North Carolina Central University

Search the Directory

Pro Bono Resources for the Public

The NCCU Law Pro Bono Clinic does not provide direct legal representation to members of the general public. Through our Clinic, NCCU Law students work under the supervision of licensed attorneys on projects and cases submitted and approved by the program from legal agencies and community organizations.

If you are seeking help with a legal problem, please review the resources below for assistance.

NC Lawyer Referral Service is a nonprofit public service sponsored by the North Carolina Bar Association Foundation to assist citizens in need of legal assistance.

To contact the service online, submit a request form.

To reach the service by telephone (Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.), choose one of the following numbers:

Legal Aid of North Carolina is a statewide organization that provides free legal services in civil matters to eligible low-income people. The website describes eligibility criteria and provides contact information for the 24 local offices around the state.

LawHelp helps low- and moderate-income people find free legal aid programs in their communities and answers to questions about their legal rights. It has links to state and local legal assistance programs for all 50 states.

North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services assists inmates in North Carolina correctional institutions with their civil legal needs. For more information, visit their website.

North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence identifies, investigates, and advances credible claims of innocence made by inmates convicted of felonies in North Carolina. For more information, visit their website.

Free Do-It-Yourself Clinics

Legal Aid of North Carolina’s free child custody clinics teach participants how to file a child custody action in court without the help of a lawyer. Participants receive all the necessary legal forms and can ask general questions of Legal Aid lawyers. (Specific legal advice for individual cases is not provided at these clinics.) Clinics are free, and anyone can attend, but you will need to register in advance. Register for a clinic near you.

Legal Aid of North Carolina’s Free Expungement clinic explains North Carolina expunction law to help you determine if you are eligible to have one or more charges removed from your criminal record. You can also ask general questions to a volunteer attorney through a webinar. If you determine that you qualify for an expunction during the clinic, you can request additional assistance from Legal Aid. Specific legal advice is not provided at this clinic. Clinics are free, and anyone can attend, but you will need to register in advance. Register for a clinic near you.

Legal Aid of North Carolina’s free simple divorce clinics teach participants how to file a simple divorce action in court without the help of a lawyer. Participants receive all the necessary legal forms and can ask general questions of Legal Aid lawyers. (Specific legal advice for individual cases is not provided at these clinics.) Clinics are free, and anyone can attend, but you will need to register in advance. Register for a clinic near you.

Legal Aid of North Carolina’s Free Employee Rights clinic will teach you about your rights as an employee under North Carolina law and federal law. Topics include employment at will, right to work, discrimination, retaliation, and unemployment benefits. They will give you a packet of information, and you can ask general questions of a volunteer attorney via webinar. Specific legal advice is not provided at this clinic. Clinics are free, and anyone can attend, but you will need to register in advance. Register for a clinic near you.

Legal Aid of North Carolina’s free Health Care Power of Attorney and Living Wills clinics teach participants how to complete a Health Care Power of Attorney and/or Living Will document without the help of a lawyer. Participants receive all the necessary legal forms and can ask general questions of Legal Aid lawyers. (Specific legal advice for individual cases is not provided at these clinics.) Clinics are free, and anyone can attend, but you will need to register in advance. Register for a clinic near you.

Legal Aid of North Carolina’s Tenant Rights clinic explains your rights as a tenant and what to do if your landlord will not make repairs. You will watch an instructional video and can ask general questions to a volunteer attorney through a webinar. Specific advice is not provided at the clinic. You can request a callback from Legal Aid to see if you qualify for additional help. Clinics are free, and anyone can attend, but you will need to register in advance. Register for a clinic near you.

The website of the Rosen Law Firm in Raleigh, North Carolina, offers a wide array of legal forms, articles, and other materials relating to divorce, child custody, child support, alimony, property distribution, domestic violence, and separation.  To access these resources, please visit their website.

The Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy helps people in the Charlotte, North Carolina, region who cannot afford legal services but desperately need them. Without legal representation in civil matters, thousands of families can lose access to financial security, healthcare, housing and opportunity.

Pisgah Legal Services seeks to pursue justice by providing legal assistance and advocacy to help low-income people in western North Carolina meet their basic needs and improve their lives.