By Tiqeece Brown The legal profession has an antiquated pedagogical style of existence, from court proceedings to the Socratic teaching method. Many lawyers can be conservative and are opposed to taking risks. Therefore, one may speculate this could be the reason why the law is lethargic with advancing particular initiatives. Many feel that creativity should […]
By Kayla Britt and Matt Meinel The YLD’s Law Student Outreach Committee is continuing its flagship Grab-a-Coffee Program (“GaC”) during the spring academic semester. GaC is a statewide program that pairs law students with practicing attorneys based on their practice area(s) of interest. Discussion topics may include the attorney’s path to their current employment, what the […]
By Claire O’Brien and Michael Cohen The YLD Communications Committee, in conjunction with YLD leadership, is excited to announce that its 2022 Writing Competition, “Legal Visionaries,” is open as of today, January 19! This year, we invite you to tell us how you envision the practice of law changing between now and when you […]
By Christian Smith-Bishop and Anna Davis Lawyers, veterans, public sector employers and HR departments all should be aware of an upcoming Supreme Court case that involves a challenge to a state’s sovereign immunity under the federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (“USERRA”). If sovereign immunity is upheld as a basis to […]
By Kailyn Kennedy In 2021, LexisNexis cast a new Fellowship project from its African Ancestry Network and LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation focused on solutions to eliminate systemic racism in legal systems. To be considered for this privilege, each law school student was given the opportunity to create a project that could provide solutions to […]
By Bryan Howard As an NCBA Law Student Representative for North Carolina Central School of Law this year, I appreciated the YLD Law Student Outreach Committee hosting “Salary Negotiations 101 with Karen Chopra” on November 1. If you missed the event, I encourage you to view the recording here. As a non-traditional law student with […]
By Kayla Britt Efficiency is a lawyer’s best friend. Below you will find a cheat sheet with information and resources you need to apply for admission to the United States District Courts of North Carolina, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States, with links […]
By Shelby Gilmer It’s that time of year again – when the library becomes your second home, caffeine becomes your best friend, and many, many law students become acquainted with high stress and anxiety. You guessed it: it is exam season. This is my third exam season, and as I look back on my first […]
By Leah McLean As the year is winding down and finals time is fast approaching, it is very easy to get so lost in the pressure and stress of wanting to do well on final exams that we forget to take care of ourselves. Now, I’ve found this to be a common theme amongst my […]
By Will Quick It is hard to believe we are almost halfway through the 2021-2022 bar year. COVID-19 surges and related precautionary measures prevented us from engaging with our members in person during the first half of this bar year, but we are optimistic that the signs point to a rounding of the corner. As […]