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Next Pro Bono Coordinators’ Network virtual meeting on Nov 19th
Our next Pro Bono Coordinators’ Network meeting will be held virtually, on Tuesday, November 19th at 1pm. Please contact Sylvia Novinsky at sylvia@ncprobono.org for more information. The meeting will be focused on disaster relief pro bono needs.
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Have you checked out Pro Bono Go recently?
Pro Bono Go has a new look with more searching capabilities. You can still get new opportunities sent to you. Check it out at probonogo.org |
Disaster Legal Services Volunteers Needed at WNC FEMA Centers
NCBA Young Lawyers Division is organizing Disaster Legal Services (DLS) pro bono attorney volunteers to help staff legal support tables in-person at FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) throughout WNC. Attorney volunteers must be NC-licensed in good standing (or otherwise qualified to practice law in NC). DLS volunteers must be able to commute to their chosen DRC location and preferably able commit to a recurring staffing schedule. Full day, part day, and weekend volunteer shifts are available. Volunteers can sign up here.
DLS attorney volunteers on-site at the FEMA DRCs will engage directly with disaster survivors to provide disaster-related legal information and resources, as well as identify and educate survivors on disaster legal issues including FEMA eligibility, claims and appeals, insurance claims/disputes, tenant rights/housing/habitability matters, and consumer protection/contractor issues. When able, attorney volunteers may provide brief advice and counsel to those who come to the DLS table to ask a legal question. DLS attorney volunteer training manuals and videos are available.
**Attorney volunteers should not just show up unannounced to FEMA DRC locations. For reasons of security, volunteer staffing assignments should be scheduled through the NC DLS program, which is coordinating with FEMA and other national and state partners.**
Questions? Email DLS@ncbar.org |
NC Disaster Legal Services CLE
On November 21, the North Carolina Bar Association will hold a complimentary CLE for all registered Disaster Legal Services volunteers designed to provide guidance surrounding the legal issues that follow a disaster, equipping volunteers with the tools to support disaster survivors through the complexities of recovery.
To access the CLE, please fill out this form.
Volunteers can choose to access the CLE in three ways:
- In-person at the NC Bar Center in Cary, NC
- Live Webcast
- On Demand (for those who are unable to participate on November 21)
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Learn more about disaster relief work in Western NC
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Check out this Podcast: The Benefits of Professionalizing Pro Bono
Listen to (or read) experts discuss the professionalization of pro bono legal services on Talk Justice.
Pro bono work is often thought of as a side project that lawyers perform, but legal aid organizations that can rely on full-time staff have increased opportunities to expand services and provide more intensive client service through pro bono.
A growing number of people and firms are making pro bono their full-time occupations and bringing professionalism to this area of legal practice. Learn more here: https://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/talk-justice/2024/10/the-benefits-of-professionalizing-pro-bono/?utm_source=PSJD-Digest&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=10-25-2024 |
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