January is YLD Wellness month, with a different wellness-themed event scheduled for each week of the month. We hope you were able to take advantage of our free virtual yoga and meditation class during week 1 and that you will be on the lookout for another free virtual workout in week 4.
This week (January 11 to 15), we are holding a healthy eating photo contest! To enter, simply post pictures of your healthy meals this week on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter and use the hashtag #myNCBA or #YLDWellness. We will be awarding prizes to the three best-looking healthy meals! For bonus points, let us know if you cooked the meal or where you got it from and what it is.
In addition to the photo contest, we will also be hosting a free virtual cooking class on January 13 at 5:30 p.m. Chef Josh Crawford will be teaching us how to “cook in harmony” while we prepare a healthy meal of herb-crusted chicken with brown rice and succotash. To participate, register here by Tuesday, January 12, at 5:00 p.m.
Save the date for January 21 at noon. During week 3 of Wellness Month, we will be offering a free presentation on mental wellness by Brett Bowers, NCCU Director of Wellness, and Richard Hicks, Executive Director of HRC. To learn more about Richard Hicks, click here and to learn more about Brett Bowers, click here.
The YLD is happy to be able to make wellness the Division’s focus during January and plans to continue making it a focus with a series of blog posts on the topic, which will be offered throughout the bar year.
Is a pandemic classified as a “natural disaster” in your company’s force majeure clause? In your next contract negotiation, what’s your legal strategy to mitigate risk associated with ever-increasing global outbreaks?
If a force majeure is declared by your supplier, is your company prepared to handle any resulting reputational risk, increased costs or any unforeseeable ramifications due to the force majeure declaration? And what if your agreement has to be terminated due to a force majeure declaration? Did you negotiate appropriate termination assistance from the supplier in order to pivot to your alternate supplier? Overall, is your service agreement sufficient to address these contract risks and their potential consequences and liabilities?
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I am pleased to announce that the recipient of the 2020 Fall Paralegal Division $250 Student Scholarship is Rachel Roberson of Vance-Granville Community College!
The Paralegal Division would like to thank each and every student who took the time to submit an application and essay for the Fall Student Scholarship. Rachel Roberson’s topic “Why do you want to be a paralegal?” was truly inspiring. We hope that you will all take the time to read it. Although we were unable to congratulate Ms. Roberson in person, I hope to meet Rachel in person in the near future. Good luck, Rachel!
Additionally, we will start the application process for the 2021 Spring Student Scholarship in late February. Therefore, we encourage those who are interested and eligible to look out for the forthcoming details and apply.
Have you recently renewed your NCBA Membership, including all of your section memberships? During this time of social distancing and remote working, you may find it important to review the benefits of your section membership and how it can help you boost your business network and professional development.
Thanks to a recently upgraded technology platform at the NCBA, we are able to offer unique benefits and virtual events to our section members during COVID-19. With this in mind, here are three of the most important benefits to joining, or rejoining, this section.
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 SEL 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.
Pro Bono Projects: NC LEAP, Wills for Heroes, Lawyer on the Line
By Allison Constance Even though Alexa Whiteside has not lived in North Carolina long, she has already made her mark as a pro bono volunteer. Alexa moved to Davidson from Los Angeles in April 2019 and works for Ramo Law PC as a motion picture and television attorney. In just a year and a half as a North Carolinian, she has served clients through NC LEAP, Wills for Heroes, and Legal Aid of North Carolina’s Lawyer on the Line program, and she encourages others to take on pro bono work alongside her.
Alexa is currently working to get more sports and entertainment law attorneys involved in NC LEAP because the work is rewarding and very applicable to what they are already doing. Alexa often finds links between pro bono projects and her practice in unexpected ways. As a motion picture and television attorney, Alexa represents producers in all areas of the law, including general business affairs and contract negotiations.
We’ve all heard the expression “out with the old and in with the new,” but this year we may really mean it. Luckily for us, a new year brings new ideas, new hopes, and, of course, courage to overcome all the new (and old) challenges.
Early in 2020, I never would have imagined serving as Chair of the Paralegal Division during a pandemic and navigating the difficulties of not meeting our members face to face, but here we are. A challenge isn’t always a hardship. Sometimes a challenge is an opportunity for progress.
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We’ve all been there: you’ve been mediating all day, it’s 5:30 p.m. (or later), the parties just (finally) came to terms, and everyone is ready to go home. The mediator whips out a form, jots down the basic terms of the settlement, and hands you the form. You reach for your pen, and then ask yourself, “Shouldn’t my client be the one signing this?” Considering the increase in remote mediations since the start of the pandemic, there’s a good chance you and your client aren’t even together in the same room — or the same state. So do you sign? The North Carolina Court of Appeals just answered that question for you. After the decision in Mitchell v. Boswell, No. COA19-1077, 2020 WL 6437278 (N.C. Ct. App. Nov. 3, 2020), your client should definitely be the one signing the form.
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The Minorities in the Profession Committee hosted its second biennial Diversity and Inclusion Symposium virtually on December 11, 2020. The symposium was created to give minority attorneys a space to share experiences and be energized with new ideas on how to thrive in legal environments. The symposium also seeks to create a new lens for all attorneys and legal professionals to better understand diversity and inclusion issues and offers tools and strategies attendees can take back to their respective law firm, corporation, or organization.
This year’s speakers were dynamic leaders working in the field of diversity and inclusion in the legal profession. The discussions were incredibly thoughtful and provided attendees tools to move forward.
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2020 has been a year like no other in my lifetime, and I pray I never see another one like it. The fear of my friends and family getting sick, the worry over those who have lost their livelihoods, the anguish that comes from thinking of those at home in abusive relationships or struggling with depression, the impact on our economy . . . one of these alone is hard enough; but combine all of them together — that is a heavy burden to carry. That is why I hereby declare the holidays as essential! Read more
YLD Wellness Month, Week 2 – Healthy Eating Photo Contest and Virtual Cooking Class
Young Lawyers DivisionBy Kristen Kirby
January is YLD Wellness month, with a different wellness-themed event scheduled for each week of the month. We hope you were able to take advantage of our free virtual yoga and meditation class during week 1 and that you will be on the lookout for another free virtual workout in week 4.
This week (January 11 to 15), we are holding a healthy eating photo contest! To enter, simply post pictures of your healthy meals this week on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter and use the hashtag #myNCBA or #YLDWellness. We will be awarding prizes to the three best-looking healthy meals! For bonus points, let us know if you cooked the meal or where you got it from and what it is.
In addition to the photo contest, we will also be hosting a free virtual cooking class on January 13 at 5:30 p.m. Chef Josh Crawford will be teaching us how to “cook in harmony” while we prepare a healthy meal of herb-crusted chicken with brown rice and succotash. To participate, register here by Tuesday, January 12, at 5:00 p.m.
Save the date for January 21 at noon. During week 3 of Wellness Month, we will be offering a free presentation on mental wellness by Brett Bowers, NCCU Director of Wellness, and Richard Hicks, Executive Director of HRC. To learn more about Richard Hicks, click here and to learn more about Brett Bowers, click here.
The YLD is happy to be able to make wellness the Division’s focus during January and plans to continue making it a focus with a series of blog posts on the topic, which will be offered throughout the bar year.
Have You Registered for the Corporate Counsel Section’s Annual Meeting and CLE?
Corporate CounselIs a pandemic classified as a “natural disaster” in your company’s force majeure clause? In your next contract negotiation, what’s your legal strategy to mitigate risk associated with ever-increasing global outbreaks?
If a force majeure is declared by your supplier, is your company prepared to handle any resulting reputational risk, increased costs or any unforeseeable ramifications due to the force majeure declaration? And what if your agreement has to be terminated due to a force majeure declaration? Did you negotiate appropriate termination assistance from the supplier in order to pivot to your alternate supplier? Overall, is your service agreement sufficient to address these contract risks and their potential consequences and liabilities?
Read more
2020 Fall Student Scholarship Recipient – Rachel Roberson
Paralegal DivisionI am pleased to announce that the recipient of the 2020 Fall Paralegal Division $250 Student Scholarship is Rachel Roberson of Vance-Granville Community College!
The Paralegal Division would like to thank each and every student who took the time to submit an application and essay for the Fall Student Scholarship. Rachel Roberson’s topic “Why do you want to be a paralegal?” was truly inspiring. We hope that you will all take the time to read it. Although we were unable to congratulate Ms. Roberson in person, I hope to meet Rachel in person in the near future. Good luck, Rachel!
Additionally, we will start the application process for the 2021 Spring Student Scholarship in late February. Therefore, we encourage those who are interested and eligible to look out for the forthcoming details and apply.
Benefits of Section Membership
Small Firm & Technology SectionBy
Erin Baker Edgar
Have you recently renewed your NCBA Membership, including all of your section memberships? During this time of social distancing and remote working, you may find it important to review the benefits of your section membership and how it can help you boost your business network and professional development.
Thanks to a recently upgraded technology platform at the NCBA, we are able to offer unique benefits and virtual events to our section members during COVID-19. With this in mind, here are three of the most important benefits to joining, or rejoining, this section.
Read more
Articles of Interest (Dec. 15-31, 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 SEL 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
Pro Bono Volunteer Spotlight: Alexa Whiteside
Pro Bono CommitteePro Bono Projects: NC LEAP, Wills for Heroes, Lawyer on the Line
Even though Alexa Whiteside has not lived in North Carolina long, she has already made her mark as a pro bono volunteer. Alexa moved to Davidson from Los Angeles in April 2019 and works for Ramo Law PC as a motion picture and television attorney. In just a year and a half as a North Carolinian, she has served clients through NC LEAP, Wills for Heroes, and Legal Aid of North Carolina’s Lawyer on the Line program, and she encourages others to take on pro bono work alongside her.
Alexa is currently working to get more sports and entertainment law attorneys involved in NC LEAP because the work is rewarding and very applicable to what they are already doing. Alexa often finds links between pro bono projects and her practice in unexpected ways. As a motion picture and television attorney, Alexa represents producers in all areas of the law, including general business affairs and contract negotiations.
Read more
What Will the New Year Bring?
Paralegal DivisionWe’ve all heard the expression “out with the old and in with the new,” but this year we may really mean it. Luckily for us, a new year brings new ideas, new hopes, and, of course, courage to overcome all the new (and old) challenges.
Early in 2020, I never would have imagined serving as Chair of the Paralegal Division during a pandemic and navigating the difficulties of not meeting our members face to face, but here we are. A challenge isn’t always a hardship. Sometimes a challenge is an opportunity for progress.
Read more
Don’t Sign on the Dotted Line – Unless You’re the Client
Small Firm & Technology SectionBy Luke J. Farley, Sr.
We’ve all been there: you’ve been mediating all day, it’s 5:30 p.m. (or later), the parties just (finally) came to terms, and everyone is ready to go home. The mediator whips out a form, jots down the basic terms of the settlement, and hands you the form. You reach for your pen, and then ask yourself, “Shouldn’t my client be the one signing this?” Considering the increase in remote mediations since the start of the pandemic, there’s a good chance you and your client aren’t even together in the same room — or the same state. So do you sign? The North Carolina Court of Appeals just answered that question for you. After the decision in Mitchell v. Boswell, No. COA19-1077, 2020 WL 6437278 (N.C. Ct. App. Nov. 3, 2020), your client should definitely be the one signing the form.
Read more
Diversity and Inclusion Symposium Presented by the Minorities in the Profession Committee
Minorities In the ProfessionThe Minorities in the Profession Committee hosted its second biennial Diversity and Inclusion Symposium virtually on December 11, 2020. The symposium was created to give minority attorneys a space to share experiences and be energized with new ideas on how to thrive in legal environments. The symposium also seeks to create a new lens for all attorneys and legal professionals to better understand diversity and inclusion issues and offers tools and strategies attendees can take back to their respective law firm, corporation, or organization.
This year’s speakers were dynamic leaders working in the field of diversity and inclusion in the legal profession. The discussions were incredibly thoughtful and provided attendees tools to move forward.
Read more
The Holidays Are Essential
Paralegal DivisionBy Sarah White
2020 has been a year like no other in my lifetime, and I pray I never see another one like it. The fear of my friends and family getting sick, the worry over those who have lost their livelihoods, the anguish that comes from thinking of those at home in abusive relationships or struggling with depression, the impact on our economy . . . one of these alone is hard enough; but combine all of them together — that is a heavy burden to carry. That is why I hereby declare the holidays as essential! Read more