Assessment of Civil Legal Needs in NC – Presentation to the Administrative Law Section Council

By the Communications Committee

N.C. Supreme Court Associate Justice Anita Earls was the guest speaker at the April 14, 2022, meeting of the Administrative Law Section Council. Her presentation summarized a report titled “In Pursuit of Justice: An Assessment of the Civil Legal Needs of North Carolina.”

The report, issued in April 2021, was generated through the first comprehensive, statewide civil legal needs assessment conducted in North Carolina in almost 20 years.

The N.C. Equal Access to Justice Commission of the N.C. Supreme Court and the N.C. Equal Justice Alliance partnered with the UNC Greensboro Center for Housing and Community Studies to conduct the assessment.

Associate Justice Earls served as chair of the Legal Needs Assessment Steering Committee. She represents the N.C. Supreme Court as a special advisor on the N.C. Equal Access to Justice Commission, which is chaired by Chief Justice Paul Newby.

Funding for the research was provided in part by the North Carolina Bar Foundation.

Access the complete report here.

Please note that section members are always welcome at Council meetings.