Starting Monday, July 16, the National Juvenile Justice Network will be hosting its 2018 Forum in Durham, N.C. at the  Duke University School of Law (210 Science Dr, Durham, NC 27708).  Registration for this three-day event, co-hosted by the Youth Justice Project of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice and Duke Children’s Law Clinic, will end today.  For those of you interested, but still on the fence about registering, we did a short Q&A with Youth Justice Project Co-Di

Another Friday and a shorter newsletter for you.  Job opportunities and events have passed, but we do have an update regarding two annual conferences and another informational meeting hosted by OJD you might be interested in.  Also, please note the upcoming deadlines for job opportunities below! Training Registration is now open for the 2018 Parent Attorney and Juvenile Defender Conferences.  The Parent Attorney Conference will be held Thursday, August 16, and Juvenile Defend

Welcome back for the weekly roundup.  There are a couple of new job opportunities added and approaching deadlines we’re highlighting, but in other news… This week we’d like to give a shout-out to the N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts for the successful launch of their new website, nccourts.gov.  Replacing the original nccourts.org, this more user-focused, mobile-friendly counterpart is meant to enable easier searches for court dates and other information while providin

Thanks for joining us once again!  This week there is little new content, but there are several deadlines approaching for CLE training and certificate program applications we want to bring attention to. We would like to take a moment to recognize Juvenile Defender Eric Zogry for being honored during the 2018 Defenders of Justice Awards for policy and research advocacy.  The ceremony took place last Friday night at the Carolina Club in Chapel Hill.  Zogry was recognized for hi

Happy Friday!  This week there is one job posting, but please ignore the deadlines on the page and send any questions/applications to the provided email.  We also have a few new training opportunities worth checking out, including one hosted by our own office. Job Opportunity The Southern Coalition for Social Justice still has an opening for an executive director.   The ideal candidate will have strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills, a demonstrated passi

Happy Friday!  This week we’ve updated the notices for deadlines of previously mentioned events and we’ve added the Annual Contractor and Assigned Counsel Training below if you’re interested.  There are currently no job opportunities, but we will be sure to share more when we are notified. From Around the Community Early bird registration for the 81st Annual National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Conference ends today.  The event this year will take place at the

This week there is of course more training to come and a few other events and resources to note.  And we would also like to bring a special notice to the attention of  juvenile defenders: A Quick Note from IDS Indigent Defense Services continues to try to address the low hourly rates that resulted from the budget crisis in 2011.  We will once again ask for expansion funding to increase the rates $10 across the board as partial restoration of the pre-May 2011 rates.  However,

We hope everyone had a great Halloween, and this week we’ve got a few new updates to resources, training info, and reminders for you. A Few Treats and (Possibly New) Tricks You Can Use The Youth Justice Project has released a new report titled “Putting Justice in North Carolina’s Juvenile System”.  This report points out areas in which North Carolina’s juvenile justice system is failing youth, especially youth of color.  The  report identifies five major barriers that are hin

The Center for Death Penalty Litigation in Durham, North Carolina seeks a new staff attorney. CDPL is a non-profit law firm and advocacy organization that works to provide the highest quality representation to people facing execution, and to end the death penalty in North Carolina. CDPL’s commitment to representing indigent and disadvantaged defendants just as vigorously as corporate lawyers defend their highest-paying clients, and training other capital attorneys across the