Will and Grant are petitioning the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization to recognize this specialty.
In the interview, they argued that employment law is an increasingly specialized field that affects many different areas of society, from individuals to businesses. They stated that as it is a complex area, there needs to be greater recognition for attorneys specializing in employment law. From the article:
Though not a requirement for lawyers who practice in the field, Osborne said, an employment specialty would provide potential clients with a public service.
"Our thinking is that employment law is a widely practiced field of law," he told Law360 on Friday. "There are literally hundreds of lawyers in North Carolina who practice in the field of employment law. Right now, there is no objective way potential clientele — employers or employees — can discern who is competent in the field, which is very complicated and continually evolving."
Osborne pointed specifically to the laws surrounding noncompete agreements, worker classification and protected activities, which he said can and do change quickly. In North Carolina, for example, covenants not to compete are largely governed by ever-developing common law instead of statutes and regulation, while the...
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