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N.C. Paralegal updates September 2023
Association presents Riddle its Distinguished Paralegal Award Katie Riddle has received the N.C. Bar Association Paralegal Divison’s Distinguished Paralegal Award. Riddle is a paralegal at Lincoln Financial Group and a second-year evening law student at North Carolina Central University School of Law, where she serves the Student Bar Association as an evening representative and is [&hellip[...]
Catesha Hargro: Finding pathways forward
Catesha Hargro’s career has been a long and winding journey, but she has never lost sight of her career goals. She is a paralegal for cbdMD, a company that sells CBD products. She grew up in Charlotte and after graduating from high school was one of the first students enrolled in the paralegal program at […]
Bonnie Keen: Charting her own course
This month, Bonnie Keen launched a new venture as a freelance paralegal and has begun marketing her services to lawyers in North Carolina and beyond. She credits many colleagues and mentors along the way with giving her the advice and experience it takes to venture out on her own. “In my years as a deputy […]
Will paralegal work from home outlast virus? Ford’s move suggests yes
DETROIT (AP) — It’s a question occupying the minds of millions of employees who have worked from home the past year: Will they still be allowed to work remotely — at least some days — once the pandemic has faded? On Wednesday, one of America’s corporate titans, Ford Motor Co., supplied its own answer: It […]
Utah courts approve new job designed to fill legal gap
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — People filing for divorce, settling debts or dealing with an eviction could soon have a new option to get help navigating Utah’s legal system. The Utah Supreme Court has approved the creation of a new kind of legal professional, one that will be cheaper than a full-fledged lawyer but still have […]
Charlotte School of Law to offer ‘real-time’ paralegal program
Earning a paralegal certificate just became a little easier. Or at least, a little more convenient.
Civil Practice – Discovery – Appeals – Interlocutory – Spoliation of Evidence Claim – Paralegal Deposition
Britt v. Cusick (Lawyers Weekly No. 14-07-0002, 10 pp.) (Martha A. Geer, J.) Appealed from Mecklenburg County Superior Court (James W. Morgan, J.) N.C. App. Holding: When plaintiffs’ counsel’s paralegal could not get defendants to produce documents, plaintiffs claimed spoliation of evidence; nevertheless, defendants may not immediately appeal the trial court’s order that quashed defendants�[...]
Contract – Meeting of the Minds – For-Profit Paralegal School – Division of Profits – Partnership – Tort/Negligence – Negligent Misrepresentation Claim
Lawyers Paralegal Training Programs, LLC v. Guilford College After plaintiffs brought the idea of a for-profit paralegal program to the defendant-college, the parties entered into a contract, pursuant to which the plaintiffs received compensation. Despite discussing the issue of a profit split, the parties never reached an agreement as to this issue. Since there was no meeting of the mind[...]
Paralegal makes up story, wins prize
Parsing fact and fiction is a major component of practicing law, so it stands to reason that lawyers are familiar with writing of both kinds. But it wasn’t until the North Carolina State Bar opened its fiction writing competition to paralegals this year that interest in the contest took off.
Top Legal News
- N.C. Paralegal updates September 2023
- Trump’s post prompts gag order from judge
- Retiree group sues to block voting requirements
- Court to quickly redraw Alabama districts
- Court to hear LGBTQ-based cake case
- Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to gun charges
- Details emerge on Trump era executions
- US court in Virginia resolves NC insurance case
- Post on X leads to lawsuit against Musk
- Two more bills draw vetoes by Cooper
- Police chief who led newspaper raid resigns
- May trial date set for indicted senator
Commentary
- Amotion sees resurgence after almost a decade
- The flip side of generative AI in law and how to address it
- The fight for equal educational opportunity continues
- Court’s term was rough on big business
- Ex-president, bar association have made their choice
- Ruling sharpens boundaries in attorney-client privilege
- Lawyers Weekly debuts new and improved web experience
- US Supreme Court bites back at parody’s use of the First Amendment
- Supreme Court leaves key internet protection untouched
- Case study: North Carolina courts provide guidance on scope, limitations of attorney-client privilege
- A Different Ode to Pro Bono Work
- A roadmap to attracting, developing, retaining great associates
