The new issue of our pro bono newsletter is hot off the presses! Learn about all the innovative and impactful ways we partner with the private bar to make a meaningful difference for North Carolinians in need.
Table of contents
- Help open doors to employment and housing opportunities for our clients – with just three hours of your time!
- Join us for our next expunction working session, sponsored by the Wake County Bar Association, on Thursday, February 19th, 2 – 5 PM, at Legal Aid of North Carolina’s offices at 1425 Promise Beacon Circle, Suite 201, Raleigh.
- Featured Pro Bono Opportunities:
- Help seniors with their estate planning needs.
- Help survivors of domestic violence prepare for court.
- NC DOJ Honors UNC School of Law and Legal Aid of NC Spring Break Pro Bono Project
- On February 13, the North Carolina Department of Justice will celebrate the students and attorneys who developed and participated in UNC School of Law’s pro bono project over spring break in March of last year.
- NCBA Corporate Counsel Section, NCCU School of Law, and NCBA Young Lawyers Division Pro Bono Leadership Cohort Partner for Expunction Work Session
- Last week at the NC Bar Center in Cary, members of the NCBA Corporate Counsel section, NCCU School of Law, and NCBA YLD Pro Bono Leadership Cohort sat side by side drafting petition paperwork and advice letters for 16 clients.
- Welcome, Ida!
- We’re excited to share we have a new member of our Pro Bono team: Ida Baker, our new Eastern North Carolina Community Engagement Manager.
- Access to Justice Breakfast 2026
- On February 26th, 2026, join us for a breakfast to help more Charlotteans access legal solutions to barriers in employment, education, safety, housing, and other fundamental needs of life.
- Thanks to our Charlotte Triage Volunteers!
- Our Lawyer on the Line volunteers gathered at Wells Fargo last week to provide pro bono legal advice to clients facing serious housing conditions challenges.
- Upcoming Events
- February 19 – Raleigh Expunction Session at 1425 Promise Beacon Circle, Suite 201
- February 24 – Charlotte Triage Eviction Courthouse Clinic
- February 26 – Access to Justice Breakfast 2026
- February 27 – Charlotte Triage Eviction Courthouse Clinic
- March 5 – Charlotte Triage Eviction Courthouse Clinic
- March 11 – Charlotte Triage Domestic Violence Child Custody Complaint Drafting Event
- March 24 – Charlotte Triage Eviction Courthouse Clinic
- March 26 – Charlotte Triage Eviction Courthouse Clinic
- Volunteer Spotlight
- Hannah E. Miller, an attorney and advocate serving Newton, Hickory, and Catawba counties, assists clients in divorce proceedings and with child custody, spousal support, and property division matters.
- Over the past year, Legal Aid of NC has partnered with Stout, an international advisory firm, to review and refine data within our housing practice. Thanks to Samantha DiDomenico and Neil Steinkamp for their dedication to this project!
- 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.
- Lead a Virtual Legal Education Presentation
- Topics: Child custody, simple divorce, and housing
- Pro Bono Go
- Help serve clients through our Volunteer Wills Program
- Help Single Mother Get Deposit Returned