Pro Bono Opportunity For Employment Law Attorneys

In our efforts to partner with legal organizations during the COVID-19 Pandemic and beyond, NCAJ is proud to partner with the North Carolina Pro Bono Resource Center on pro bono and mentoring opportunities for attorneys who are willing to provide advice and counsel in their area(s) of practice.

One immediate need is for attorneys in the area of Employment Law.  With over 170,000 unemployment claims filed in North Carolina last week due to economic fallout from COVID-19, the need for employment law legal services has also increased.  Below is a specific request from Pisgah Legal Services for your help:

Pisgah Legal Services is a civil legal aid firm serving western North Carolina. Traditionally, Pisgah Legal has referred out the few unemployment benefits cases we have to local volunteer attorneys, and our staff attorneys have not developed expertise in this practice area. In the past few weeks with the COVID-19 crisis, Pisgah Legal has had an exponential increase in calls for help with unemployment benefits matters. The organization is currently training several staff attorneys to advise clients on these matters and have a few volunteer attorneys assisting, however we need to increase our capacity significantly.

Pisgah Legal is seeking attorney volunteers with unemployment claims expertise to provide limited mentoring to our staff attorneys, and attorney volunteers to take pro bono cases for our clients who need advice regarding their unemployment claim and/or need to appeal a denial. Please contact Katie Russell Miller at katierm@pisgahlegal.org or 828-210-3420 if you would like more information or would like to help.