Upcoming Pro Bono Opportunity

 

By Mallory Lidaka and Samantha Aktug

Hello Section Members!  We are looking forward to seeing everyone at the upcoming NCBA Conference at the Grandover in a couple of weeks! On behalf of the Pro Bono Committee of the Workers’ Compensation Section, we are excited to announce that we plan to kick off 2020 with a Pro Bono opportunity for our Section Members to accompany our fundraising efforts with Kids’ Chance at the Conference. We are encouraging our Members to participate in the NC Free Legal Answers Pro Bono Program in partnership with the North Carolina Bar Foundation. This Pro Bono Program allows Bar Association members to provide answers to civil legal questions from financially eligible citizens through a website – not by phone. Attorneys may choose from 25 available legal categories and anonymously respond to a question that fits their legal interests. It is a great way to get your Pro Bono time in without leaving your seat at the Conference or even your hotel room!

We are asking our Members to register for Free Legal Answers prior to or at the Conference.  Registration takes just a few minutes:

1. Go to nc.freelegalanswers.org.
2. Click on “Volunteer Attorney Registration” at the top of the site.
3. Read and agree to Attorney Agreement.
4. Fill out registration information.
5. Click on the activation link sent to your email (check spam folder).
6. Await email confirming administrative approval of your account!

A representative from the NC Bar Foundation will also have a booth set up in the reception space outside the Conference rooms to assist any Member with registration at the Conference.  We are then asking our Members to log on and answer at least one question during their time at the Conference to jump start our Section’s Pro Bono efforts for the year.  We hope you will help us start the year off right!  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our Pro Bono Subcommittee Chair Mallory Lidaka.  See you at the Conference!