Legal Aid of North Carolina

Legal Services Community in North Carolina
Working together to help low-income people in NC

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In an effort to provide the most effective legal services to people in poverty in North Carolina, Legal Aid of North Carolina networks with nonprofit legal services organizations in North Carolina, such as participation in the Equal Access to Justice Commission of North Carolina (EAJC), Equal Justice Alliance (EAJ), Task Forces, and the LANC Clients Council.  [Also see:  Community Links, Events, Awards and "Also on the National Scene."]
    

   

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4  Issues/Topics of current interest to the Legal Services Community
 
4  2008 NC Legislative Session Wrap-Up
      [From:  NC Justice Center, November 5, 2008]
 
4  "Legal Services History & Achievements in North Carolina"
      [Compiled by Celia Pistolis, Bill Rowe and Ted Fillette, April 1, 2008]

 
4  2007 NC Legislative Session Overview
      [From:  NC Justice Center, October 10, 2007]
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Equal Access to Justice Commission of North Carolina

The Equal Access to Justice Commission of North Carolina was established on November 3, 2005 by order of NC Supreme Court Justice I. Beverly Lake, Jr. in recognition of the need to expand access to civil legal representation for people of low-income and modest means in North Carolina.  The 25-member commission includes representative stakeholders from across the state and is chaired by the Chief Justice....

Equal Justice Alliance - NC (formerly the "Planning Council")

Formerly referred to as the "NC Legal Services Planning Council" (or "Planning Council"), the EAJ is the collaborative planning and coordination organization of providers of civil legal assistance in North Carolina....

Task Forces

Task Forces meet periodically in to discuss and receive training on impact issues in substantive areas of the law....

Clients Council

The Legal Aid of North Carolina Client Council (or "Client Council") serves as an advisory committee to Legal Aid of North Carolina ("LANC") and provides critical client input and perspective for development of policies, training plans, community education and outreach, as well as other matters.  The Client Council provides a statewide forum for clients of Legal Aid of North Carolina to express their needs, comments and/or concerns.   

Community Links

Here are useful resource links relevant to the legal services community...

Events

Legal Aid of NC and the legal services community sponsor and/or participate in numerous events, including clinics, continuing legal education (CLEs), task force meetings and conferences in North Carolina....

Awards

Multiple awards have been established over the years to recognize outstanding service to the legal services community in North Carolina are typically presented at the biennial North Carolina Legal Services Statewide Conference...

more on Awards...

Also on the National Scene...

• 4 Presidential Proclamation in honor of LSC's 35th Anniversary
      (July 23, 2009)
   
• 4 "Civil Legal Aid in the United States, An Update for 2009"
  .... July 2009 report from CLASP.
   
• 4 "Documenting the Justice Gap in America: The Current Unmet Civil
        Legal Needs of Low-Income Americans" (Report)
  ...a 2005 documentation study by LSC regarding the extent to which civil legal needs of low-income Americans are not being met. Concludes that at least 80 percent of the civil legal needs of low-income Americans are not being met.
   
  
• 4 ABA passes "Civil Gideon resolution" - Resolution 112A
    ...On Monday, August 7, 2006, at approximately 4:00 p.m. local time, the American Bar Association's House of Delegates UNANIMOUSLY passed Resolution 112A, proposed by the Presidential Task Force on Access to Civil Justice, with one friendly amendment.
  Click here to view Resolution 112A and comments from Debra Gardner, Unofficial Coordinator, National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel.
   
  
• 4 LSC Performance Criteria Referencing ABA Standards, 2007 Edition,
      March 2007 (pdf document)
  ....A Legal Services Corporation document that provides performance criteria, which is intended to be a useful framework for internal program self-evaluations, planning and program development, as well as external peer reviews and expert assessments by other funding sources.
   
  
• 4 Standards for the Provision of Civil Legal Aid, August 2006, American
      Bar Association (pdf document)
      A document revised in August 2006 by the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants. The Standards focus on the responsibilities of legal aid providers as organizations which serve the civil legal needs of low-income persons and the role of practitioners who serve low-income clients under the aegis of such an organization.
   

Disclaimer

The materials contained on this website are for information and educational purposes only and do not constitute legal advice.  Also please note that Legal Aid of North Carolina does not provide legal assistance by E-mail. Contact your Legal Aid of North Carolina office or a private attorney if you need to speak to an attorney regarding your particular situation.
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Mission Statement

Legal Aid of North Carolina is a statewide, nonprofit law firm that provides free legal services in civil matters to low-income people in order to ensure equal access to justice and to remove legal barriers to economic opportunity.