This program discusses the impact of COVID-19 and provides updates in critical practice areas of particular interest to in-house attorneys, including employment, contracting, cybersecurity, privacy, and legal enforcement.
With the pandemic affecting every aspect of our personal and professional lives, learn and explore how to prioritize our own well-being during this challenging time.
When:
Thursday-Friday, January 21-22, 2021
Where:
Live webcast with real-time instruction
CLE:
North Carolina 6.00 MCLE hours, including 1.00 Substance Abuse/Mental Health and 2.00 Technology Training
Don’t miss out on this informative and valuable event! Early bird registration rate ends December 31, 2020!
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On November 23, 2020, the Paralegal Division Council voted to form a Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
The Paralegal Division recognizes that diversity and inclusion are more than just policies, programs, or head counts. They are about respecting the unique needs, perspectives and potential of all our division members.
The responsibilities of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee would include, but are not limited to:
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MIP’s Diverse Perspectives is a monthly blog feature to spotlight a member from North Carolina’s community of diverse attorneys and legal professionals. Members have the opportunity to share a personal perspective through a brief set of interview questions.
This month’s perspective is courtesy of Tawanda Foster Artis, Senior Staff Attorney, NC General Assembly, Raleigh, N.C.
What law school did you attend and what was your graduation year?
UNC School of Law, 2004.
What inspired or prompted you to become an attorney?
A desire to help others.
Please describe a barrier or obstacle you have overcome in your professional career?
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As a tumultuous 2020 nears to a close, there has never been a better time to give back to those who are most in need. One way to give back is to share your legal expertise through current and upcoming NCBA pro bono opportunities, a few of which we have highlighted below.
We hope you will help us carry on our Section’s strong tradition of supporting and participating in pro bono and community service activities as we move together into the new year.
Thank you for considering these worthwhile projects.
Members of the Sports & Entertainment Law Section (“SEL”) found the following recent third-party articles to be of potential interest to Section members. Feel free to reach out to the Communications Co-chairs (Kelly Ryan and Jourdan Williams) if you would like to submit either personally written pieces or other third-party articles that would be of interest to SEL members.
Family law is not an area that many attorneys feel neutral about. Most people either love it or won’t touch it if given the choice. The crushing stress that most family law clients are under and the ways in which that stress manifests itself mean that family law attorneys have to approach their cases differently than other types of lawyers.
Any experienced family law attorney knows that it’s not enough simply to provide clients with legal advice and solutions. Instead, to be effective, family law attorneys need to help their clients to see the practical day-to-day and long-term implications of their legal options all while their clients are muddling through one of the toughest times in their lives. This is no easy feat.
If you do any type of Zoom meetings with multiple people on a regular basis, go do an update right now. Why? There is a new feature that allows you to move the video tiles in whatever configuration you want.
This doesn’t seem groundbreaking, but it is. To improve your Zoom meetings, you can now move the video tile of the person you’re speaking to right below your video camera. If you do this, it will appear as if you are talking directly to the person, instead of looking “to the side.”
I’ve done countless Zoom meetings since March, and one of the major irritants is if someone is looking “down,” or “to the left,” or “to the right” in a meeting. The other person isn’t doing that on purpose, but they are talking to a video tile in an inconvenient place!
Try this and report back on how it goes. Zoom away, folks!
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Paralegal Spotlight is the Division’s monthly publication designed to share Division members’ stories with colleagues, inspire present and future paralegal professionals, and strengthen awareness of the profession and association.
Each month we select one amazing paralegal from among our membership and ask them to share a little about their personal and professional life. Join Paralegal Spotlight as we learn more about member talents, skills, personal and professional goals, technology tips, accomplishments, volunteer work, and more.
The North Carolina State Bar’s Rules of Professional Conduct mandates attorneys in this state to uphold a duty of competence in their practice. Under Rule 1.1, competence in representation “requires the legal knowledge, skill, thoroughness, and preparation reasonably necessary.” Competent and zealous representation for an attorney’s clients is of highest priority. Monitoring changes in case law and the broader legal landscape is imperative to maintain this knowledge and skill.
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The Supreme Court has amended three rule sets affecting mediation in North Carolina as of November 23, 2020, which you can review by clicking here. Briefly:
1) Superior Court rules regarding excusing attendance have been modified;
2) Family Financial mediation rules regarding who must attend, the ability to hold remote mediations, and excusing attendance have been modified;
3) Clerk Mediation rules regarding excusing attendance have been modified.
Finally, there has been much ado about the recently published case Mitchell v. Boswell.Click here if you’ve been out of the loop.
In-House Practice in the Age of COVID-19: 2021 Corporate Counsel Section Annual CLE
Corporate CounselThis program discusses the impact of COVID-19 and provides updates in critical practice areas of particular interest to in-house attorneys, including employment, contracting, cybersecurity, privacy, and legal enforcement.
With the pandemic affecting every aspect of our personal and professional lives, learn and explore how to prioritize our own well-being during this challenging time.
When:
Thursday-Friday, January 21-22, 2021
Where:
Live webcast with real-time instruction
CLE:
North Carolina 6.00 MCLE hours, including 1.00 Substance Abuse/Mental Health and 2.00 Technology Training
Don’t miss out on this informative and valuable event! Early bird registration rate ends December 31, 2020!
Register today.
Paralegal Division’s New Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Paralegal DivisionBy Stephanie Durham-Rivera, Chair
On November 23, 2020, the Paralegal Division Council voted to form a Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
The Paralegal Division recognizes that diversity and inclusion are more than just policies, programs, or head counts. They are about respecting the unique needs, perspectives and potential of all our division members.
The responsibilities of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee would include, but are not limited to:
Read more
MIP’s Diverse Perspectives: Tawanda Foster Artis
Minorities In the ProfessionMIP’s Diverse Perspectives is a monthly blog feature to spotlight a member from North Carolina’s community of diverse attorneys and legal professionals. Members have the opportunity to share a personal perspective through a brief set of interview questions.
This month’s perspective is courtesy of Tawanda Foster Artis, Senior Staff Attorney, NC General Assembly, Raleigh, N.C.
What law school did you attend and what was your graduation year?
UNC School of Law, 2004.
What inspired or prompted you to become an attorney?
A desire to help others.
Please describe a barrier or obstacle you have overcome in your professional career?
Doubts — of others and my own.
Read more
Upcoming Pro Bono Opportunities
Litigation SectionMatt Krueger-Andes
Will Quick
By Matt Krueger-Andes and Will Quick
As a tumultuous 2020 nears to a close, there has never been a better time to give back to those who are most in need. One way to give back is to share your legal expertise through current and upcoming NCBA pro bono opportunities, a few of which we have highlighted below.
We hope you will help us carry on our Section’s strong tradition of supporting and participating in pro bono and community service activities as we move together into the new year.
Thank you for considering these worthwhile projects.
Read more
Articles of Interest (Nov. 15-30, 2020)
Sports & Entertainment Law SectionMembers of the Sports & Entertainment Law Section (“SEL”) found the following recent third-party articles to be of potential interest to Section members. Feel free to reach out to the Communications Co-chairs (Kelly Ryan and Jourdan Williams) if you would like to submit either personally written pieces or other third-party articles that would be of interest to SEL members.
Read more
Leveraging Technology: Simplify the Complicated
Family Law SectionFamily law is not an area that many attorneys feel neutral about. Most people either love it or won’t touch it if given the choice. The crushing stress that most family law clients are under and the ways in which that stress manifests itself mean that family law attorneys have to approach their cases differently than other types of lawyers.
Any experienced family law attorney knows that it’s not enough simply to provide clients with legal advice and solutions. Instead, to be effective, family law attorneys need to help their clients to see the practical day-to-day and long-term implications of their legal options all while their clients are muddling through one of the toughest times in their lives. This is no easy feat.
Read more
Zoom Update Offers a New Feature
Dispute Resolution SectionIf you do any type of Zoom meetings with multiple people on a regular basis, go do an update right now. Why? There is a new feature that allows you to move the video tiles in whatever configuration you want.
This doesn’t seem groundbreaking, but it is. To improve your Zoom meetings, you can now move the video tile of the person you’re speaking to right below your video camera. If you do this, it will appear as if you are talking directly to the person, instead of looking “to the side.”
I’ve done countless Zoom meetings since March, and one of the major irritants is if someone is looking “down,” or “to the left,” or “to the right” in a meeting. The other person isn’t doing that on purpose, but they are talking to a video tile in an inconvenient place!
Try this and report back on how it goes. Zoom away, folks!
Paralegal Spotlight: Teri Rodriguez
Paralegal DivisionTeresa (“Teri”) Rodriguez
By the Communications Committee
Paralegal Spotlight is the Division’s monthly publication designed to share Division members’ stories with colleagues, inspire present and future paralegal professionals, and strengthen awareness of the profession and association.
Each month we select one amazing paralegal from among our membership and ask them to share a little about their personal and professional life. Join Paralegal Spotlight as we learn more about member talents, skills, personal and professional goals, technology tips, accomplishments, volunteer work, and more.
This month’s Paralegal Spotlight is on Teresa (“Teri”) Rodriguez.
Read more
Reconciling Emerging Technologies with North Carolina’s Duty of Competence
Privacy and Data SecurityA Multilayered Duty of Competence
The North Carolina State Bar’s Rules of Professional Conduct mandates attorneys in this state to uphold a duty of competence in their practice. Under Rule 1.1, competence in representation “requires the legal knowledge, skill, thoroughness, and preparation reasonably necessary.” Competent and zealous representation for an attorney’s clients is of highest priority. Monitoring changes in case law and the broader legal landscape is imperative to maintain this knowledge and skill.
Read more
Mediation: Supreme Court Amendments, Mitchell Case
Dispute Resolution SectionThe Supreme Court has amended three rule sets affecting mediation in North Carolina as of November 23, 2020, which you can review by clicking here. Briefly:
1) Superior Court rules regarding excusing attendance have been modified;
2) Family Financial mediation rules regarding who must attend, the ability to hold remote mediations, and excusing attendance have been modified;
3) Clerk Mediation rules regarding excusing attendance have been modified.
Finally, there has been much ado about the recently published case Mitchell v. Boswell. Click here if you’ve been out of the loop.
Read more