Courses

Navigating Difficult Conversations for Clerks of Superior Court

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Navigating difficult conversations is a core leadership skill. Healthy conflict gives us an opportunity to express our ideas and learn more about others’ perspectives so we can come up with solutions that last. Working through conflict can make us stronger, more resilient, and more accepting. This two-day course will help you find the...

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Arrest, Search, and Investigation for Superior Court Judges

No area of law has been changing faster than the law of arrest, search, and investigation. Over the past few years, the United States Supreme Court has issued important opinions on drug dogs, traffic stops, and digital evidence. Meanwhile, the news media and the public have begun to focus more closely on the role that race plays in interactions...

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Webinar: Building Elder Protection Networks in North Carolina

This webinar is free of charge and open to anyone who would like to register.

Many groups, individuals, and agencies across North Carolina are involved with protecting older adults from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. What role do they each play? How can and do they work together? What might they want to do in the future to build an...

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Correctional Facilities Tour - East

This program is designed to give court officials a better understanding of how their judgments are administered by the Division of Adult Correction. Participants tour correctional facilities in eastern North Carolina gaining a firsthand view of the typical places to which they sentence criminal defendants. Each stop includes time for relevant...

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Affordable Housing Seminar: Tools, Strategies, and Case Studies for Local Government Leadership

This interactive in-person seminar is designed for elected and appointed officials (including managers and department heads) from local governments who are setting strategic direction around affordable housing. The seminar will focus on local government support and public-private partnerships for workforce residential housing. Attendees will...

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Leading for Results - Civic Fellows

Applications for 2024 Cohorts are now closed..

With the generous support of the Civic Federal Credit Union, individuals selected as Civic Fellows will receive this program tuition-free.

The Leading for Results program develops local government leaders. The fall program meets for two one-week sessions with a cohort of 25...

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Top 10 Primer: Transportation Planning and Funding

The course is online from 10:00am - 11:15am. It is free, but please register ahead of time to access the Zoom link.

From potholes to bike lanes, our transportation networks affect the quality of life in all our communities. Have you ever wondered how and when the planning for our state’s highway network takes place? As a local elected...

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Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Seminar for Judges

This course will cover the legal requirements of the Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Act, often referred to as “Raise the Age.” Topics will include new requirements for processing offenses alleged to have been committed by juveniles at age 16 and 17 from first encounter with law enforcement through transfer to superior court or juvenile...

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Mental Health Issues in Juvenile Law

This multiday course includes instruction on common mental health needs among youth, the structure and function of the mental health system, mental health assessments and treatment, capacity to proceed, involuntary commitment, and the connection between child welfare and delinquency proceedings and mental health from the beginning to the end of...

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Abuse, Neglect, Dependency, and Termination of Parental Rights

This course is offered through the North Carolina Judicial College and is one of the five courses required for juvenile court certification by the Administrative Office of the Courts. This course is intended for District Court Judges who are relatively new to juvenile court, but may also serve as a refresher for judges with substantial...

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Defender Trial School

This course is co-sponsored by the Office of Indigent Defense Services.

Participants will use their own non-capital cases to develop a cohesive theory of defense at trial and apply that theory through all stages of a criminal trial, including voir dire, opening and closing arguments, and direct and cross-examination. Misdemeanor case are...

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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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Compensated Absences Webinar

GASB Statement No. 101, Compensated Absences, will be implemented by North Carolina governments for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. While this may seem to be in the distant future, governments need to begin compiling information and beginning balances by July 1, 2024. This webinar will provide participants with the following:

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Spring Public Defender Attorney Conference

This course is co-sponsored by the Office of Indigent Defense Services, and co-sponsored by NC Association of Public Defenders.

The Spring Public Defender Attorney Conference provides training on current topics of interest to public defender attorneys and investigators. This year’s conference topics include emerging Fourth Amendment...

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Trust Basics and Trust Proceedings for Clerks

This Judicial College session will provide introductory information related to trusts under North Carolina law, including key terminology, basic trust operation, the parties involved in a trust relationship, the purpose and uses of a trust, trust creation, and trust administration. It will also include information on trust proceedings before...

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Local Government Law Essentials for Judges

The following course is divided into the following categories:

Source and Nature of Local Government AuthorityPublic Records Law OverviewPersonnel RecordsConfidentiality of Health RecordsLand Use and Zoning AppealsLocal Government Liability

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Decision

More information about the course coming soon.

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American Rescue Plan Act Fiscal Recovery Funds: Preparing for April 30 and Beyond

NOTICE: THE APRIL 19TH OFFERING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

American Rescue Plan Act Fiscal Recovery Funds: Preparing for April 30 and Beyond

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Development Finance Toolbox

A survey of local government financing tools for community and economic development

How do local governments use public-private partnerships for development? What finance tools are available to local governments to revitalize Main Street? North Carolina communities can select from a wide array of financing tools in their efforts to...

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Top 10 Primer: Tools for a Successful Strategic Plan

This course will take place from 10:00–11:15 a.m. online via Zoom.

Effective governing means having a vision for the future of your community, engaging in planning for that vision, and talking openly about the future you see with the people who are affected by it. As local elected officials, you know that change is inevitable. It is your...