27 N.C. Admin. Code 1D.1902

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 11, December 2, 2024
Section 01D .1902 - DEFINITIONS
(a) Applicant - The person applying for certification or continued certification of specialization.
(b) Board - The North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization.
(c) Committee - The specialty committee appointed by the board in the applicant's specialty field.
(d) Sponsor - An organization offering continuing legal education courses for attendance by attorneys.
(e) Accredited Sponsor - A sponsor which has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the board that the continuing legal education programs offered by it meet the accreditation standards on a continuing basis warranting a presumption of accreditation.
(f) Accreditation - A determination by the board that the continuing legal education activities further the professional competence of the applicant and a certain number of hours of continuing legal education credit should be awarded for participation in the continuing legal education activity.
(g) Continuing Legal Education (CLE) - Attendance at lecture-type instruction meeting the standards in Rule .1903 of this Section or participation in alternative activities described in Rule .1905 of this Section.
(h) Specialty Field - An area of the law as defined by the board in which the board certifies specialists.

27 N.C. Admin. Code 01D .1902

Authority G.S. 84-23;
Readopted Eff. December 8, 1994.
Authority G.S. 84-23;
Readopted Eff. December 8, 1994.