RALEIGH, N.C. –The Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law will host a free legal information clinic for the formerly incarcerated on Saturday, Jan. 21 from 10 a.m. to noon. The clinic will offer free legal consultations regarding civil legal matters governed by North Carolina law, and several Campbell Law students will be on hand to participate.
The clinic is sponsored by the North Carolina Advocates for Justice – Civil Rights Section, the North Carolina Bar Association’s Professionalism Committee, and North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services, Inc.
Volunteer paraprofessionals, law students, and attorneys will provide general information about legal issues and offer referrals. Volunteers cannot offer representation or legal advice.
The clinic is primarily targeted to assist local organizations that serve the formerly incarcerated community, as well as area residents that have been formerly incarcerated, but will assist anyone that attends.
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