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9 N.C. St. B. Newsl. 1 (1984)

handle is hein.barjournals/ncsbarnew0009 and id is 1 raw text is: The North Carolina
State Bar
Newsletter
Volume 9 / Number 1 / 1984

Notice of Public
Hearing
The Special Committee to Study the Com-
petence of new Admittees, chaired by Wright
T. Dixon, Jr. of Raleigh, has scheduled a
public hearing to consider possible means of
increasing the competence and effectiveness
of new lawyers. The public hearing will be
held in the Council Chambers of The North
Carolina State Bar Building in Raleigh at 10:30
a.m. on Friday, March 30, 1984. The Special
Committee is studying a variety of proposals
including the expansion of the Practical Skills
Course offered by the North Carolina Bar
Association and the requirement that such a
course be successfully completed, the
enhancement of legal clerkship oppor-
tunities, the development of district bar pro-
grams to provide local support for new
lawyers, and the involvement of the judiciary
in developing programs to foster trial ad-
vocacy skills. Comments on these and other
proposals are solicited. Written submissions
are also encouraged.

Appointments To
Be Made
The Following Appointments are to be made
at the April, 1984 Meeting of the Council.
American Bar Association Delegates-
Grady B. Stott
C. Woodrow Teague
Robert W. Hutchins
A. P. Carlton, Jr.
Disciplinary Hearing Commission - Terms of:
G. D. Bailey
John McMillan
Francis 0. Clarkson, Jr.
Frank B. Wyatt
Board of Law Examiners - Terms of:
Francis I. Parker
Eric C. Michaux
John T. Alfred
If you wish to submit recommendations for
consideration, please address them to the
North Carolina State Bar, Post Office Box
25908, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27611, Not
Later Than March 28, 1984.

Official Publication of the North Carolina State Bar