Participate

Only 2 in 10 North Carolina lawyers currently volunteer to handle cases at no charge for Legal Aid of North Carolina. While many lawyers provide a great deal of services without charge, the goal of 4ALL is to increase the number of volunteer lawyers who represent the poor.

The NCBA will work with media outlets, including newspapers, television and radio, to provide this important community service. Want an easy way to remember the date of April 4th? It will be "4/4 4ALL."

To encourage and increase participation by members of the North Carolina legal community in the provision of legal services to the poor is the goal of "Participate."

Call Centers
Volunteers will staff eight call centers across North Carolina. The call centers are located in Asheville (WLOS), Charlotte (WBTV), Fayetteville (AIT, Inc.), Greensboro (The Volunteer Center), New Bern (WCTI), Raleigh (ACS, Inc), Wilmington (Williams Mullen), and Winston-Salem (BB&T). Volunteers will receive more information about call center assignments.

On Friday, April 4, 2008, North Carolinians can call 1-877-404-4149 to talk, by phone, to a North Carolina lawyer at no charge. This number will be available from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Since this is a statewide number, callers will be routed to the next available volunteer. For example, a volunteer in New Bern may receive a call from Charlotte. Lawyer-volunteers will answer general legal questions, provide information about the court system and direct callers to other resources.

Information
Many of you have asked questions about this effort. As you can imagine, we are updating the 4allnc.org website regularly to include information that will answer some of your most frequently asked questions. Please bookmark this site for easy access. Check the links in the left-hand frame for volunteer information.

Shift Assignment
Volunteers will receive their shift assignments soon. Please check email regularly for shift assignment notification.

Training
Please continue checking this site for online training information. In addition to the online information, each Call Center will have additional materials available as well as legal services attorneys to help out.

Training video, click here.

Volunteer Now
Volunteers are still needed. Participation forms (print and online) for 4ALL Day (4/4/2008) for NCBA members and nonmembers are available on this site.

All NCBA sections and committees, all local and statewide bar organizations, and all lawyers and law firms are encouraged to participate. To involve your organization, contact Kim Wallner at kwallner@ncbar.org.

Last Update: Monday, March 10, 2008