LAWYER'S HANDBOOK
2019 Lawyer's Handbook, Volume 2 (January 2020)
The updates to the 2019 Handbook include:
Amendments to the Governing Rules
27 N.C.A.C. 1A, Section .0400, Election, Succession, and Duties of Officers
Rule .0409 President
Rule .0412 Emergency Authority [new rule]
27 N.C.A.C. 1A, Section .0700, Standing Committees and Boards of the State Bar
Rule .0701 Standing Committee and Boards
27 N.C.A.C. 1A, Section .1000, Model Bylaws for Use by Judicial District Bars
Rule .1010 Committees
27 N.C.A.C. 1B, Section .0100, Discipline and Disability of Attorneys
Rule .0106 Grievance Committee: Powers and Duties
27 N.C.A.C. 1B, Section .0200, Rules Governing Judicial District Grievance Committees
Rule .0202 Jurisdiction and Authority of District Grievance Committees
27 N.C.A.C. 1C, Section .0200, Rules Governing the Practical Training of Law Students
Rule .0201 Purpose
Rule .0202 Definitions
Rule .0203 Eligibility
Rule .0204 Certification as Legal Intern
Rule .0205 Supervision
Rule .0208 Field Placements [new rule]
Rule .0209 Relationship of Law School and Clinics; Responsibility Upon Departure of Supervising Attorney or Closure of Clinic [new rule]
Rule .0210 Pro Bono Activities [new rule]
27 N.C.A.C. 1D, Section .0700, Procedures for Fee Dispute Resolution
Rule .0701 Purpose and Implementation
Rule .0702 Jurisdiction
Rule .0704 Confidentiality
Rule .0706 Powers and Duties of the Vice-Chairperson
Rule .0707 Processing Requests for Fee Dispute Resolution
Rule .0708 Settlement Conference Proceedings
Rule .0709 Record Keeping
Rule .0710 District Bar Fee Dispute Resolution
Rule .0711 District Bar Settlement Conference Proceedings
27 N.C.A.C. 1D, Section .1500, Rules Governing the Administration of the Continuing Legal Education Program
Rule .1501 Scope, Purpose, and Definitions
Rule .1512 Source of Funds
Rule .1517 Exemptions
Rule .1518 Continuing Legal Education Program
Rule .1519 Accreditation Standards
Rule .1520 Registration of Sponsors and Program Approval
Rule .1521 Credit Hours
Rule .1524 Reinstatement
27 N.C.A.C. 1D, Section .1600, Regulations Governing the Administration of the Continuing Legal Education Program
Rule .1601 General Requirements for Course Approval
Rule .1602 Course Content Requirements
Rule .1603 Registered Sponsors
Rule .1604 Accreditation of Prerecorded, Simultaneous Broadcast, and Computer-Based
Programs
Rule .1605 Computation of Credit
Rule .1606 Fees
Amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct
27 N.C.A.C. 2, The Rules of Professional Conduct
Rule 1.5 Fees
Addition of Recently Adopted Ethics Opinions
2018 Formal Ethics Opinion 5, Accessing Social Network Presence of Represented or Unrepresented Persons
2018 Formal Ethics Opinion 8, Advertising Inclusion in Self-Laudatory List or Organization
2019 Formal Ethics Opinion 5, Receipt of Virtual Currency in Law Practice
2019 Formal Ethics Opinion 6, Offering Incentive to Engage with Law Practice’s Social Networking Sites
Handbook Archives
2018 Lawyer's Handbook, Volume 2 (October 2018)
2017 Lawyer's Handbook, Volume 2 (October 2017)
2016 Lawyer's Handbook, Volume 2 (November 2016)
2015 Lawyer's Handbook, Volume 2 (January 2016)
2014 Lawyer's Handbook (October 2014)
2013 Lawyer's Handbook (September 2013)
2012 Lawyer's Handbook (October 2012)
2011 Lawyer's Handbook (September 2011)
2010 Lawyer's Handbook (October 2010)
