e-bar (Volume 11, No. 39)

Article Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2011

NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON STATE COURT FUNDING HELD IN KENTUCKY

ABA President Bill Robinson headlined a national symposium on state court funding Sept. 23-24 in Lexington, Ky., where he was joined by Justice Mark Martin of the N.C. Supreme Court who moderated a panel discussion on "18th Century Courts - 21st Century Expectations." Attendees included NCBA President Martin Brinkley, Chief Justice Sarah Parker and Greensboro attorney Kearns Davis who chairs the NCBA's new Court Funding Initiatives Task Force. Access the link below for more.

http://www.abanow.org/2011/09/cuts-to-state-court-focus-of-symposium/

 

COULD YOU SURVIVE A SOCIAL MEDIA BACKGROUND CHECK?

Coverage appearing today in Law Technology News from the Legal Intelligencer asks that very question, which takes on greater meaning now that background checks are more common and jobs are harder to find. The article, accessible via the link below, provides insight as to what a social media background check entails and steps one can take to clean up their seemingly harmless accounts on sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

http://www.law.com/jsp/lawtechnologynews/PubArticleFriendlyLTN.jsp?id=1202516876260

 

IN MEMORIAM

George Dietrich Beischer of Durham died Sept. 24 at the age of 69. A native of France who emigrated from Germany at the age of 6, Beischer was involved in the Croasdaile real estate development and the founding of Cardinal State Bank and KeySource Commercial Bank. Access the link below for more.

http://www.ncbar.org/membership/in-memoriam.aspx

 

YLD HOSTS WILLS FOR HEROES IN GASTONIA, AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS

Two outstanding YLD endeavors with common themes, Wills for Heroes and the scholarship program for children of slain or permanently disabled law enforcement officers, are currently featured on the NCBA website. Access the link below for coverage from the 20th Wills for Heroes clinic, held Saturday in Gastonia, and click here for more on the latest edition of scholarship recipients.

http://www.ncbar.org/about/communications/news/2011-news-articles/20th-wills-for-heroes-clinic-conducted-by-yld.aspx

 

ABA ACCREDITS TWO LAW SCHOOLS, CENSURES ONE IN RECENT ACTIONS

Recent news accessible via the link below regarding the accreditation of the Earle Mack School of Law at Drexel University and the Charleston School of Law has perhaps been overshadowed by the ABA's censure of the Villanova University School of Law ( click here) for "the intentional reporting of inaccurate admissions data to the ABA and the public." Also, the College of Law at the University of Illinois ( click here) has admitted to posting inaccurate LSAT scores and median grade point averages on its website.

http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/charleston_and_drexel_celebrate_news_of_full_aba_accreditation

 

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WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

Nominations are open for the 2012 induction class of the NCBA's General Practice Hall of Fame. Access the link below on the homepage of the GP, Small Firm and Solo Section and nominate a deserving colleague for this exceptional award. Induction is scheduled Thursday evening, June 21, at the 2012 NCBA Annual Meeting in Wilmington. The deadline for nominations is Dec. 16.

http://www.ncbar.org/media/17480585/halloffamenominationform_2011-2012.pdf