New Pro Bono Hour Reporting system for 2024!

For Attorneys: This year, we have partnered with the North Carolina State Bar to implement a voluntary reporting category through the State Bar CLE annual report process, which will make it easier for lawyers to report their pro bono hours.

Please be aware that the former batch reporting process through your firm will no longer be available, so your firm cannot complete this process for you. The only way to report pro bono hours and be considered for the Pro Bono Honor Society will be through the State Bar.

Watch this video to learn how reporting works!

For Paralegals: Beginning in 2023, the NC Pro Bono Resource Center is partnering with the North Carolina Board of Paralegal Certification to implement a voluntary reporting category through the revamped certification process. This will make it easier for NCCPs to report their pro bono hours by ensuring that every NCCP is aware of the option to report their pro bono service.

For paralegals who are not certified or certified by another state or national program, we will continue to collect pro bono reporting hours through the Individual Paralegal Pro Bono Reporting Form.

**All paralegals, regardless of certification status, are encouraged to report their pro bono hours.**

Want to highlight a member of your Pro Bono Committee?

The Pro Bono Resource Center would love to highlight a member of your Pro Bono Committee, via social media. Please reach out to Sylvia Novinsky and she will follow up with that person.

New video to walk you through Pro Bono Go!

North Carolina's civil justice launched Pro Bono Go, a statewide platform for legal professionals seeking pro bono service that makes a meaningful difference in the lives of North Carolinians in need.

Created by the North Carolina Pro Bono Resource Center in partnership with Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy, Legal Aid of North Carolina, and Pisgah Legal Services, Pro Bono Go is a new online clearinghouse of pro bono opportunities provided by the state's leading civil legal aid and public-interest legal organizations.

Watch the How to Use Pro Bono video here.

Read about Pro Bono Go in the NC State Bar Journal on page 18 here.

Ready, Set, Pro Bono Go!

Registration for PBI’s annual conference is open!

PBI’s annual conference will take place March 6-8th in Washington DC. Registration is now open!

Note: The early bird registration rate expires on January 31, 2024!

Registration for the Equal Justice Conference is open!

The ABA/NLADA Equal Justice Conference, taking place May 7-11 in Detroit, is a gathering of legal services and pro bono advocates to share and learn about developments and innovations in providing legal services to low-income persons. The emphasis of this Conference is on strengthening partnerships among the key players in the civil justice system.

Note: The early bird registration expires on February 2, 2024. Click here for more information.