By Leslie Pegram Thanksgiving is a time to gather with family, friends and friends that are more like family. It’s a time to cook like a Food Network star, your favorite celebrity, blogger or Instagram star (or to just let someone else do all the cooking for you). It’s a time to get up early […]
By Shawana W. Almendarez The Paralegal Division Council Pro Bono Committee is happy to announce another opportunity for our division members to move with purpose in our community. The NC Bar Foundation’s (“NCBF”) Lawyers for Literary Program needs reading mentors for the children of North Carolina. NCBF has the following existing groups in school classrooms […]
By Jake Sullivan Are you a “new” paralegal looking to learn more and meet others in the paralegal field? Does your work involve trademarks, copyright, or patents? Are you curious to learn more about intellectual property? If so, the 2019 NCBA IP Institute for Paralegals has something for everyone. The 2019 Institute is being held […]
By Ann Pearson Indispensable paralegals know that their paralegal certificate is only the beginning of their paralegal training. If you’re like most, you probably spent a good sum of time and money to receive that paralegal certificate, so it’s not easy to immediately start thinking about more school or more courses. If you’re already employed […]
By Keenan Harward On January 14, 2020, Microsoft will no longer support Windows 7. Microsoft only supports each version of Windows for so long. Windows 7 is currently in “extended support” until January 14, 2020. What does this mean for you? When Microsoft stops supporting a version of Windows, Microsoft stops issuing security updates for […]
By Alicia Mitchell-Mercer The day I returned to the office from a 7-day vacation, there was a lot of work to catch up on. By 3:00 PM, I was feeling very accomplished. I had completed most urgent matters on my to-do list for that day. However, around 4:00 PM, an attorney walked into my office […]
By Beth Scherer On Thursday, the Supreme Court of North Carolina issued its latest amendments to the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure. The amendments impact word-count limitation applicable to appellate briefs and parental leave. Rule 3.1 Supreme Court Briefs are Subject to Rule 28(j)’s Word Count Limitation Historically, word-count limitations have not applied to […]
By Rachel Royal, NCCP Looking Back As we get settled into the new Bar year, the Paralegal Division is burrowing deep into project planning. One of those projects is its Pro Bono Committee’s endeavors to promote even more paralegal involvement in legal volunteering across the state. In the past year, the Paralegal Division has been […]
By Tina Dadio It gives me great pleasure to serve as your 2019-2020 Paralegal Division Chair. First, I want to say thank you for being a member of the Paralegal Division. I hope our exciting new member benefits will encourage you to get involved while having fun networking with your fellow members across the […]
By Nathan Jarvis Today in North Carolina, 16 and 17-year-olds are automatically prosecuted as an adult for criminal offenses. The Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Act, which is effective on December 1, 2019, will change the adult prosecution age to 18 years old to align with the current policies of all other States in the United States. […]