2025 Impact
Uniting the talent and generosity of our profession to be a power of greater good for the people of North Carolina.
15,000+ individuals were served through NCBF pro bono and civic education programs in 2024-25.
- DISASTER LEGAL SERVICES: 1,600+ lawyers, law students and paralegals registered to serve 170+ clients at 9 in-person clinics, serving 170+ clients through remote referral and 216 clients through the first Ask a Lawyer: WNC Disaster Recovery Hotline event
- SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY CLINICS: 31 attorney volunteers and 42 law student volunteers served 55 clients through 7 clinics and 2 workshops
- 4ALL: 7,073 callers served by 437 volunteers
- LAWYERS IN SCHOOLS: 29 volunteers serving 7,300+ students through 16 career fairs and 14 guest speaker opportunities
- NC FREE LEGAL ANSWERS: 2,410 questions answered by 151 volunteers
- LAWYERS FOR LITERACY: 362 elementary school students served by 29 volunteers
- MCINTYRE YOUTH LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE: 117 registered across 19 counties
- MIDDLE SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL: 72 student competitors and 15 volunteers
- ENTREPRENEURS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: 27 clients served from 23 attorney volunteers through 54 advice and counsel clinics and 3 informational webinars
- PATENT PRO BONO PROGRAM: 7 client cases in process with 6 attorney volunteers
- WILLS FOR HEROES: 174 clients and 78 NC first responders served and 650 legal documents produced through 6 clinics
