Continuing Legal Education: Significant discounts on top-rated practical CLE programs. We offer statewide live and video replay seminars on topics including civil rights, criminal law, bankruptcy, social security, family law, auto torts, disability advocacy, workers' comp, and more. Our seminars feature experienced speakers and leaders from across the state and nation.

State Political Representation: Advocates For Justice represents your clients' interests in the legislature. Our lobbyists work tirelessly to protect the justice system, citizens' rights, and your practice.

Successes: Workers' Compensation, minimum automobile insurance rates, new criminal case docketing system, and opposition to non-merit appointment of judges.

Future Goals: Protecting the civil justice system, protection of the rights of those accused of crimes.

Political Action Committee: Advocates For Justice has one of the state's most influential PACs, seeking the election of candidates who have similar goals as the Advocates For Justice.

Award Winning Publications: Great savings on publications to keep you up-to-date on legal issues, including:

Trial Briefs - our substantive legal journal, which focuses on legal trends, proposed and existing laws that impact the trial lawyer, and verdicts and settlements (read sample article)

eDiscovery - our newsletter especially for members of the Legal Assistants Division

eBriefNotes - our bi-weekly update on legal issues and the North Carolina Advocates For Justice and its members

E-Clips - our daily e-mail news service that provides members with timely national legal news

Practice manuals - Personal Injury, Family Law, Prima Facie Torts, NC Manual of Complaints

Research and Support Services: Access to resources to enhance the productivity of your office, including

Expert Witness List & Brief Bank

Membership Directory

Electronic Discussion Lists

Audio/Video Tape Library

NCATL Westlaw Pro

Free Deposition Bank search from TrialSmith

Legal research assistance - to help with the tough questions

Networking Opportunities: Numerous ways to share information with other trial lawyers, including statewide meetings, CLE programs, Annual Convention at the beach, Mountain Magic mid-year conference in the mountains, Section & Division meetings, and Section & Division listservs.

Public Education Programs: We actively inform the public about the legal system, through programs such as the following:

the Wade Edwards High School Mock Trial Competition for high school students - teaches high school students about the justice system and introduces them to volunteer attorney members from around the state, and

our Public Education Brochure Series.

Sections & Divisions: Meet and share ideas with lawyers practicing in your field(s). Benefits include Section & Division newsletters, which update members on important issues; online and e-mail listservs, where you can join your colleagues on the internet for answers to tough questions and to share timely information; online trial notebooks with certain sections, continuing education specific to section areas of practice and regular Section & Division meetings. Our Sections & Divisions are:

Auto Torts Section

Civil Rights Section

Consumer Areas of Practice

Criminal Defense

Disability Advocacy Section

Eminent Domain

Employment Law Section

Family Law Section

Hispanic/Latino Legal Issues Division

Law Office Management Division

Legal Assistants Division

Nursing Home Litigation Section

Products Liability Section

Professional Negligence Section

Small Office Practice Section

Workers' Compensation Section

Young Lawyers Division

Partnerships: Take advantage of corporate partnerships available through Advocates For Justice, with companies such as The Halpern Group, Affinity Conferencing Services, TrialSmith, United Parcel Service of America, Inc., Choice Hotels International, WestGroup, FindLaw, LexisNexis, and exclusively endorsed Counsel Financial.