virtual Legal Education Presentations
- Topics: Child custody, simple divorce, and housing
- Pro Bono Go Opportunities
- We are in need of volunteers to assist with the execution of wills and advance directives for two clients in Wilson County.
- Client seeks assistance confirming inherited property rights from a deceased uncle.
- Volunteer is needed to advise disaster survivor on insurance coverage issue.
- We’re looking for volunteer attorneys to assist with interviews and help prepare wills and advance directives.
- Help Single Mother Get Deposit Returned