Training Event

Communities impacted by natural disasters often face fundamental decisions about recovery and rebuilding. Empowering communities with knowledge about their legal rights in this process means providing them with timely and relevant information. This webinar will highlight strategies used by two community-based groups working with disaster survivors and will feature examples of public participation and community […]

An expert panel will discuss some of the issues the legal community faces surrounding pro bono work by in-house counsel. They will explore methods and opportunities for in-house counsel to engage in pro bono work. Topics will include: Experiences of attorneys working from various perspectives -- an in-house corporate attorney, Pro Bono Counsel for an […]

After a disaster, law students and attorneys who want to help disaster survivors with legal issues often find themselves wondering how to get involved given the complicated logistics of the post-disaster landscape. Likewise, law firms, bar associations, and legal service providers are met with the challenge of recruiting and dispatching large numbers of legal volunteers […]

DESCRIPTION This annual October training is an opportunity to train our volunteer attorneys as well as recruit new attorneys into the Project Together program during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Since its inception in 1997, Project Together’s primary focus has been aimed at recruiting, training, and coordinating volunteer lawyers to represent indigent clients referred to the […]

Currently, there are 31 FEMA disaster-declared counties in North Carolina as a result of Hurricanes Florence and Michael. Through the Disaster Legal Services Hotline (1-833-242-3549) over 150 clients already have been paired with an attorney volunteer for disaster-related legal assistance. The vast majority of Hotline callers have questions and legal needs related to housing issues […]

To respond to the access to justice crisis facing the legal system, the civil legal services community and the judiciary have partnered in the expansion of services based on limited scope representation. As a community, we have extensive experience now with limited scope representation models. Various models with many technology assisted interventions are being developed […]

Student loan debt is a growing crisis in North Carolina, and demand for help for student loan borrowers far outstrips available resources. Target Audience: Credit and housing counselors, legal service providers, and others working with borrowers in North Carolina who may be struggling with student loan debt. Goal: Equip direct service providers with the tools […]

As part of PLI’s commitment to public service and the pro bono activities of the legal community, there is no fee to attend this program. Why You Should Attend Using a lively, interactive format, this program will examine everyday issues of ethics and professional responsibility in pro bono and public interest practice. What You Will […]

Why You Should Attend Faculty will discuss best practices as well as common challenges that can arise in administrative proceedings and useful strategies for handling those challenges. Practical skills – from preparing and examining witnesses to creating the record and introducing evidence – will be addressed. What You Will Learn Overview of forums Requesting hearings […]

This event will consist of a keynote speech by Trina Jones of Duke Law School and breakout sessions that analyze the intersection of race, class, and gender in housing, environmental justice, and health care.

Native people face disproportionately high rates of incarceration, criminalization and poverty across the U.S. This program, taught in collaboration with the Yurok Tribal Court and Chief Justice Abby Abinanti, and the legal services organization Root & Rebound, will give an instructional framework for providing effective, holistic reentry legal services to people in tribal communities.

Join the Charlotte Eviction Project and Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC) for a continuing legal education program that will provide an overview of the legal remedies offered to pro bono clients subjected to unfair housing practices. Topics covered will include: • Client Intake and Review • Trial Preparation and Courthouse Procedures • Summary Ejectment […]