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Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law

Campbell University
Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law
225 Hillsborough Street
Suite 401
Raleigh, NC 27603
law.campbell.edu

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Law School Pro Bono Programs

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Category Type

A Formal Voluntary Pro Bono Program Characterized by both a Referral System with a Coordinator and by Administrative Support for Student Group Projects

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Description of Program

There is a Pro Bono Council comprised of students that coordinates Campbell’s Pro Bono and public service opportunities. In furtherance of Campbell Law School’s mission and the acknowledgment that the practice of law is a profound calling, the overall objective of the Pro Bono Council at Campbell Law is to engage and to educate students on the nature and importance of serving the underserved. Pro bono and volunteer opportunities provide students with hands-on opportunities to develop legal skills, provide much needed legal services to the community, instill a sense of professional responsibility early in the students’ careers, affirm the legal profession as a profession of service, and enhance Campbell Law School’s ties with the community and alumni.

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Staffing/Management/Oversight

Pro Bono Council (student led)

Director of Student Life and Pro Bono Opportunities (Staff)

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Funding

Office space and necessary office equipment is provided to student pro bono group projects.

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Student Run Pro Bono Groups/Specialized Law Education Projects

Campbell Law Innocence Project
  • Under the supervision of NC Center on Actual Innocence, students review case files to determine if a defendant’s case demands further review post-conviction.
Campbell Law Pro Bono Council
  • Mission to educate students on the importance of pro bono and to foster a community of service.

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Faculty and Administrative Pro Bono

The current law school Faculty Handbook includes as an element for evaluating faculty members for advancement in rank for service to the University, the School of Law, the Bar and the general community.

Each student organization has a faculty advisor.

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Awards/Recognition

Outstanding Student Achievement in Pro Bono and Public Service

Outstanding Faculty Achievement in Pro Bono and Public Service

Outstanding Student Organization in Pro Bono and Public Service

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Community Service

1L Day of Service (during 1L orientation, all 1L’s complete group service projects in the Raleigh community).

Black Law Student Association

  • Volunteers at the Helping Hands Mission soup kitchen
Campbell Environmental Law Association

  • Participates in two stream clean ups a year
Delta

  • Hosts a Casino night every year. This year the money raised went to “Wounded Warriors”
  • Hosts “Canned Immunity” twice a year. The campus donates canned food to the local food bank
Hispanic Law Student Association

  • Host a salsa party to benefit Wake County Teen Court
Men’s Legal Caucus

  • Hosts an annual charity golf tournament to benefit the “First Tee of the Triangle”
Military Law Student Association

  • Organizes sending holiday cards to our troops abroad.
  • Also organizes students to go to a welcome back ceremony for WWII Veterans from the triangle who visit Washington DC for “Flights of Honor.”
Pro Bono Council

  • Hosts Blood Drive every semester
Student Bar Association

  • Organized student participation the 2011 Junior Diabetes Research Fund – Walk to Cure Diabetes
    • Silver Award
    • Top 10 School Team
Women in Law

  • Hosts Karaoke for Komen to benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Research

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Law School Public Interest Programs

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Contact Information

Mary Charles Branch
Director of Student Life and Pro Bono Opportunities
Campbell University School of Law
225 Hillsborough Street, Suite 304
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603
Phone: (919) 865-4696
Fax: (919) 865-5886
branchmc@campbell.edu

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Certificate/Curriculum Programs

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Public Interest Centers

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Public Interest Clinics

Senior Law Clinic

Juvenile Justice Project

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Externships/Internships

The Externship Program at the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University gives every student the opportunity to achieve meaningful educational experiences in the public-service environment, including nonprofit organizations, public organizations, law firms, and with corporate counsel.

Campbell law externs serve in a variety of areas:
  • Public service
  • Nonprofit organizations
  • Corporate counsel
  • Private practice – Pro Bono
Recent externship placements include:
  • Federal judges, prosecutors, public defenders, and agencies
  • State district attorneys, public defenders, and legal aid
  • State trial and appellate courts
  • State agencies, commissions, and boards
  • Bankruptcy judges and courts
  • City and county governments
  • Medical / health care
  • Corporate counsel, trade associations, and nonprofit organizations
  • Pro Bono work with private law firms

EXTERNSHIP PLACEMENTS AT CAMPBELL LAW HAVE INCREASED OVER 300% SINCE THE CAMPUS MOVED TO RALEIGH IN 2009

Summer 2011 Externship Program statistics
  • Opportunities in six different states, and in 15 different North Carolina counties.
  • From the 2011 class, 77% of students completed at least one externship, with 18% completing more than one.
  • From the 2012 class, 80% of students have completed at least one externship thus far, with 33% completing more than one.

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Classes with a Public Service Component

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Public Interest Journals

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Public Interest Career Assistance

Every semester the Career Center and Public Interest Law Initiative host an annual Public Interest Career Fair.

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Loan Repayment Assistance Programs (LRAP)

Campbell Law Graduates have been recipients of loan repayment assistance through the North Carolina Legal Education Assistance Foundation. (NC LEAF). For eligibility guidelines, see www.ncleaf.org.

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Post-Graduate Fellowships/Awards

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Graduate Student Funded:

Other Funding Sources:

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Term Time Fellowships/Scholarships

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Graduate Student Funded:

Other Funding Sources:

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Summer Fellowships

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Graduate Student Funded:

Other Funding Sources:

Public Interest Law Initiative – student summer fellowship

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Extracurricular and Co-Curricular Programs

North Carolina Bar Association partnerships include: Veteran’s Disability Day Clinic, Wills for Heroes Day Clinic

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Student Public Interest Groups

Pro Bono Council

Public Interest Law Initiative

Updated: 6/6/2012

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