Campbell law clinic to offer low-income services
Published: Wed, Oct. 01, 2008 12:30AM
Modified Wed, Oct. 01, 2008 03:03AM
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closeRALEIGH -- Campbell University announced Tuesday that its law school has received a $1 million grant from the A.J. Fletcher Foundation to establish a legal clinic at its new downtown Raleigh location.
The clinic will be dedicated to providing low-income residents and others with pro bono legal services.
Campbell announced last year that it was moving its Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law from rural Harnett County to the 107,000-square-foot Hillsborough Place building. The university is spending roughly $13 million to renovate the building and expects to move into its new home in September 2009.
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The Fletcher Foundation's grant is a "challenge grant," meaning the law school will receive $1 million when it raises an equal amount. The $2 million will go to rent office space and fund the clinic's operations.
Led by Barbara and Jim Goodmon, the nonprofit Fletcher Foundation supports a wide range of groups that focus on helping those who "have no voice."
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