Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.
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for "North Carolina State Bar Journal"
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42550
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Winn’s analysis of Title IX opened with recounting of its history as a form of legislation affiliated with education. Tracing its development over the past four decades included examples of legal watersheds that involved sexual assault, higher education periodicals containing articles about this issue, its four forms of compliance, and the judicial entity that oversees its compliance.
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Title IX--see also Patsy Takemoto Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act of 1972 ; Title IX--history--sexual assault cases--college campuses ; Sexual assault cases--college campuses--United States ; Sexual Assault cases--accused--Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act; Prasad v Cornell University ; Violence against Women Reauthorization Act, 2013
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43942
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"We have only bits and pieces of information, but what we know for certain is that at some point in the early 21st Century all of mankind was united in celebration. We marveled at our own magnificence as we gave birth . . . to AI." Ethical considerations for an attorney's use of AI in legal practice include supervision, confidentiality, diligence among others.
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42547
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Judge Stephens’ recollection of his experience in the legal profession initially focuses on trial lawyers. Over its course, he shifts to other changes introduced in the greater judicial system since he started trying cases in 1970, such as citizens’ participation as jurors and increased time frame for trying medical malpractice lawsuits. His reflection on these changes compels him to use them as evidence for why jury trials need to be streamlined, lest it impact the future of the jury trial and trial lawyer in the United States.
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Court trials--jury trial--history--United States ; Court trials--United States--juries--role; Court trials--United States--history--jury participation; Court trials--medical malpractice lawsuits--United States--history ; Lawyers--North Carolina--history ; Court trials--trial lawyer--history--United States
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23089
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Over time, the University of North Carolina School of Government has evolved. From broadening the focus on local government administration to utilizing new technology, the school continues to change and improve alongside educational and governmental demands.
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35402
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Former Attorney General and Governor Michael Easley reflection focused on two legal profession related topics: the purposes of the Attorney General for the people of North Carolina; major laws enacted during the 1990s in NC; and how litigation and mediation serves to protect the public.
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42593
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The practice of attorneys making house calls, one common in certain parts of the United States, is a possibility for lawyers in North Carolina, since they are not required to have a physical office. This particular aspect of lawyers’ experience in the state has also helped make possible programs such as Wills on Wheels, catering to the elderly and disabled. Particular types of attorneys who have taken advantage of the ability to provide mobile service include personal injury and bankrupt. Attesting greater to its feasibility are illustrations of lawyers who’ve made legal services possible through mobile offices and electronically-generated documentation.
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Attorneys--North Carolina--mobile services ; Attorneys--mobile services--North Carolina--Wills on Wheels ; North Carolina State Bar and out of office consultations; Out of office consultations and bankrupt attorneys ; Out of office consultations and personal injury attorneys ; Out of office consultations--lawyers--services
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35077
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Carl Horn’s reflection on the legal profession in the United States includes a description of and reasons for the present pervasive dissatisfaction of lawyers, cultural changes that have contributed to their sense of dissatisfaction, and possible solutions that can restore meaningfulness and fulfillment to the profession.
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42576
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Clarifying the confusion between BarCARES and NC LAP were the authors’ descriptions of these organizations for legal community members experiencing mental health and/or substance abuse issues. The authors’ clarification was provided within the context of services, resources, and whom within the legal community each organization serves. In defining their uniqueness, Barnhardt and Moraites also emphasized the common goal of BarCARES and NC LAP, whether working together or independently . It is assisting representatives of the legal community in maintaining their professional and personal well-being.
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3766
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William O. King of Durham was elected president of the North Carolina State Bar on October 23, 1997. King left a prominent sportswriting career to obtain a law degree from Wake Forest University. He was admitted to the bar in 1964.
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35110
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The interview with the newly elected president of the North Carolina State Bar discussed his vision of the legal profession’s future. What’s not revealed by the interview’s title was the
in-depth view of the profession today, in particular its challenges and ways they are being addressed. Necessary? Yes. As the time honored axiom says and King suggested, those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it.
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41212
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The authors offer factors that should be taken into account when deciding on the most feasible fee arrangement for themselves and their clients. Broad categories for billing included task based, hourly, results based, and relationship based.
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42563
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A series of articles based on lawyers’ reflections of books that had a personal impact continues with Buchan’s reflection on Richard Kluger’s Simple Justice. In his analysis, he discussed the quality of the text’s writing and information, as it collectively changed his perception about the role that blacks played in the mentioned watershed Civil Rights cases. His analysis included representatives of the court system of that time period such as Thurgood Marshall.
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Brown v Board of Education ; Justice system--United States Supreme Court--Jim Crow era; Justice system--United States Supreme Court--Thurgood Marshall ; Federal district judges--United States--Waties Waring ; Litigators--Civil Rights cases--1930s--Charles Houston; Justices--United States Supreme Court--John J. Parker
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43355
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Credited with founding the North Carolina Wildlife Commission among other numerous contributions, Kinston attorney Thomas Jackson White Jr. (1903-1991) recounts his unusual education path in a 1986 transcript.
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41207
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William Skeel’s support for both the Internet and CDs as complementary research tools to traditional (e.g printed) forms of research tools is underscored in his assertion of their impact on digital research and the legal profession.
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42581
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Irvine’s article, describing the 2016 North Carolina Legal Services Conference proceedings, included information about the organization being celebrated for its work in North Carolina and the conference’s host, the Equal Justice Alliance. Highlighted among her description of this conference was the collaboration mission of Southern Coalition for Social Justice and Equal Justice Alliance’s member organizations such as Disability Rights North Carolina. It is to help assure that low income individuals in the state may also receive necessary legal services.
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