It depends. The Office of the General Counsel, as a unit of the Chancellor’s Division, provides, manages, and coordinates all legal services for UNCW. The office provides these services on university matters to the Board of Trustees, the Chancellor, the senior officers, other university administrators, and faculty who are acting on behalf of the university. The Office of the General Counsel does not represent or advise individual faculty members, staff or students about personal legal matters.
Pamphlets can be obtained from the North Carolina Bar Association addressing a variety of legal issues of a personal nature, including one on how to find a lawyer; individuals may also contact its Lawyer Referral Service (800-662-7660) for a referral to a lawyer in your area. Specifically for students, there is an on-campus program to provide free legal consultation; contact the Campus Activities Involvement Center for further information at (910) 962-3553. Eligible individuals may qualify for the free services of Legal Aid of NC for civil matters; in Wilmington, they are located at 201 North Front Street, Suite 1002 (910-763-6207). As a personnel benefit, employees may enroll in NC’s Pre-Paid Legal Services Plan. Contact Human Resources for more information. (OGC 7/7/2009)
