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SECOND PROFESSIONALISM NEWSLETTER PUBLISHED; DEC. 7 CLE TOUTED
The Professionalism Committee of the NCBA Foundation has published the second edition of its newsletter, The Better Lawyer, in an ongoing effort to provide news and information to members on the professionalism front. Access the link below to review the newsletter, which leads with a timely reminder regarding “Pathways to Professionalism,” the committee’s annual professionalism CLE scheduled Friday, Dec. 7, at the N.C. Bar Center.
http://www.ncbar.org/download/communications/publications/betterLawyer/BetterLawyerFall2007.pdf

CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS/RESPONSIBILITIES SEEKS AWARD NOMINEES
The John McNeill Smith Jr. Constitutional Rights and Responsibilities Section Award was established by the NCBA to “honor a person who has demonstrated extraordinary commitment to the ideals embodied in the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of North Carolina.” The initial award was presented to John Charles “Jack” Boger, dean of the UNC School of Law, and it is now time to start the nomination process for the 2007 award. Access the link below for complete criteria and nominating instructions. Deadline for nominations is Dec. 14; the recipient will be honored Feb. 21 at the N.C. Bar Center.
http://www.ncbar.org/download/constitutionalRights/crrAward.pdf

LEGAL NEEDS, OPPORTUNITIES ACCOMPANY GROWTH OF NONPROFITS
An article accessible via the link below devoted to the growing legal needs of tax-exempt organizations strikes a chord within the NCBA on a number of fronts, not the least of which is the impressive number of attorneys who already provide countless hours of unbilled counsel to nonprofit boards on which they serve. The coverage, which centers on the nonprofit community’s enormous impact on the U.S. economy and its voluntary use of the Sarbanes-Oxley standards, also calls attention to new opportunities that lawyers and firms are developing.
http://www.law.com/jsp/law/sfb/lawArticleSFB.jsp?id=1195466651630

PART TWO OF E-DISCOVERY SERIES FOCUSES ON BLOGS, VENDOR SITES
Robert Ambrogi, a Massachusetts attorney and media consultant whose work is often referenced in e-bar, is back with the second installment of his series on electronic data discovery. Having previously dealt with Web sites devoted to basic education and ongoing developments in the EDD field, the author has now compiled a useful survey of e-discovery blogs and vendor sites. “No lawyer today can afford to ignore electronic data discovery,” Ambrogi warns. “No matter the case, digital data is likely to be implicated. That means lawyers urgently need to understand EDD and keep abreast of developments in the field.” Access the link below for more.
http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=1195639470428

ROLODEX SHARES NETWORKING STAGE, BUT NOT WITHOUT A FIGHT
Technology matters notwithstanding, whatever happened to the Rolodex? According to the Wall Street Journal, rotary card files are still alive and well on the desks of many prominent attorneys and business executives, not to mention investment advisors and event planners. In the face of BlackBerrys, Palm Pilots, Facebooks and the like, the Rolodex and its offspring remain popular tools within the world of networking. So the next time you’re branded a dinosaur for clinging to your carousel of contacts, direct your accuser to the article accessible via the link below and spin away.
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB119585920760602459.html

WEB SITE OF THE WEEK
Legal Newsline is a Web-based newswire providing continuous coverage of state supreme courts and attorneys general through a network of freelance correspondents. Based in Chicago, Legal Newsline strives to fill what it perceives to be a void in the media marketplace through its coverage of state AG actions and court decisions.
http://www.legalnewsline.com/