Professional Development

The NC District Attorneys Association (NCDAA) meeting is a statewide training program devoted exclusively to prosecutors, and it is approved by the NC State Bar to provide 12 hours of continuing legal education credit, including 2 hours of Ethics and 1 hour of each of Technology and Professional Wellbeing. NCDAA calls upon the collective skills of the State’s most experienced criminal law experts, guest speakers, top prosecutors, and others with the required depth of knowledge to provide a comprehensive continuing legal education program.

This one-day meeting is for Administrative Assistants in the District Attorney offices. We will focus on management styles and the necessary administrative duties to have an effective, functioning, and successful prosecutorial office.

As the juvenile court system keeps evolving, it’s crucial for law enforcement professionals and other allied professionals to stay up to date with the legal changes regarding juvenile matters. This one-day training session will mainly focus on juvenile procedures, investigations, the roles of School Resource Officers, “Raise the Age” information, and a juvenile law update. Additionally, community organizations will be present to provide law enforcement officers with information about the services they offer to juvenile offenders

The Money Matters course offers prosecutors, law enforcement, and administrative professionals greater tools and knowledge to understand, analyze, and organize evidence in financial crime cases. This course will concentrate on the practical skills of working with complicated and voluminous evidence to effectively investigate and prosecute modern crimes. Participants will leave with a better understanding of what cases should be resolved outside the criminal justice system.

The Conference and the UNC School of Government have developed this five-day course to address the unique needs of newly hired prosecutors. The program covers critical topics such as district court docket management, criminal pleadings, common offenses including DWI and domestic violence, plea bargaining, sentencing, ethics, and the proper introduction and use of different types of evidence. Attendees will also receive credit for completing the State Bar’s Professionalism for New Attorneys (PNA) program, the twelve-hour professionalism requirement for all newly licensed attorneys.

Firearms are part and parcel of the criminal justice system, and prosecutors need a working knowledge of how they operate. This two-day course will equip prosecutors with an understanding of the parts of a firearm, different types of firearms, and various other topics. The course is open to law enforcement to further their understanding of firearms laws, gunshot wounds, and other emerging topics. The course will also include range time to put newfound insights to practical use.