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A Little Goes A Long Way To Promote Literacy
Friday is World Literacy Day, and the North Carolina Bar Foundation’s Lawyers4Literacy program needs your help raising money for 100 new books for North…
‘For Want Of a Comma’: The Latest In the Oxford Comma War
The Oxford comma—also known as the serial comma or the Harvard comma—is the comma between the penultimate and final items in a written list. For example,…
‘Where She Has Practiced Her Entire Career’: Reflections On Coming a Long Way
By Bettie Kelley Sousa A recent e-bar announced the installation of Caryn Coppedge McNeill, the new president of the North Carolina Bar Association, and the…
Why Haven’t You Signed Up For the NCBA’s Weekly Job Alerts?
Most of my friends from law school switched jobs within the first two years of their practice, and I was no exception. Whether we felt unfulfilled,…
Legislative Update: Where NCBA-Supported Legislation Stands As Of Aug. 2
This article appears in the August 2017 edition of North Carolina Lawyer. The N.C. General Assembly convenes again on Aug. 3, 2017. The first five months…
Acclaim For NCBA CLE Publication ‘How To Try Your Case Like a Professional’
Congratulations to NCBA member Christopher Parrish and NCBA CLE Publications Coordinator Laura Bonfiglio for nabbing an ACLEA Outstanding Achievement in…
How Much Weight Could You Lose If You Believed You Could Lose Weight?
Who would have imagined that a blog series on weight and wellness could generate so much interest among legal professionals? This thing is literally feeding…
Let the NCBA Help You Find Your Path to Wellness
In August, the NCBA is bringing you a free, month-long e-course on mindfulness. Register here. Once, there was a woman walking down a path who saw a baby…
Four Steps To the Future Of Law: Part 1
I was recently very fortunate to participate in Law Firm Retreats at the NCBA’s Annual Meeting in Asheville. As always, the Annual Meeting was jam-packed…
Make the Most Of Summer With the NCBA Member Benefits App
Three things begin happening between May and June that let me know summer is here: I have to wait at least two minutes till the AC kicks in before I can stand…