Courses

This course covers the basic operations of the office of register of deeds. The class provides instruction on the following topics: overview of county government and its revenues and expenditures; sources of law and rules governing registers of deeds; organization and responsibilities of the office; introduction to real estate instruments;...

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...

This course focuses on new and emerging legal issues that are likely to come before the NC Court of Appeals. Coverage varies year to year but typically includes sessions on recent Supreme Court cases, criminal law, civil law, juvenile law, family law, and evidence. 

This two-day course is offered through the North Carolina Judicial College. It is intended for clerks and assistant clerks of superior court who would like to become more comfortable conducting contested hearings. Topics will include the clerk's judicial authority, hearing procedures, direct criminal contempt, common evidence problems, drafting...

This two-day North Carolina Judicial College course is intended for clerks and assistant clerks of superior court and will cover selected proceedings and issues involving minors that come before the clerk such as legitimation, minor guardianship, appointment of a guardian ad litem, the Indian Child Welfare Act, and decedent's estates...

As part of this orientation course, participants discuss conducting criminal court, transitioning from the bar to the bench, sentencing, evidence, self-represented litigants, motions for appropriate relief, ethics, computer training, civil issues, and other topics.