Clifton W. Everett, Sr. Community Lawyer Fellowships
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Clifton W. Everett, Sr. Community Lawyer Fellowships have been offered
annually since 1992 as one-year staff attorney positions that serve
low-income people who live in rural areas. The Everett Fellowship provides
an excellent opportunity for post-graduates to gain litigation experience
and provide valuable service to low-income, rural communities. Typically,
an Everett Fellowship begins in September, after the graduating law student
has sat for and passed the NC Bar exam.
Everett Fellows are selected based on their legal abilities and their
demonstrated commitment to social justice. Everett Fellows must be dedicated
to making the legal system responsive to those who have been marginalized
by both poverty and geography. Each Everett Fellow must be ready to
accept the challenging and rewarding tasks of a full-fledged attorney
who serves rural communities.
Each Everett Fellow is responsible for handling a general caseload in
the traditional areas of poverty law practice and focusing on clients
who live in rural areas. Types of cases usually involve housing, employment,
consumer, domestic and/or public benefit issues.
The Everett Fellowships are funded by the North Carolina
IOLTA Board of Trustees in memory
of Clifton W. Everett, Sr., a lifetime resident of eastern North Carolina
who served as President of the NC State Bar and as Vice-Chairman and
member of the Board of Trustees of the IOLTA Program. Mr. Everett played
a principal role in the creation of North Carolina IOLTA as President
of the NC State Bar. He dedicated his life to the extension of justice
in rural parts of eastern North Carolina.
Applications for the Everett Fellowships
Everett Fellows must be licensed to practice law in North Carolina
when the fellowship begins in September. Applicants will be expected
to have a demonstrated commitment to community service and to be able
to relate well to low-income people in a rural setting. Previous experience
as a Martin Luther King,
Jr. Intern (summer intern) or as an IOLTA-funded summer intern is
a plus.
Everett Fellowship applicants should send a cover letter expressing
interest in the fellowship, resume, a writing sample
(no more than 10 pages) and names/contact information of three references by to:
Everett Fellowship
Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc.
P.O. Box 26087
Raleigh, NC 27611.
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Legal Aid of North Carolina is
a nonprofit, 501(c)3 law firm that provides free legal services in civil
matters to those whose income falls below 125% of the federal poverty
guidelines. Legal Aid of North Carolina operates in all 100 counties through 24
geographically based offices
and also operates five,
statewide
project units that focus on special areas of the law. As a statewide,
diverse program, Legal Aid of North Carolina's staff includes multiple attorneys
with 10+ years of experience as legal service advocates. Legal Aid of North Carolina is committed to strong support and mentoring of its entire staff.
Legal Aid of North Carolina advocates are encouraged to develop effective working
relations with community organizations and client groups and to pursue
issues of special interest that will strengthen their ability to serve
clients.
Legal
Aid of North Carolina is an equal opportunity employer.
Minorities, women, the elderly and the disabled are encouraged
to apply.
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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.