Office of Communications and Public Relations
January 25, 2013
Wake Forest law students will be returning to the Pembroke office of Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC) for a fourth time this spring to serve area clients at two free Wills Clinics.
The clinics are scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 16, and Saturday, March 2.
Although LANC receives a grant to prepare advance directives for local residents, demand in the past few years has exceeded Pembroke office resources, according to Wake Forest Law Outreach Director Beth Hopkins. ?As a result, Wake Forest law students?have been?invited to work at the Wills Clinic?to receive hands-on?experience and?earn?pro bono hours,? she said.
Under the supervision of LANC Staff Attorney David Richardson, the law students will meet with clients and aid in drafting simple wills and advance directive documents for low-income clients?living in?Robeson County.
The Wills Clinic has been held?for the past three years,?and Aurora Stierwald, the Estate Planning Project Coordinator for the Pro Bono Project, who attended the Pembroke Wills Clinic as a?first-year law student, wanted to ensure ?it would run again.
?I think it?s a very rewarding experience for everyone involved,? Stierwald said. ?The students are able to utilize what they have learned in law school and also gain the practical experience that?s so important to a legal career. Legal Aid also really appreciates Wake Forest Law students driving?two-and-a-half?hours to Pembroke to help with these legal documents because they have more clients than they do resources.?
Category: Student Life | Tag: Pro Bono, Pro Bono Project
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