New Pro Bono Newsletter! June 2026

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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

  • Pro Bono Opportunities
    • Resource Counsel – For attorneys with specialized experience in certain practice areas – reach out to us at probono@legalaidnc.org to sign up.
    • Lawyer on the Line Housing Conditions Referrals – In addition to our regular events, we are always looking for volunteers to take individual housing conditions advice cases. Experience in housing law is not necessary.
  • Announcing: A new wills drafting tool for volunteers!
    • We highlighted a custom document generator tool that will help volunteers draft wills, advance directives, and powers of attorney for our clients. The tool, refined by our partners at Chapman and Cutler LLP, helps streamline document drafting and remove common formatting obstacles, opening up more time for us to draft, review, and ultimately help clients.
    • Want to take the tool for a test drive? Email probono@legalaidnc.org to get the link.
  • Featured Pro Bono Opportunities
    • Remote – Assist client with an heirs property matter – namely, conducting a title search and preparing a deed and other necessary documents to transfer ownership of her primary residence into her name.
    • Lenoir County – Prepare a will and advance directive for senior client
    • Guilford County – Our client recently lost his home to foreclosure in Guilford County. Thousands of dollars in surplus of his debts remain with the Clerk of Court, and he needs assistance with the court forms to get this surplus back.
    • Statewide; Winston-Salem, Raleigh – We’re looking for attorney volunteers to represent DV survivors in protective order hearings.
    • Remote – We’re looking for an attorney with litigation experience to provide an initial consult (share tips, advice, strategy) on a complex heir property dispute involving a multi-generational family property in eastern NC.

  • Upcoming Events
    • JUNE 23 – Charlotte Triage Child Custody Complaint Drafting Event
    • JUNE 23 – Raleigh Pro Bono Collaborative Expunction Session hosted by Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP*
    • JUNE 24 – Charlotte Triage Eviction Courthouse Clinic
    • JUNE 26 – Charlotte Triage Eviction Courthouse Clinic
    • JUNE 26 – Wills Clinic with Smith Anderson and Southeast Raleigh Promise*
    • JULY 9 – Charlotte Triage Housing Lawyer on the Line

  • Volunteer Spotlight
    • Rochelle Hamman, Wake County
      • We are so grateful to Rochelle for not only continuously signing up for opportunities but also for her commitment to serve clients from the beginning to end of the estate document drafting process. She is a careful, dedicated advocate, and we’re lucky to have her on our roster of steadfast volunteers.
    • Diane Schussel, Greensboro
      • “Diane is an invaluable part of our TEAM clinic in the Greensboro Courthouse. She is a devoted volunteer who takes shifts weekly assisting tenants alongside our staff. We would not have the significant impact in our community that we have without volunteers like Diane, and we are so grateful to her for the time that she devotes to our 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 and simple divorce
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