NC budget proposal cruelly slashes funding for lawyers who help people in need
About this episode
The episode discusses the significant cuts to funding for legal aid services in North Carolina and its impact on those in need.
Twenty years ago, I spent a summer working at the Legal Aid office in Charlotte. I had just finished my first year of law school, and my bosses trusted me to represent a client at a Housing Authority hearing—a transformative experience for me. It was supposed to be an unpaid internship, so I waited tables […]
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