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.
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- Over the last few weeks, we have been serving clients across the state with the help of our incredible team and community partners:
- Legal Aid NC’s Disaster Relief Project
- Legal Aid NC’s Central Carolina office
- SAS
- Wake Forest University School of Law
- NCCU School of Law
- Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
- Senior Services, Inc.
- High Point University School of Law
- Smith Anderson
- Harvard Law
- First United Methodist Church of Waynesville
- Billy Graham Training Center, Samaritan’s Purse
- Featured Pro Bono Opportunities
- We are looking to consult with an attorney with experience in nonprofits to understand how we can go about wrapping up a nonprofit organization in the wake of the founder’s passing.
- We are seeking volunteers to assist clients with disabilities with preparing reasonable accommodation/modification request letters to submit to housing providers.
- Help our senior client complete court forms for return of surplus funds after foreclosure.
- Wills and advance directive volunteers are needed (drafting + execution) in the following counties: Cabarrus, Randolph, Rockingham, Wilson.
- We’re looking for attorney volunteers to represent DV survivors: Winston-Salem, Raleigh, and statewide.
- Spring Giving Day is back – April 30th
- Legal Aid of NC’s Annual Giving Day will be Thursday, April 30th. To celebrate, donations are doubled all month long by the North Carolina Bar Association. That means when you give in April, your support will be matched to provide even more neighbors with equal access to justice. Click here to help us reach our full matching challenge goal.
- Thanks to our Charlotte Triage Volunteers!
- Last month, we held our quarterly child custody complaint drafting clinic, where volunteers assisted our clients, survivors of domestic violence, with preparing pro se custody complaints. We’re grateful to our Charlotte Triage domestic violence champions, Brian Soja and LPL Financial and Leah Baucom and K&L Gates for hosting.
- We were also lucky to have a group of returning volunteers for our March 24th and 26th eviction courthouse clinics. Attorneys provided on the spot advice and representation to several tenants facing eviction. Without the assistance of our pro bono volunteers and LANC housing attorneys, these tenants would have had to navigate an intimidating legal system alone. Thank you to our March Triage Champions – Julie Leopold & Dechert LLP and Mark Taylor & Wells Fargo!
- Upcoming Events
- April 21 – Charlotte Triage Eviction Courthouse Clinic
- April 23 – Charlotte Triage Eviction Courthouse Clinic
- May 7 – Charlotte Triage Housing Lawyer on the Line
- May 20 – Raleigh Pro Bono Collaborative Expunction Session
- Volunteer Spotlight
- In 2025 alone, the attorneys at Garfinkel Immigration Law assisted 15 of our clients in filing U visa–based adjustment applications and employment authorization renewals, directly contributing to these individuals’ ability to rebuild their lives. Additionally, following funding cuts and staff reductions, Garfinkel offered to take on 18 clients to assist with employment authorization renewals to ensure continuity of representation.
- Ben Edwards, Vice President & Senior Counsel at Lincoln Financial Group, has been a steadfast volunteer with Legal Aid of North Carolina for over a decade. He has assisted roughly 35 clients during his tenure as a LANC volunteer in a range of practice areas, but most recently, in drafting and preparing wills, powers of attorney, and advance directives. In addition to assisting with will preparation and drafting, Ben recently advised our client in Cumberland County on beneficiary designations on her life insurance policy to ensure her wishes were reflected in her estate documents.
- 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.
- Register for an upcoming Expunction Law CLE
- Join us on May 13th for our virtual “ENorth Carolina Child Custody 101” CLE.
- Lead a Virtual Legal Education Presentation
- Topics: Child custody, simple divorce, and housing
- Pro Bono Go
- Find volunteer opportunities at www.probonogo.org
