PLEASE NOTE - Due to the high volume of applications received, please expect longer processing times for payments and application approvals. Applications are considered timely if they are postmarked by February 15, 2019, and will not incur a late fee. Please continue to check our website for updates regarding your certification status.

REtireD status now available

Certified paralegals who have retired from the workforce may now petition the board for retired status. Read more here.  

FOLLOW THE STATE BAR ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Stay connected with the North Carolina State Bar on social media by following them on Facebook and Twitter.

Follow the State Bar on Facebook

Follow the State Bar on Twitter

SCAM ALERT - COLLECTING BAR DUES OVER THE PHONE

The State Bar has received a report of a fraudulent attempt to collect NC bar dues over the phone via credit card. We do not solicit payments by phone. Read more here.

State Bar Journal and lawyer's handbook

Click here to view online the latest edition of the State Bar Journal.

The 2018 Lawyer's Handbook is now available for downloading on the State Bar's website.