The YLD Communications Committee, in conjunction with YLD leadership, is excited to announce that its 2022 Writing Competition, “Legal Visionaries,” is open as of today, January 19!
This year, we invite you to tell us how you envision the practice of law changing between now and when you someday retire. What potential change most excites you? Why is this change important? How will it come about? Changes could relate to diversity, technology, remote work, and more – the winning submissions will be creative, thoughtful, and specific. You may address one change in depth or discuss several potential changes. Entries can be fiction or non-fiction, and should be written in accordance with the rules set forth below.
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Lawyers, veterans, public sector employers and HR departments all should be aware of an upcoming Supreme Court case that involves a challenge to a state’s sovereign immunity under the federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (“USERRA”). If sovereign immunity is upheld as a basis to deflect private enforcement actions against public entity employers, veterans’ rights groups argue that a substantial blow will be struck to veterans in contravention of both USERRA and Congress’ intent in enacting that law. Whatever the outcome, with the U.S. involved in several overseas conflicts and a projected increase in the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) enforcement budget, enforcement actions and private claims under USERRA are likely to remain consistent for the foreseeable future; as such, this case will be one to watch.
In 2021, LexisNexis cast a new Fellowship project from its African Ancestry Network and LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation focused on solutions to eliminate systemic racism in legal systems. To be considered for this privilege, each law school student was given the opportunity to create a project that could provide solutions to eliminate systemic racism in the legal system while advancing the rule of law. I was fortunate to be one of the twelve Fellows chosen from the six HBCU law schools.
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As an NCBA Law Student Representative for North Carolina Central School of Law this year, I appreciated the YLD Law Student Outreach Committee hosting “Salary Negotiations 101 with Karen Chopra” on November 1. If you missed the event, I encourage you to view the recording here.
As a non-traditional law student with a background in Human Resources, I can attest that Karen did not hold back in sharing valuable information on salary negotiations. Some of the key takeaways from the presentation include:
Efficiency is a lawyer’s best friend. Below you will find a cheat sheet with information and resources you need to apply for admission to the United States District Courts of North Carolina, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States, with links to the various courts’ websites.
Before you begin digging through the requirements, you should verify whether your employer is willing to handle the application process and/or pay the fees on your behalf. Also, you must be a member of the Supreme Court of North Carolina (or another state) for three years before you can apply for admission to the Supreme Court of the United States.
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It’s that time of year again – when the library becomes your second home, caffeine becomes your best friend, and many, many law students become acquainted with high stress and anxiety. You guessed it: it is exam season.
This is my third exam season, and as I look back on my first exam season, I did practically everything wrong. No, not in my studying, but in the way I let the stress of exams control my life. I studied all day, every day, making no time for myself. Law school’s practical reality is that exams require daily hard work for many hours, but that should never mean sacrificing your mental health and overall well-being.
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As the year is winding down and finals time is fast approaching, it is very easy to get so lost in the pressure and stress of wanting to do well on final exams that we forget to take care of ourselves. Now, I’ve found this to be a common theme amongst my fellow law students, and it is completely understandable. We spend weeks on top of weeks reading, outlining, and studying, with the goal of doing exceptionally well on the final exam. We’re working towards achieving large goals and fulfilling dreams of graduating from our respective institutions and having a large impact on our communities. However, with such large goals, some things can get overlooked, such as getting rest, communicating with friends and family, and putting our mental health first.
It is hard to believe we are almost halfway through the 2021-2022 bar year. COVID-19 surges and related precautionary measures prevented us from engaging with our members in person during the first half of this bar year, but we are optimistic that the signs point to a rounding of the corner. As you may have heard, beginning November 1, 2021, the NCBA went back to hosting some in-person gatherings.
The YLD will take advantage of the opportunity to hold its first in-person council meeting in over 20 months on December 10, 2021 (there is a virtual participation option available). I’m thrilled at the prospect of getting back together with our great leadership team. I know many of our committee chairs are already starting to plan ways to bring in-person programming safely back to our members.
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The YLD and the North Carolina Bar Foundation are excited to announce the first-ever YLD Season of Giving Recurring Gift Campaign which kicks off tomorrow on #GivingTuesday (Nov. 30) and runs through noon EST on Dec. 10.
Our aim through this campaign is to increase recurring gifts to the NCBF in a way that’s financially doable for YLD members. We know that as a young lawyer, annual giving can seem financially unfeasible. Starting Nov. 30, a recurring donation as low as $5.00/month (less than your Netflix subscription!) will enter you into a raffle for exclusive prizes. Prize winners will be selected by random daily drawings from all eligible entries. We will select daily prize winners each business day from donations made Nov. 30 through Dec. 10, and then announce two grand prize winners during our quarterly YLD meeting on Friday, Dec. 10.
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