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These resources are provided for informational purposes only. The City Attorney’s Office does not endorse or guarantee the services provided by any outside organization.
General Legal Resources
City of Raleigh Tenant Resource Toolkit provides general information about rights and obligations in Raleigh. This information is not a substitute for legal advice, because each person's specific situation is unique.
Disability Rights of North Carolina protects the legal rights of people with disabilities.
Free Legal Answers (American Bar Association) provides virtual legal advice clinic in which people who cannot afford an attorney post civil legal questions at no cost to be answered by pro bono attorneys licensed in their state.
Land Loss Prevention Project provides legal support and assistance to all financially distressed and limited resource farmers and landowners in North Carolina.
LawHelpNC.org offers free information about a wide variety of criminal and civil legal questions.
Lawyers in Your Library offers free 30-minute consultations with pro bono attorneys on family law matters such as child custody, support, divorce, adoption and alimony. Attorneys can offer legal advice, help with forms and drafting suggestions, and provide guidance on court procedures to help clients better understand their rights and options.
Lawyers on Call (4All) is an annual one-day NC Bar Foundation event in which callers can speak with a volunteer attorney for free. Attorneys answer questions on a broad range of topics such as bankruptcy, business and tax matters, criminal law, elder law, estate planning, family law, housing, immigration, and many other legal needs. The 2026 event was held on March 6, 2026.
Legal Aid of North Carolina helps low-income persons in civil legal matters such as domestic violence, housing, consumer protection, healthcare. Free clinics are available to the public on child custody and visitation, criminal record expunction, divorce, employment, healthcare access, and tenant rights. Advance registration is required. Legal Aid also provides service to North Carolinians aged 60 or older with priority to those with the greatest economic need.
North Carolina Attorney General's Office - Consumer Protection Division provides tips to avoid fraud, scams, identity theft, scams targeting older North Carolinians, and other unfair acts against consumers.
Wake County Legal Support Center provides information and guidance about procedures for common issues in which people often represent themselves in Wake County.
Courts and Government Law Offices
State Courts and Government Offices
North Carolina Judicial Branch offers general information about court-related questions.
North Carolina Judicial Branch - Small Claims Court provides basic information about proceeding in Small Claims Court and the kinds of cases that can be resolved there. The NC Attorney General’s Office has a non-lawyer’s guide to small claims court.
eCourts Portal makes electronic NC court records available to the public. Records are searchable. Case records are searchable; confidential materials such as juvenile records are not available.
Wake County District Attorney's Office, which is not part of the City of Raleigh, prosecutes traffic tickets, some juvenile cases, and other infractions and crimes. 919-792-5000
Federal Courts and Government Offices
US District Court of the Eastern District of North Carolina is a federal trial court that includes Wake County.
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth District appellate federal court; appeals from the US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina are heard here.
US Supreme Court is the highest court in the US federal court system.
US Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina handles matters involving federal law. 919-856-4530
Finding the Law
Statues and Court Decisions Online
North Carolina General Statutes is the current version of North Carolina statutes provided by the NC General Assembly.
Caselaw Access Project offers free online public access to case law reporters from all 50 states.
Constitution Annotated This site is a US Congress website focused on explaining the US Constitution.
US Code This site contains the US statutes (US government source).
US Code – Legal Information Institute US statutes provided by Cornell Law School’s Legal Information Institute. This site is easier to search than other government websites.
Law Libraries
North Carolina Legislative Library
UNC Law Katherine R. Everett Law Library is open to the public during weekday business hours.
North Carolina Central University Law Library is open to the public by appointment only.