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

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

Hello again.  This week we’ve got an update on the NCDPS website and a new program we thought would be worth promoting regarding school-justice partnerships.  Also, please note that some opportunities are closing soon. New Resource The North Carolina Department of Public Safety has added a Raise the Age page link to their homepage.  The RTA page was previously available, but with the new link it is much easier to locate.  This page contains links to multiple resources related

Welcome back!  This week we’ve got two new resources from NJDC in honor of Gault and the usual list of reminders for upcoming event and application deadlines. We’d like to ask that if you know of any new defenders around N.C. please be sure to let them know about our office and also direct them to our website, the listserv,  Twitter page, and the NCOJD Facebook page.  We want to make sure we are reaching as many juvenile justice advocates as possible and ensure everyone is ma

Hello, juvenile justice warriors.  This week we’ve got a new job opportunity and a new webinar added to the list of reminders for upcoming event and application deadlines. Training Registration is still open for the 2018 Southern Juvenile Defender Center Regional Summit.  Today will be the last day the hotel room block for this event will remain open.  The event will take place on June 8 and 9 at the University of South Carolina School of Law.  For further details and to regi

Hello, N.C. and beyond!  This week we primarily have reminders for you for previously mentioned news with an update on Defender Trial School and school-Justice partnership news included. From Around the Community On Wednesday, Apr. 25, a day-long conversation about the intersection of school safety, juvenile justice, law enforcement, and the criminal justice system took place in Cary.  This workshop was sponsored by the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts  (NCA

Welcome back!  We’ve got a few new events, training, and job opportunities ahead this time around.  Please read through and be sure to check out the linked pages too so that you don’t miss out. From Around the Community Registration is now open for the 2018 Southern Juvenile Defender Center Regional Summit.  The event will take place from June 8 – 9 at the University of South Carolina School of Law.  Partial scholarship assistance will be offered to assist with lodging expens

This week we’ve got a new resource we wanted to bring attention to regarding sex offender registration and a few new events to add to the previous week’s rundown. From Around the Community Registration is now open for the 81st Annual National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Conference.  The event this year will take place at the Hyatt Regency Denver at the Colorado Convention Center from July 22 – 25.  The conference will offer presentations/training tracks on  to

We are hoping everyone had a safe and happy Easter weekend and Passover, and we would like to recognize that we are now in Child Abuse Prevention Month (check out the National Criminal Justice Reference Service page for stats and other information).  We  have the usual training and job opportunity reminders for you this week along with a few online events that may arouse your interest. From Around the Community Shriver Center Advocacy Exchange will be hosting a live, interact