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Grief With Somewhere to Go: Honoring Cheslie C. Kryst

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…

A Letter to My Younger Self

Dear Younger Sully, There’s so much I wish I could share with you, especially about navigating the world as a young attorney. Here are some lessons I’ve…

A Pronouns Primer for Practitioners

Lawyers are increasingly exposed to gender identity, sexual orientation, and other LGBTQ+ related topics as awareness, acceptance, and open expression of such…

If You Can’t Find a Path to Follow, Make It

We met on the first day of orientation in law school at Wake Forest when we were welcomed into Professor Garland’s 1B Legal Analysis, Writing, and Research…

Disaster Legal Services – Request for Volunteers

The NCBA’s YLD coordinates the North Carolina Disaster Legal Services effort in partnership with the YLD of the American Bar Association, the Federal…

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) Series: Four Tips for Effectively Representing Gender Diverse Clients

Recent studies indicate that more than 1.4 million transgender adults live in America. That’s around 0.5% of adults. If you’ve encountered 200 clients in…

An Interview With Jasmine H. Gregory

The NCBA YLD Diversity and Inclusion Committee has interviewed several diverse attorneys about their experiences in the law. New attorneys face many…

An Interview With James L. Bobbitt, III

The NCBA YLD Diversity and Inclusion Committee has interviewed several diverse attorneys about their experiences in the law. New attorneys face many…

An Interview With Katie Wong

The NCBA YLD Diversity and Inclusion Committee has interviewed several diverse attorneys about their experiences in the law. New attorneys face many…

An Interview With Drew Culler

The NCBA YLD Diversity and Inclusion Committee has interviewed several diverse attorneys about their experiences in the law. New attorneys face many…