YLD Blast January 2008

Jan 2008 From: YLD Blast [mailto:sections@ncbar.org] Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 9:02 PM To: Jacquelyn Terrell Subject: NCBA YLD Monthly Bulletin - January 2008 YLD BLAST The NCBA Young Lawyers Division Bulletin January 2008 DATES TO KNOW: YLD Quarterly Meeting - Friday, January 11, 2008 at 9 am via video-conferencing at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice offices in Raleigh, Winston-Salem, and Charlotte YLD Military Issues Committee and Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice co-hosting "When Duty Calls" clinics on January 15 and 16, 2008 at the Womble office in Winston-Salem YLD Pro Bono/Poverty Issues Committee Free Legal Panel Discussion at Raleigh Salvation Army at 215 South Person Street - Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at 7 pm YLD Legislative Cmte Lobbying CLE at the History Museum in Raleigh - Wednesday, February 20, 2008 YLD Annual Planning Retreat at Cary Bar Center - Saturday, March 1, 2008 YLD Law Week/Liberty Bell Award Committee deadline for contest entry on March 3, 2008 6th - 8th Grade Essay Contest 9th - 12th Grade Essay Contest YLD Law Week/Liberty Bell Award Committee deadline for contest entry on March 7, 2008 4th - 6th grade Poster Art Contest 8th Grade Photo Essay Contest "4 All" Service Day & YLD Ask-A-Lawyer Day - Friday, April 4, 2008 Law Day - Friday, May 2, 2008 - 11 am Moot Court Finals at NC Supreme Court; 12 noon Luncheon at Haywood Hall in Raleigh; 2 pm Ceremony at Daniels Auditorium in North Carolina Museum of History YLD Spring Quarterly Meeting & YLD Reception at the Sheraton in Atlantic Beach in conjunction with the 2008 NCBA Bar Convention - Friday, June 20, 2008 YLD Annual Meeting, also in conjunction with the Bar Convention - Saturday, June 21, 2008 When Duty Calls Project on January 15-16, 2008: On January 15th and 16th, the YLD Military Issues Committee is running a project in conjunction with Womble Carlyle titled "When Duty Calls" to provide pro bono assistance to disabled Veterans who wish to file initial disability claims with the Department of Veterans Affairs. When Duty Calls includes a half-day training seminar followed by a full-day clinic that will be held in Winston-Salem. Womble Carlyle will also broadcast the January 15th When Duty Calls training seminar from Winston-Salem via videoconference to its offices in Raleigh, RTP, Greensboro, and Charlotte. The January 15th seminar will run from 9 am until 2 pm (with a full hour break from 12 until 1 pm, the substance abuse component will run from 1 until 2 pm). In addition, a request for NC CLE accreditation is pending (we should be approved for three hours general credit, one hour substance abuse credit). We have limited space but need dedicated lawyers from around the state who are willing to participate in the initial training session the first day and devote their time (three hours or so) to the clinic the following day (in Winston-Salem). The clinic will be a very rewarding experience. If you are interested in volunteering for When Duty Calls, please email Tripp Greason at tgreason@wcsr.com, or Ellis Boyle at eboyle@wcsr.com. Start Your Own Law Firm CLE in July 2008: The YLD CLE and New Projects Committee is hard at work creating a new CLE for July 2008. Working hand in hand with the NCBA Solo and Small Firm Committee, the YLD is putting together a timely and important CLE about law firm management. The CLE will be held in Wilmington, NC in late July 2008 and is designed to be fun and family friendly. The topics of the CLE include: Human Resource Issues for Law Firms, How to Set Up and Start Your Own Firm, Choice of Business Entity, Law Firm Technology, Business Plans, File Storage Issues, Client Development and Marketing, Ethics, Law Firm Accounting, Substance Abuse/Mental Health issues, and Small Firm Support/Outsourcing. The CLE is designed to help interested lawyers to open a new practice and show those attorneys working in large law firms the dynamics of the law practice. Speakers should range from solo practitioners to managing members of large NC law firms. The CLE and New Projects Committee is also working to perform similar mini-classes at each of NC's law schools in the first six months of 2008. Legal Articles of Interest: Legal Article of the Week "Managing Ethics in E-Discovery" by David G. Keyko. Keyko examines the responsibilities of an attorney in e-discovery both in the process and in the interaction with the client. http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=1199268326870 Area in Focus: Asheville, NC - 17th Annual Big Band / Swing Dance Weekend - January 18-20, 2008 A weekend of great big band music and dance instruction. (800) 438-5800 or see http://www.groveparkinn.com Blog of Interest: North Carolina Estate Planning Blog: Wealth Transfer Planning, Asset Preservation, Probate and Taxation http://www.ncestateplanningblog.com/ This blog focuses on Estate Planning and Probate practice in North Carolina and is written by Gregory Herman-Giddens who is a BoardCertified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law. The blog provides useful updates on law changes and cases that affect attorneys who practice in these areas of the law.* * Legal Website: Avvo http://www.avvo.com/ This controversial company and its beta website have been in the news frequently this past year. Among other services, the company's website rates attorneys and provides referrals for prospective clients. From the website: "The Avvo Rating: Based on information we have collected about a lawyer, the Avvo Rating is our effort to evaluate a lawyer's background, based on the information we know about the lawyer, using a mathematical model that considers the information shown in a lawyer's profile - information that, in our opinion, is relevant to assessing a lawyer's qualifications." North Carolina attorneys are not covered in the beta site yet, but this is something to keep an eye on. There is a section of the website where any attorney may submit and manage his or her own profile. Pro Bono Work: Are you or your firm/company proud of the pro bono work that you've been doing? The YLD Newsletter, The Advocate, is starting a new feature that will highlight the pro bono work of a YLD member or firm in each issue. If you'd like to be considered for an upcoming issue, please send your name, the name of your firm/company, and a description of your pro bono project successes to eyouens@sog.unc.edu. Back to the Top ↑

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