Pro Bono Service

Opportunities to make a difference...

    Volunteer for pro bono service  Sign-Up FORM
    Contact Information - PAI Coordinators
    FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
    www.Probono.net/NC (website on pro bono service in NC)
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              www.Probono.net/nc website]
    NCBA's "4-ALL" Initiative

Working in partnership with the NC Bar Association and local bar groups, LANC's local "PAI ("Private Attorney Involvement") coordinators" and attorneys actively recruit, train, mentor, and co-counsel with volunteer (pro bono) attorneys to help them handle the many complex and changing legal issues unique to the practice of civil poverty law.  These local partnerships ("Volunteer Law Programs, VLPs") help ensure access to justice for low-income families and further leverage the dollars that are invested in Legal Aid of North Carolina.  Typically, pro bono attorneys are needed either for their special expertise and/or to help us with our large case load.

NCBA's 4ALL Campaign

During 2007-08 under the presidency of Janet Ward Black, the North Carolina Bar Association  is embracing the 4ALL  Campaign, to help make make civil legal services available to all North Carolinians, focusing on those at or below the poverty level.

More on NCBA's 4ALL Campaign...
   

Frequently Asked Questions

  • How do I volunteer for pro bono services?

    Either telephone your local PAI ("Private Attorney Involvement") coordinator or complete a Pro Bono Service Sign-Up Form and fax to your local Pro Bono (PAI) Coordinator.

                Volunteer for a Pro Bono case today!

  • What types of cases can be handled pro bono?
    Potential clients for LANC offices are typically low-income persons who have legal needs in civil matters, such as credit or consumer fraud, landlord/tenant problems, child custody, domestic violence, public benefits and/or representation of victims of natural disasters.  Sometimes referrals may also be made for legal assistance that LANC staff attorneys are not allowed to handle due to funding restrictions.  Your LANC PAI Coordinator will work with you to ensure that you are comfortable with such referrals. [Also see "About LANC Cases"]

  • Who selects the pro bono cases that are assigned to me?
    You do.  You decide when and what types of cases you will accept. The local office's PAI ("Private Attorney Involvement") coordinator seeks to find the best fit for each pro bono attorney, based the the attorney's time, expertise and availability.  Your pro bono case might include assuming full responsibility for a client's case, co-counseling and/or consultations with LANC attorneys.  You might also want to volunteer for other types of pro bono service.  Your participation as a pro bono attorney will be greatly appreciated!

  • What types of pro bono service does LANC need?
    Opportunities abound for pro bono service at Legal Aid of North Carolina.  In your discussions with your local LANC office's PAI ("Private Attorney Involvement") coordinator, please be creative regarding the types of services you and/or your firm may be able to provide.  Types of pro bono service might include:

        * Assume responsibility for a client case.
        * Serve as co-counsel for a client case.
        * Serve with a team of attorneys on a community project.
        * Provide consulting advice to LANC attorneys in your
          specialty area.
        * Encourage your law firm staff to perform pro bono
          service.
        * Encourage your law firm to provide a full-time,
          "loaned" staff attorney to a LANC office for six months
          or more.
        * Serve on a LANC advisory committee.
        * Serve on a local bar pro bono committee.
        * Provide leadership for a new pro bono project for
           Legal Aid of North Carolina.

    Volunteer for a Pro Bono case today!

  • What's in it (pro bono service) for me?
            * Increased knowledge of practice area;
        * Broadening of legal knowledge and skills;
        * Improved standing in the legal community;
        * Acquisition of practical experience (particularly for
          new attorneys); and/or
        * Adherence to the "Rules of Professional Conduct."

  • How do I make a financial donation?
    Legal Aid of North Carolina can now take donations online with your credit card.  Alternatively you may prefer to phone or mail-in your donation.  Learn about the many ways you can give...

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Your participation as a pro bono attorney is greatly appreciated!

 

 

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Disclaimer

The materials contained on this website are for information and educational purposes only and do not constitute legal advice. Please contact your Legal Aid of North Carolina office or a private attorney if you need to speak to an attorney regarding your particular situation. See our complete disclaimer.

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.

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