Asia Lowe: Smell Where are you a law student and what area of law are you interested in? I am a 2L student at Campbell University School of Law, and I am interested in Criminal Law. What do you enjoy doing out of the office? I enjoy creating soaps, body butters, lotions, sugar scrubs and […]
By Sidney A. Thomas The American Bar Association hosts Law Day each year on the first Friday in May to celebrate the role of law in our society and to cultivate a deeper understanding of the legal profession. Law Day 2023 will focus on “reminding us that together, we can collaborate to overcome our differences, […]
By Matt Meinel and Alex Gwynn Do you have time to grab a cup of coffee? Instead of taking this one to go, how about spending thirty meaningful minutes with a future lawyer? A half hour of your time is all we need to make this program a success! We are seeking attorney volunteers to connect […]
By Jonathan Bogues The North Carolina Bar Foundation’s (“NCBF”) chief objective is to unite the talent and generosity of the legal profession to be a power of greater good for North Carolinians. Much of the NCBF’s success depends on the commitment of donors and volunteers whose leadership inspires pro bono and public service programs that […]
By Collins Saint and Elizabeth “Brooks” Savage Lawyers are increasingly exposed to gender identity, sexual orientation, and other LGBTQ+ related topics as awareness, acceptance, and open expression of such identities continues to increase in modern society. To honor International Pronouns Day, which was October 19, 2022, we have created a five-step primer to help guide […]
By Sarah Clark The Young Lawyers Division (YLD) and the North Carolina Bar Foundation (NCBF) are teaming up for the second year in a row to make November 29 a #GivingTuesday to remember! For this year, the YLD is raising money to fund the NCBF’s civic education and pro bono programs. By donating on November […]
By Collins Saint and Drew Culler We met on the first day of orientation in law school at Wake Forest when we were welcomed into Professor Garland’s 1B Legal Analysis, Writing, and Research (LAWR) course with talks of ducks and rabbits and the mysterious duck-rabbit. From there, we quickly became involved in OUTLaw, Wake’s LGBTQ+ […]
By Sarah Spangenburg Dear July Bar Examinee, You’re in the sweet spot . . . kind of. Law school graduation is quickly approaching, and the bar exam is still eight months away. Before you get too comfy though, we suggest you get started on the North Carolina Bar Application. This application, which opened November 2, […]
By Janelle Cline As lawyers, our time has value. I don’t mean just the indefinite notion that our time is valuable but a specific dollar amount attached to every six minute increment of our day. When I started billing by the hour, normal tasks took on a new significance. That traffic jam – $65; my […]
By Dan Gibson October and December will be big months for North Carolina at the U.S. Supreme Court. The Justices will hear two cases involving North Carolina in upcoming months. On Halloween, the Court will face the specter of race-conscious university admissions. Some justices may be spooked by the ghosts of Bakker, Grutter and Fisher, […]