Fellowships
Opportunities to make a difference...
Legal Aid of North Carolina presently offers two fellowship programs:
Clifton W. Everett, Sr. Community Lawyer Fellowships
...offered annually since 1992 as entry level, one-year staff attorney
positions in selected offices. Everett Fellows are responsible for handling
a general caseload in the traditional areas of poverty law practice
and focus on eligible clients who live in rural areas. Typically, an
Everett Fellowship begins in September, after the graduating law student
has sat for the NC Bar exam and received his/her results. The Everett
Fellowship provides an excellent opportunity for a post-graduate to
gain litigation experience and provide valuable service to low-income,
rural communities.
The Judge Samuel J. Ervin, III Fellowship
...a one-year staff attorney position in the
LANC-Morganton Office, which provides free legal assistance in civil
matters to low-income persons in Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba
and McDowell Counties of northwest North Carolina. The Ervin Fellow
is responsible for handling a general caseload in traditional areas
of poverty law practice, involving housing, employment, consumer, public
benefit and elder law issues.
Applications for Fellowships
Applicants should send a cover letter expressing interest
in a particular fellowship, your resume, a writing
sample (no more than 10 pages), and names/contact information
of three references to:
Fellowships
Legal Aid of North Carolina
P.O. Box 26087
Raleigh, NC 27611.
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
six,
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.
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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.