1D.1525 Professionalism Requirement for New Members (PNA)

(a) Content and Accreditation. The State Bar PNA program shall consist of 12 hours of training in subjects designated by the State Bar including, but not limited to, professional responsibility, professionalism, and law office management. The chairs of the Ethics and Grievance Committees, in consultation with the chief counsel to those committees, shall annually establish the content of the program and shall publish any changes to the required content on or before January 1 March 1 of each year. PNA programs may only be provided by sponsors registered under Rule .1522 of this Subchapter or judicial district bars specifically approved by the Board to offer PNA programs. To be approved as a PNA program, the program must satisfy the annual content requirements, and a sponsor must submit a detailed description of the program to the Board for approval. A sponsor may not advertise a PNA program until approved by the Board. PNA programs shall be specially designated by the Board and no program that is not so designated shall satisfy the PNA program requirement for new members.

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(d) PNA Requirement. Except as provided in Rule .1517(1) of this Subchapter, each newly admitted active member of the North Carolina State Bar must complete the PNA program during the member’s first reporting period. It is strongly recommended that newly admitted members complete the PNA program within their first year of admission.