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The North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ) is a nonpartisan association of legal professionals dedicated to empowering a strong community of trial lawyers by protecting people, preventing injustice and promoting fairness through community, education, and advocacy.
NCAJ can help connect you with potential presenters and speakers on several fascinating topics. NCAJ members include attorneys and paralegals all over the state practicing in areas such as:
Reach out to NCAJ today and let us help you with a NCAJ member speaker event for your law school student organization. New Lawyers Division Once you have graduated and passed the bar exam, you can convert your law student membership into a general membership and join the New Lawyers Division of NCAJ. Additionally, NCAJ offers its attorney members a wide variety of continuing legal education courses and opportunities. The Allen A. Bailey Professional Development Fellowship is a scholarship awarded to two attorneys twice a year, and provides them with free attendance to the NCAJ’s Annual Convention. This scholarship is a wonderful opportunity for young recipients to make connections with other like-minded lawyers and to learn in a collaborative environment while earning their required CLE credits.
See our calendar for upcoming events! Other Events:
Student membership is free. Join Now!
Click here for the NC Pro Bono Resource Center's Pro Bono Go. A partnership of NCAJ's.
Wake Forest University School of Law 2018 Most Outstanding Advocate Awards* Michael Jacob Stephens Ashley V. DiMuzio Paige N. Tucker Briana Antoinette O'Neil Sophia Blair Mary Grace Carey David Michael Layman Evan William Weltge Matthew Brian Hoyt Kyle Francis Heuser Raven Ash
*The program began in 1980 and was awarded to a student in each section of trial practice who achieves the highest grade. Today, students are nominated by the instructor of each trial practice section whom they consider to be the "most outstanding advocate" in their section. Elon University School of Law 2020 NCAJ Appellate and Trial Achievement Award 2019 NCAJ Appellate and Trial Achievement Award 2018 NCAJ Appellate and Trial Achievement Award May 2017 – Jackson Allan Barnes Dec 2017 – Melissa Lee Watkins Campbell University School of Law 2021 Calhoun Advocacy Award* Jordan Ariana Arroyo 2021 North Carolina Advocates for Justice Student Advocacy Awards** Carter Benjamin Cole Alayna Marie-Poole Lauren Ashley Wilson 2018 Calhoun Advocacy Award Meredith Jo Kittrell 2018 North Carolina Advocates for Justice Student Advocacy Awards Derrick Colby Foard Larry Michael Koonce, Jr. Cydney Paige Joyner Savannah Brooke Perry Taylor Mizelle Scruggs-Smith Madison Crae Skeens *The award was established by M. Jean Calhoun, Class of 1980. The recipient of this award is selected by the Trial Advocacy Faculty at Campbell School of Law. This recognition is awarded for the best performance in the trial and advocacy program. **The recipients of this award are selected by the Trial Advocacy Faculty at Campbell School of Law. They are selected based on their demonstrated significant improvement during their required Trial Advocacy performance sections as evidenced by their performance and grade; leadership endeavors; academic success; and collegial respect and work ethic.
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