The Rocky Mount Telegram covers the statewide legal aid organization’s new online intake and client portal, designed to make it easier for people across North Carolina to apply for civil legal help and access reliable legal information.
A provision in the state 2026 Appropriations Act sets new requirements for NC IOLTA, including redirecting IOLTA funds previously used to support civil legal aid to the state Office of Indigent Defense Services for its Private Assigned Counsel Fund. Information about the implementation of this legislation and updates to the website are forthcoming.
More information about the requirements set forth in the legislation is available here. Information about the Oct. 9, 2026, constitutional challenge to this provision is available here.
