4ALL Statewide Service Day is an annual call-a-lawyer pro bono program that engages hundreds of volunteer attorneys to provide free legal information to thousands of North Carolinians, from the mountains to the coast. 4ALL is the NC Bar Foundation’s largest annual pro bono program. This year, 4ALL will be held on March 4, 2022 in a virtual format that allows volunteers to serve from the safety and comfort of their own homes or offices. Attorney and paralegal volunteers are needed to serve in 2-hour shifts from 11am – 7pm. Attorney volunteers may designate practice areas in which they are willing to take calls for 4ALL. Incoming calls will be screened by volunteer paralegal call screeners and forwarded to attorneys best able to answer the caller’s questions. Volunteers can expect to receive 5-10 calls an hour, depending on practice area.

Project Frequency

One Time Event

Project Time Commitment

Attorney, paralegal and law student volunteers are asked to register in 2-hour shifts between 11am and 7pm (volunteers may sign up for multiple shifts -- our highest need shift time is 5pm-7pm).

Project Date

2022-03-04

Project Location

Remote Electronic (service completed by phone or internet)

Area of Law

  • Bankruptcy
  • Consumer
  • Disability
  • Domestic and Sexual Violence
  • Education
  • Elder
  • Employment
  • Entrepreneur
  • Family
  • Guardianship
  • Health/Healthcare
  • Housing
  • Trademark/Patent

Geographic Areas

  • Remote
  • Statewide

Project For

  • Law Student
  • Recent Law School Graduate (Not Yet Licensed)
  • Paralegal
  • Newly Licensed Attorney
  • Attorney
  • Retired Attorney
  • Out-of-State Attorney (registered with NC State Bar)

Population Served

  • General Low Income

Skills to be Developed

  • Client Advice and Counseling
  • Client Intake and Interviewing
  • Training Provided for Project Volunteers
    Yes
  • Volunteers Who Speak an Additional Language Requested for this Project
    Yes
  • Malpractice Insurance Provided for this Project
    Yes
  • Mentorship Provided for this Project
    No