Courses

Grants Management: Tier One Communities

This offering of Grants Management: Tier One Communities is sponsored by the Golden LEAF Foundation. Enrollment is reserved for participants from Qualifying Communities.

INTENDED AUDIENCE:

This introductory level workshop is geared toward public professionals in Tier 1 communities with basic to intermediate...

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Fines & Fees Workshop

This course focuses on issues related to criminal monetary obligations. Given the way issues related to money impact different groups in the courthouse, this class provides an opportunity for different stakeholders within districts —judges, prosecutors, clerks, and defense attorneys— to come as teams and incorporate discussion of...

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Navigating the Capacity and Commitment Process

This training is open to public defenders and private defense attorneys who perform a significant amount of appointed work. The program is geared toward defense attorneys new to handling capacity issues.

Topics will include the ITP process, an overview of the LCFE program, information sharing concerning mental...

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Effective Coaching of Legal Writing

This program is intended for lawyers who review the legal writing of roster or staff attorneys to ensure high quality legal representation for indigent criminal defense clients. It will address a process for reviewing appellate briefs or other legal documents for:

Substantive content, such as issue selection, accurate and thorough legal...

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Winter Elections Conference

The Winter Elections Conference is sponsored by the School of Government and the NC State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement. The conference focuses on law and practical skills for elections directors and elections office employees.

In accordance with G.S. §163-82.24(a), conference attendance is mandatory for individuals in the...

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Chief Public Defender Leadership Training

This course is co-sponsored by the UNC School of Government and the Office of Indigent Defense Services.

Topics will include identifying and navigating leadership challenges, coaching a multi-generational workforce, managing difficult conversations, and changing organizational cultures and routines. The program is comprised of plenary...

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Advanced Criminal Procedure for Superior Court Judges

This four day North Carolina Judicial College course for Superior Court Judges covers many challenging procedural issues that arise in a criminal trial, including dealing with discovery issues and suppression motions, capacity, double jeopardy, jury misconduct, probation revocations, and more. It also includes a tour of the State Crime Lab in...

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Getting Justice Done: A Judicial District Executive Seminar

North Carolina’s court system has experienced its fair share of challenges and change over the past few years. Pandemic-related protocols and delays, retirements, the implementation of eCourts, and other events have exerted pressures on the system and the people who lead and manage it. This court leadership series is designed to help you...

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Orientation for New Chief District Court Judges

This course is offered for judges who are new to the position of chief district court judges. Both new chief district court and senior resident superior court judges meet together for part of the program, and separately for other portions. The program covers a variety of topics related to administration of the court, including the role of the...

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A Refresher on Economic Development Incentives

Thursday, May 30th, 2024

9:00am - 11:30am

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Trusts and Trust Proceedings for Clerks of Superior Court

This one-day seminar, offered by the North Carolina Judicial College, is open to elected and assistant clerks of superior court. This course focuses on the basics of trusts and common issues related to trusts that arise in proceedings before the clerk of superior court. It includes sessions on trust proceedings, testamentary trusts, the...

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County Clerks Certification Applications

NC County Clerk Certification applications are open from December - January each year. Applications are reviewed between February - March each year. For more detailed information on County Clerk Certification requirements, please click HERE.

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Performance Management in Purchasing and Contracting

This course accounts for 7 contact hours toward earning or maintaining your CLGPO (Certified Local Government Purchasing Officer) title.

This class is part of the Performance Management Course Series. To see the full list of courses offered please click HERE

This course will take place online via Zoom from 1pm - 5pm...

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Building and Maintaining a Competitive Workforce

This course can be offered on demand via a request from your jurisidiction. Please contact lydian@sog.unc.edu if you are interested in this option.

The impending exodus of baby boomers from the nation’s workforce, coupled with the increasing competencies and skills required of public-sector employees...

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Advanced Americans with Disabilities Act Course

The Advanced Americans with Disabilities Act class is an intensive, two-day program taking an in-depth look at ADA issues of particular concern to government and community college employers. The class is limited to 65.

Prerequisite: You must have completed Introduction...

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Fundamental Supervisory Practices: Tier One Counties

This offering of Fundamental Supervisory Practices is sponsored by the Golden LEAF Foundation. Enrollment is reserved for Participants from Qualifying Counties.

Thanks to generous support from the Golden LEAF Foundation, this session of Fundamental Supervisory Practices is offered specifically for participants from local governments...

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National Certified Government Chief Information Officer (CGCIO)

After 20 successful years of offering the Certified Government Chief Information Officers’ (CGCIO) program to elevate IT leadership across NC and beyond, we are taking a pause to review the curriculum, upgrade the content, and assess the various ways we can most effectively deliver the CGCIO program to IT leaders. We anticipate the...

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Social Services Directors' Legal Conference

The program is designed to cover "hot topics" that are of interest to social services directors and administrators. Social services attorneys and paralegals are also invited to attend.

Topics in 2018 will include:

Constitutional issues and hot topics in child welfarePublic records...

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The Clerk's Initial Estate Intake

This session will cover topics that frequently arise at the outset of the administration of an estate, including legal information vs. legal advice, determining questions related to venue, confirmation of date and fact of death, determining whether there is a will, decedent’s family history, and opening and inventorying safe deposit boxes.

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Advanced Juvenile Delinquency Training

This course, which will be held in Morganton, will focus on serious and violent offenders in the juvenile justice system. It will include a visit to Western Youth Institution, the Department of Correction Facility that houses the youngest inmates in the adult system, including those whose cases were transferred from juvenile court. Factors...