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Searching for Volunteers for the Grab-a-Coffee Program – Fall 2025

Matt, a white man with brown hair, wears a pale blue shirt, grey suit, and mint green tie.
Tae, a Black woman with Black hair wears a white blouse and a black blazer.
Matt Meinel & Tae Storr

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…

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A Letter to My Younger Self: Ari Sibrey-Hughes

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Ari Sibrey-Hughes

Dear Ari, Today will be a hard day. Reading those words, “We regret to inform you that you did not pass the North Carolina Bar Exam,” will be one of the…

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Legal Link Year in Review

Brittany, a black woman with wavy black hair, wears a white blouse and black blazer.
Chazle, a Black woman with black hair and auburn highlights, wears a blue suit and blazer and a pearl necklace.
Cherell, a Black woman with black hair, wears a red blouse and black blazer, and she is smiling.
Huma, a woman with dark brown hair, wears a light pink blouse.
Quinn, a Black woman with curly black hair, wears a white blouse.
Zach, a white man with brown hair, wears a white shirt, blue tie and navy suit.
Brittany Harry, Chazle’ Woodley, Cherell Harris, Huma Khursheed, Quinn Byars & Zack Kaplan

Introduction The YLD’s Legal Link Committee has been on the move in 2025. Through nine events (and counting) in communities across the state, committee…

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Building Your Legal Career: Growth, Transitions, and Tough Choices

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Maya Davis

Last month the New Lawyers in Practice Committee hosted a dynamic and honest conversation centered on growth, transitions, and the tough decisions that shape…

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Searching for Volunteers for the Grab-a-Coffee Program – Summer 2025

Matt, a white man with brown hair, wears a pale blue shirt, grey suit, and mint green tie.
Tae, a Black woman with Black hair wears a white blouse and a black blazer.
Matt Meinel & Tae Storr

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…

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Grief With Somewhere to Go: Honoring Cheslie C. Kryst

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Collins Saint

If you didn’t know Cheslie Kryst, I wish you had. She was the kind of person you remember long after she leaves the room: sharp, radiant, grounded in…

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An Apology to Myself, Part 2: What Does it Mean to be a Lawyer?

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Tiqeece Brown

Continuation from Part I What does it mean to be a lawyer? #FirstGenProbs “No one told me. I didn’t know.” “Wait, is that a thing?” “Am I doing it…

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Join Us for the Inaugural First Gen Summit: Empowering First-Generation Law Students and Young Lawyers

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Emily, a white woman with brown hair, wears a green and white blouse and red sweater.
Tiqeece Brown & Emily Carico

The Young Lawyers Division is excited to announce a game-changing event: the Inaugural First Gen Summit! This summit is more than just a gathering — it’s…

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The Constitution’s Promise: Out of Many, One – Law Day 2025

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Sidney Thomas

A little history about Law Day . . . President Dwight D. Eisenhower established the first Law Day on May 1, 1958, to provide an opportunity for the nation and…

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Searching for Volunteers for the Grab-a-Coffee Program – Spring 2025

Matt, a white man with brown hair, wears a pale blue shirt, grey suit, and mint green tie.
Tae, a Black woman with Black hair wears a white blouse and a black blazer.
Mary Beth Davis, Matt Meinel & Tae Storr

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…

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