Business & Corporate
Law Services

Executive Legal offers support to businesses located across North Carolina. Our goal is to ensure that your ventures—whether in business, corporate, entrepreneurship, or domestic employment—are built on a solid legal foundation.

What We Do

Proactive Legal Support for Businesses

Executive Legal was established with the intent to build a unique platform to assist business owners in proactively approaching the often changing and unpredictable legal environment with confidence.

Our law firm takes an innovative approach in a challenging and constantly changing market. We help you overcome your most complex legal issues and offer a comprehensive service that not only addresses your immediate legal challenges but also supports your long-term success and growth.

Mitigate Risks and Protect Your Business

Partner with a Trusted Legal Advisor

Who We Are

Offering a Personalized Approach

Hawkins has first hand knowledge of how important it is to be equipped with the knowledge and tools to handle the day-to-day operations of your business and employee management.

As a small firm, we have the advantage of offering a personalized legal service combined with an educational focus. This means taking the time to truly understand each client’s unique situation and tailoring our advice and solutions accordingly.

Jacqueline Hawkins

Managing Partner

Jacqueline is an accomplished corporate attorney.  Before ending her tenure to establish Executive Legal, she was General Counsel of a Raleigh based commercial insurance company.  Jacqueline’s business background accompanied with her legal and human resources experience provide her with a well-rounded approach to tackling some of the biggest issues with regards to employer workforce dealings and contractual risk mitigation procedures. 

Outside of Executive Legal, Jacqueline serves as the Risk Management Advisor for Alpha Phi’s UNC-Chapel Hill chapter, is a mentor through the NCBA Young Lawyers division, and member of the Wake County Bar Association. 

  • Admitted to practice law in NC
  • SHRM-CP certified
  • NC Notary

Education

  • Elon University School of Law, Juris Doctor
  • East Carolina University, BS, Criminal Justice, with a focus on Forensic Science