By Larissa Mañón Mervin Legal LINK is a subcommittee of the NCBA Young Lawyers Division. Traditionally, our program arranges for legal professionals to visit local high schools and share information about the legal profession with underrepresented youth. Specifically, we share information about the four building blocks of the LINK program: leadership, information, networking and knowledge. […]
This piece was selected as a winning entry in the YLD’s 2021 Writing Competition. By Cara N. Ludwig Dear Daughter, Today is your first birthday! In some ways, it was typical: a colorful cake and a few gifts you opened and then happily ignored while you played with the boxes. In other ways, it was […]
By Claire O’Brien and Christina Cress The NCBA YLD is thrilled to announce the winners of our 2021 Writing Competition: • Cara Ludwig, “Letter to Adelaide.” • Lashieka Hardin, “Blurred Lines.” • Alex Hardee, “The Last Resort.” The COVID-19 pandemic has clarified many significant issues that impact each of us not only as legal professionals, but as […]
By Christina Cress and Claire O’Brien Dates to Know April 15 | Mingling with Membership: Impeachments by Michael Gerhardt | 4 to 5 p.m. May 6 | Labor & Employment Law Section Annual Meeting | 3 to 3:30 p.m. Committee and Section Updates Law Week and Liberty Bell Committee The YLD’s Law Week and Liberty Bell […]
By R. Wyatt Bland I would like to thank the North Carolina Bar Association Government & Public Sector Section for awarding me with a $500 scholarship to supplement my living expenses during my internship with the Wake County District Attorney’s Office. I applied for the scholarship this past summer by submitting my resume and a […]
By Kayla Britt The NCBA YLD Grab a Coffee (GaC) Program went virtual this year. With more than one hundred attorney and law student matches, we had one of the most successful years of the program. Attorneys and law students were matched primarily based on practice areas and geographical location. The pairs scheduled their meetings […]
By Jeremy Locklear and Erin Locklear Why do you consider yourself a diverse attorney? When I think of a classic definition of “diverse,” I think of someone who differs from those around her. As a Native attorney, that definition has applied to my experience. I have never practiced with another Native attorney. I have only […]
By Sheila Spence The North Carolina Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division is hosting Part 2 of the four-part Lunch and Learn Series focused on various practice areas. Every third Wednesday at noon, you will hear from one of our liaisons and YLD council about what it’s like to work in their practice areas. The second […]
By Christina Cress and Claire O’Brien Dates to Know Feb. 26, 2021 | YLD Pro Bono Panel | 11 a.m. Feb. 26, 2021 | Legal Feeding Frenzy Virtual Kickoff Event Feb. 28, 2021 | Deadline to Submit YLD Writing Competition Entry | 5 p.m. March 3, 2021 | Mentoring Diverse Lawyers: We All Rise Together | […]
By Sidney Thomas Every first Friday of May, the American Bar Association hosts Law Day to celebrate the role of law in our society and to cultivate a deeper understanding of the legal profession. Law Day 2021 will focus on “reminding us that we the people share the responsibility to promote the rule of law, […]