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e-bar (Volume 8, No. 4)
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
PARTICIPATE! REGISTER ONLINE NOW FOR 4/4 STATEWIDE SERVICE DAY
The Participate Working Group of the 4ALL Task Force is calling on North Carolina lawyers to register now for the Statewide Service Day, scheduled Friday, April 4. The event will feature a toll-free statewide telephone network staffed entirely by volunteer attorneys who will provide free legal information throughout the day from call centers in Asheville, Charlotte, Fayetteville, Greensboro, New Bern, Raleigh, Wilmington and Winston-Salem. It’s a massive undertaking and your help is needed; register now via the link below. Members are also encouraged to consider online options provided via the Donate and Legislate components of the NCBA’s new 4ALL Web site.
https://4allnc.ncbar.org/participate/online-participation-form.aspx
NC LEAP ANNOUNCING 21-COUNTY EASTERN N.C. EXPANSION MONDAY
The North Carolina Lawyers for Entrepreneurs Assistance Program, better known as NC LEAP, is expanding into 21 eastern N.C. counties. Announcement is scheduled Monday morning, Jan. 28, at 10:30 at the Edgecombe County Business Industrial Incubator in Battleboro. The signature project of the NCBA’s Business Law and Corporate Counsel sections, NC LEAP provides free legal services to income-eligible, low-wealth business owners. Initiated last year in a nine-county Triad region, NC LEAP is committed to community growth and development in all 100 N.C. counties by year’s end.
http://www.ncbar.org/news/1/2839/index.aspx
OLD CLIENTS MAY BE YOUR BEST SOURCE FOR NEW BUSINESS IN 2008
Meeting your marketing goals for 2008 begins with your current clients. “They are your No. 1 source of new business,” states marketing guru Stacy West Clark in The Legal Intelligencer, “and you should be spending 80 percent of your marketing time expanding these relationships.” Ask your clients to introduce you to friends and colleagues in their industry, Clark adds, get involved in their trade associations and establish relationships with their service providers. Access the link below for more.
http://www.law.com/jsp/law/sfb/lawArticleSFB.jsp?id=1200477935656
MOMENTUM 2010’S JOINT DIVERSITY TASK FORCE REPORT ONLINE
Diversity is a high-priority topic found throughout the NCBA’s five-year strategic plan, Momentum 2010. As a result of the plan, a task force was created by members of the diversity committees, including Women in the Profession Committee, Latino Affairs Committee and Minorities in the Profession, as well as members of the Membership Committee. The Joint Diversity Task Force’s final report, approved recently by the NCBA Board of Governors, and the Board’s Resolution in Supporting Greater Diversity in the Profession, are now available to members online. Click here to view the resolution; access the link below to download the final report.
http://www.ncbar.org/download/diversity/momentum2010DiversityReport.pdf
FEB. 8 CLE ASKS THE QUESTION: LIFE IS GOOD, BUT IS IT GOOD ENOUGH?
When Good Enough Isn’t Good Enough: Learning to Live the Life You Want, is scheduled Friday, Feb. 8, at the Pine Needles Resort in Southern Pines. The program, which offers 7.25 hours of Ethics/Professionalism including 2.0 hours of Substance Abuse/Mental Health, is for lawyers who engage in the stressful work of negotiating relationships with opposing counsel, negotiating how to manage time and balance personal and professional obligations, and serving clients ethically, zealously and competently. Planned by BarCARES of N.C., the State Bar’s Lawyer Assistance Program and the NCBA’s Lawyer Effectiveness/Quality of Life Committee.
https://www.ncbar.org/cle/programs/index.aspx?id=432LEP
WEB SITE OF THE WEEK
The Chronology of Data Breaches includes data breaches involving personal information such as Social Security numbers, account numbers and driver’s license numbers reported in the U.S. since 2005. The site, provided through the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, is a valuable resource for information technology and information system security professionals, yet it is presented in a format that laypersons can comprehend.
http://www.privacyrights.org/ar/ChronDataBreaches.htm
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