Rules of Professional Conduct
The
Preamble to North Carolina State Bar's "Rules of Professional Conduct"
contains several references to the need for attorneys to provide pro
bono service. Below are selected passages.
Rules of Professional Conduct
North Carolina State Bar
0.1 Preamble:
A Lawyer's Professional Responsibilities
(Selected passages)
[6] ....Therefore, all lawyers should devote professional time and resources
and use civic influence to ensure equal access to our system of justice
to afford all whose who, because of economic or social barriers, cannot
afford or secure adequate legal counsel....
[7] A lawyer should render public interest legal service and provide
civic leadership. A lawyer may discharge this responsibility by providing
professional services at no fee or a reduced fee to persons of limited
means or to public service or charitable groups or organizations,...and
by financial support for organizations that provide legal services to
persons of limited means.
[8] ....It is the basic responsibility of each lawyer to provide...public
interest legal service without a fee...in such areas as poverty law,
public rights law, charitable organization representation, and the administration
of justice.
[9] ...Every lawyer, regardless of prominence or professional workload,
should find time to participate in, or otherwise support, the provision
of legal services to the disadvantaged....
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