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5 Reasons You Should Invest in Technology Training for Your Office
What’s your average billable rate? $250? $450? What if you could generate an additional two hours every week? What about five hours? Hours reclaimed with…
Weight, Weight, I’ll Tell You: How I Lost 140 Pounds and Kept It Off
My recent contribution to Long Leaf Law about losing weight and keeping it off left one reader hungry for more: “I just thought it could be very valuable to…
Pro Bono Works: Disaster Legal Services Restored Victims’ ‘Faith In Humanity’
Early last October, Hurricane Matthew swept across eastern North Carolina, leaving death and destruction in its path. In this state alone 26 people lost their…
Please Describe Your Level Of Satisfaction
How much fun do you have? How much time do you spend doing what you want to do? How is your life measuring up against your expectations? We’d like to know…
Have You Heard the One About the Lawyer Who …
Took an online survey? It didn’t even take too long. It explored a range of important topics in hopes of creating a picture of the challenges and goals of…
No Lawyer Jokes Here – Attorney Survey Is Serious Stuff
The pursuit of happiness – professional and personal – is always in the back of our minds. For a few minutes, we’d like to put it front and center. If…
A UBE For NC: You Say Bring It On
A few months ago, we asked NCBA members to respond to a short survey on the growing possibility of North Carolina’s adoption of a Uniform Bar Exam. More…
Key Changes to NC Rules of Appellate Procedure
On Jan. 1, 2017, a comprehensive revision of the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure took effect. The revised Rules apply to all cases appealed on or…
Change Is Coming Fast (!)
“The only constant in life is change.” So wrote Heraclitus about 2,500 years ago on a papyrus roll using a stylus dipped in ink. Time has proven him…
Teen Sexting Prosecutions Expose Harsh Gap In N.C. Law
Editor’s note: This article appears in the February 2017 edition of North Carolina Lawyer and the December edition of the NCBA’s Juvenile Justice &…