This article originally appeared in the August 2024 issue of North Carolina Lawyer Magazine. Read the complete article written by Russell Rawlings and view all NC Lawyer issues at ncbar.org/nc-lawyer. Every donor has their own reason for contributing to a cause. Even when they are united behind the same cause, such as the Open Door Fund of the North Carolina Bar Foundation,…
This article originally appeared in the August 2024 issue of North Carolina Lawyer Magazine. Read the complete article written by Russell Rawlings and view all NC Lawyer issues at ncbar.org/nc-lawyer. The official launch of the campaign to endow the Open Door Fund of the North Carolina Bar Foundation at the NCBA Annual Meeting included announcement of the $100,000 Presidents’ Challenge. The Presidents’…
This article originally appeared in the August 2024 issue of North Carolina Lawyer Magazine. Read the complete article written by Russell Rawlings and view all NC Lawyer issues at ncbar.org/nc-lawyer. “The concept of ‘open doors’ represents an invitation to an unparalleled opportunity to prove my worth and merit.” – Darius Alexander, 2024 Open Door Fellow The 2024 NCBA Annual Meeting featured a…
By Ashley Oldfield, YLD McIntyre Youth Leadership Challenge Co-Chair Some say that the youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow. But in Liam Campbell’s case, he’s not waiting for tomorrow – he’s a leader now. I first met Liam Campbell in May 2022 when he was selected as a finalist for the McIntyre Youth Leadership Challenge (MYLC), part of…
This article originally appeared in the May 2024 issue of North Carolina Lawyer Magazine. Read the complete article written by Russell Rawlings and view all NC Lawyer issues at ncbar.org/nc-lawyer. Three new North Carolina Bar Foundation Endowment Justice Funds were dedicated on Thursday, May 16, during a Named Endowment Funds Dedication Ceremony at the N.C. Bar Center. The Justice Funds were established…
On Friday, May 3, 2024, four students participated in the final portion of the McIntyre Youth Leadership Challenge in downtown Raleigh. This event, in conjunction with the annual Law Day festivities held by the North Carolina Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division and the North Carolina Bar Foundation, celebrates middle and high school students who are striving to make a difference…
By Paul Yale, NCBF Pro Bono Recognition Subcomittee Approximately four years ago, on March 10, 2020, Gov. Roy Cooper issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency in North Carolina due to the covid-19 outbreak which had originated in Wuhan, China in the late Fall of 2019 and began spreading to the United States in early 2020. The public…
The NCBF Open Door Fellowship is a unique, competitive opportunity for first-year North Carolina law students. Open Door Fellows gain valuable, hands-on legal experience while widening their professional networks to “open doors” and prepare them for the next steps in their legal careers. We seek applications from first-year law students who have demonstrated a commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion…
By Kaitlyn Fudge, Co-Chair of the NCBA Pro Bono Recognition Subcommittee Home to Fort Liberty and Camp Lejeune, North Carolina has more veterans than most states. For the last five years, McGuireWoods, Wells Fargo, and Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy (CCLA) have teamed up to serve this community through an estate planning pro bono clinic called “Wills for Warriors.” The…
By Sidney Thomas “There are a few reasons I commit to pro bono work. First, it can be a nice shift from the normal concerns over disputes about money. Second, if I can find a project that helps me grow my skills or better my understanding on a section of law, then it’s the best type of CLE. Third, it…