By Nickeyea Wilkinson-Pickett Dear Members of the NCBA Corporate Counsel Section, I am thrilled to welcome you to the 2025-2026 bar year! My name is Nickeyea Wilkinson-Pickett, and I am delighted to introduce myself as our section chair for this exciting year. It is truly an honor to serve in this role, and I am […]
By Eddie Story Welcome to a new bar year for the NCBA and the Corporate Counsel Section. This is your section, and I am honored to serve as section chair for 2024-2025. We have an engaged and enthusiastic leadership team and our focus is seeking meaningful ways to involve membership across the state. Many of […]
By Sheila Spence, Alexandria Gwynn, and Clara Cottrell The New(er) to In House Counsel Program was held on Oct. 27 at the Bar Center. The purpose of the program was to provide firsthand experiences on what it’s like to work in house and to help those who are transitioning to in house within the first […]
By Tracy M. Wright and Jane Yumi Paksoy As we get into the busy holiday season, don’t forget to take time to give back to your community. The Corporate Counsel Section is hosting an in-person volunteer opportunity at the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina’s Raleigh branch (1924 Capital Blvd) on Friday, November […]
By Clara Cottrell Everyone says, “I want to be closer to the business,” but when we worked through the transition from private practice to in-house counsel, we found out it is a bit more than that. We have obligations to one client represented at times by various stakeholders and competing interests, not to mention a […]
By Tammy Nicholson Welcome to a new bar year! Your membership is greatly appreciated and valued. It is my honor and pleasure to serve as your section Chair for the 2022-2023 bar year. Our section leadership team is committed to continuing our tradition of offering exciting events, from our annual CLE in January, to our […]
By Christine Mazzone Hello Corporate Counsel Section members, It has been an honor to serve as Chair of the NCBA’s Corporate Counsel Section for the 2021-2022 bar year. Thank you for your membership in the NCBA’s Corporate Counsel Section and participation in the section’s events and programs this year. From fun networking events (including trivia […]
By Christine Mazzone, Gabe Wright, Laura Chipman, and Clara Cottrell The Knowledge Resource Committee led by Sheila Spence and Nickeyea Wilkinson-Pickett collected four stories from in-house counsel and career coaches regarding how they handled transitions into new lines of work, including transitions from roles in law firms to in-house roles, new in-house jobs, and promotions […]
By Jane Paksoy Welcome to the first post of the Outside the Office blog post series! Have you been missing the opportunity to connect with fellow Corporate Counsel Section members? Are you curious about the 524 other members in our fabulous section? Here’s your opportunity to get to know each other Outside the Office.
By Tracy M. Wright and Jane Paksoy Co-chairs, Jane and Tracy here, with some exciting pro bono opportunities! Sign up for the upcoming DLRP Clinic on February 17, co-hosted by the Corporate Counsel Section and the NC Pro Bono Resource Center. Did you know that under North Carolina law, a person who fails to appear […]