Public Law for the Public's Lawyers On-Demand Videos
Tom Thornburg will lead the planning for a fall 2021 offering of Public Law for the Public’s Lawyers (PLPL), in place of Professor Aimee Wall, who has taken on a greater administrative role at the School of Government. We appreciate our legislative and state agency partners who help plan and make this course possible.
This course is sponsored by the Legislative Services Office of the NC General Assembly.
The course addresses issues relevant to attorneys who work in state government. This year’s offering was entirely online, via Zoom in October 2021.
The availability of videos after the event will be different than in previous years. In previous years, we held events that you could attend where the program was replayed as a video. For this year, the program will be available as videos for individualized viewing from your own work station after the event.
Registration for the on-demand videos will be available from Nov. 15, 2021 until 5:00 pm on Monday, January 31, 2022.
Registration is free for staff of the NC General Assembly, $185 for staff of other NC state agencies, and $300 for private attorneys.
To receive CLE credit, individuals must register; once registered the Program Manager will submit your hours to the NC State Bar. If you do not require the full 12 hours of CLE please complete the Certificate of Attendance form for partial credit located under the Materials tab.
As in past years, we have planned for 12 hours of CLE: 8 hours General, 1 hours Mental Health, 2 hour Ethics, and 1 hour Technology.
Topics for this year’s program include:
- legislative updates
- NC civil and criminal cas updates
- public lawyer work as emotional labor
- cybersecurity for government lawyers
- COVID-19 issues in public health and emergency management law
- Judicial Branch response to COVID-19
- First Amendment law for government lawyers
- Issues in rulemaking
Faculty Coordinator
2021 Public Law for the Public's Lawyers Agenda CLE Certificate of Attendance
Paralegal CLE Certificate of Attendance
The CLE Paralegal Certificate of Attendance (for Paralegals only) will be completed and submitted to the NC Bar by the paralegal.
The CLE Certificate of Attendance needs to be filled out and returned to Charmain Cale at cale@sog.unc.edu or mailed to Charmain Cale at Campus Box 3330, Knapp-Sanders Building Room 4628, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3330 for your hours to be submitted to the NC Bar.
Thursday, October 21
Update on Civil Cases Affecting State or Local Government in North Carolina
Roger Askew, Senior Deputy County Attorney, Wake County
Charlie Mewshaw, IT Security Specialist
UNC-Chapel Hill Information Security Office
David O’Neal, State Purchasing Officer, NC Dept. of Administration
Liana Madison, Deputy State Purchasing Officer of Contract Management
Tony Vinogradov, Manager, Risk/Compliance
Friday, October 22
Ethics Issues - no advance materials will be provided
Brian Oten, Director for Ethics and Special Programs North Carolina State Bar
Getting by With a Little Help from Our Friends
Getting by With a Little Help - Program Description
BarCARES and LAP Working in Harmony
Robynn E. Moraites, Executive Director NC Lawyer Assistance Program
Overview of North Carolina Court System
Weblinks for session
https://nccriminallaw.sog.unc.edu/facts-and-figures-for-the-north-carolina-court-system/
Shea Denning, Professor of Public Law and Government and Director, Judicial College, UNC School of Government
Thursday, October 28
Legal Issues Related to COVID-19 Vaccination
COVID-19 and the Workplace Part 1: Vaccine Mandates, Vaccine Incentives and More - Blog Post
An In-Depth Look at Medical Exemptions from COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates - Blog Post
An In-Depth Look at Religious Exemptions from COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates - Blog Post
Safer Federal Workforce Task Force
Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors
Diane Juffras, Professor of Public Law and Government, UNC School of Government
Jill Moore, Associate Professor of Public Law and Government, UNC School of Government
Recent Developments in Land Use Law
2020 Planning and Development Regulation Legislative Bulletin
James Joyce, Assistant Professor of Public Law and Government, UNC School of Government
Ethics and Use of Social Media
Legal Ethics and Social Media - Article
Christopher B. McLaughlin, Professor of Public Law and Government, UNC School of Government
What Are Rules and Why Do They Matter? (And Other Rulemaking Bits and Bobs)
Amanda Reeder and Amber May, Both are Rules Review Commission Counsels, NC Office of Administrative Hearings
NC Legislative Developments in Criminal and Civil Law
Jennifer Bedford, Jeremy Ray, and Robert Ryan, All are of the NC General Assembly, Legislative Analysis Division
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