Campbell Law to celebrate Pro Bono Week Oct. 26–30

RALEIGH - From connecting with community organizations to providing opportunities for free legal assistance, Campbell Law School will celebrate Pro Bono Week from Oct. 26-30 with activities highlighting the importance of public service and giving back to the community.

Organized by the student-led Campbell Law Pro Bono Council, the week will bring students together through interactive activities, community partnerships and opportunities to learn more about the school's pro bono projects. The events will highlight the many ways law students can use their education and skills to support individuals, families and communities in need.

At Campbell Law, Pro Bono Week provides an opportunity for students to put the school's values into practice while exploring the role service plays in the legal profession, according to said Regina Chavis, assistant dean of student life, pro bono opportunities and belonging.

"At Campbell Law, our hallmarks are calling, character and initiative," Chavis said. "Pro Bono Week provides an opportunity for our students to put these values into action. I hope students are inspired to take the initiative to serve their communities and recognize that the practice of law is more than a profession; it is a calling. Most importantly, I hope these experiences help our students continue to build character as they live out our Christian mission to love our neighbors as ourselves."

Campbell Law's pro bono projects allow students to carry that commitment beyond the classroom and into the community, Chavis added.

"As a Christian law school, Campbell Law embraces the belief that service is both a calling and a responsibility," she said. "Our pro bono projects extend that commitment beyond the classroom and into the community, allowing our students to serve as advocates for those in need. Through these projects, our students put their legal education into action while making a meaningful difference in the lives of others."

A week of service and engagement

Pro Bono Week activities begin on Monday, Oct. 26, with sugar cookie decorating alongside members of the Immigration and Refugee Rights Project (IRRP) and Wake County Legal Support pro bono projects.

On Tuesday, students can participate in coloring and mindfulness activities with members of the Teen Court, People Not Property and Education Law pro bono projects. Wednesday will feature doughnuts with members of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Wills projects, providing another opportunity for students to connect with pro bono initiatives and learn about their work.

On Thursday, students can get into the Halloween spirit with a trick-or-treating event featuring members of the Actual Innocence, Capital Case and Expunctions pro bono projects.

The week will conclude Friday, Oct. 30, with a Free Legal Answers Clinic hosted by the Pro Bono Council in Room 309. The clinic will bring together attorney and student volunteers to provide free legal assistance to North Carolinians through the N.C. Free Legal Answers program.

The clinic will offer two sessions: 10 to 11:30 a.m. and noon to 1:30 p.m. Attorney volunteers will work alongside student volunteers to review civil legal questions submitted through the program and provide answers to individuals who qualify for assistance, Chavis explained.

Faculty and staff are invited to participate alongside students, providing an opportunity to share their legal experience and contribute to Campbell Law's commitment to expanding access to justice. Attorney volunteers are encouraged to sign up by Wednesday, Oct. 28, and bring a laptop to the Clinic.

Throughout the week, students can visit the Commons to participate in activities, meet representatives from the school's pro bono projects and learn more about opportunities to get involved. Campbell Law's 10 pro bono projects introduce students to different areas of public service and allow them to explore how legal knowledge can be used to assist individuals and communities.

Expanding access to justice

Lawyers and law firms across the country will participate in volunteer events to help people with their legal issues Oct. 25-31 as part of the National Celebration of Pro Bono. This year's theme is "Serving Justice. Strengthening Democracy." "The relief that attorneys bring to that one legal situation reaches well-beyond the specific relief sought," said American Bar Association President Barbara J. Howard. "When people can resolve legal problems, they can show up for their families, for their jobs and for their communities. Access to justice isn't just personal; it's part of what keeps democracy working."

The Free Legal Answers Clinic will provide an opportunity for Campbell Law faculty, staff and students to work together to address civil legal questions from North Carolinians who may otherwise face barriers to accessing legal assistance, Chavis explained.

N.C. Free Legal Answers is an ABA-developed program that allows financially eligible individuals to submit civil legal questions online and receive responses from volunteer attorneys at no cost. The North Carolina Bar Foundation (NCBA) administers the program.

During the Clinic, attorney volunteers will log into the program, review questions in their areas of interest and provide responses to individuals seeking legal guidance. The program offers 32 legal categories, allowing attorneys to select questions that align with their experience and interests. By working alongside student volunteers, Chavis said attorneys will have the opportunity to share their knowledge while helping students develop practical legal skills and gain experience addressing real-world legal questions.

Participating in pro bono work also gives students opportunities to develop practical skills and explore different areas of the law while serving others, Chavis added.

"Pro bono work allows students to explore different areas of the law, develop practical legal skills and gain meaningful experience while giving back to their communities," she said. "At Campbell Law, our vision is to develop lawyers who serve. By providing opportunities for students to engage in pro bono work as early as their first year of law school, we hope to instill a lifelong commitment to service, one that continues throughout their legal careers and beyond."

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ABOUT CAMPBELL LAW SCHOOL

Since its founding in 1976, Campbell Law School has developed lawyers who possess moral conviction, social compassion and professional competence, and who view the law as a calling to serve others. Among its accolades, the school has been recognized by the American Bar Association as having the nation's top Professionalism Program and by the American Academy of Trial Lawyers for having the nation's best Trial Advocacy Program. Campbell Law boasts more than 5,000 alumni, who make their homes in nearly all 50 states and beyond. In 2026, Campbell Law is celebrating 50 years of graduating legal leaders and 17 years of being located in a state-of-the-art facility in the heart of North Carolina's capital city.

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