Continuing Legal Education

The North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State (SOS) has been accredited by the North Carolina State Bar as an approved CLE sponsor

Registered CLE Sponsor

The North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State (SOS) has been accredited by the North Carolina State Bar as an registered CLE sponsor.

CLEs

The Department offers an annual electronic mortgage conference. For more information, contact the Notary Enforcement Division. The Department hopes to again offer other CLEs in future years.

If departmental resources permit, we are pleased to offer speakers for CLEs. You may contact a possible speaker directly, or may direct a request for a CLE speaker to the General Counsel at: generalcounsel@sosnc.gov. Put “CLE speaker request” in the subject line.

We Can Offer CLEs to Your Group

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We offer free CLEs in January and February of each year on:

Notary & eNotary
Notary Enforcement
Electronic Commerce
Electronic Mortgage Closing

We will also bring these CLE classes to events such as association meetings and conferences.

We Offer Other CLEs

We have also offered other CLEs in the past. Examples of other CLEs we have offered include:

Everything Attorneys Need to Know About SOS
Crowdfunding and North Carolina Securities Law

If our resources permit, we will offer CLE on any topic directly related to the work we do for the citizens and businesses of North Carolina. We will also bring these CLE classes to events such as association meetings and conferences.

We Offer CLE Speakers

Secretary Marshall, our attorneys and division directors have also been speakers at CLEs on topics including

Secretary of State Update
Trademarks and Trademark Enforcement
Securities Laws
Lobbying Law
Business Registration Using SOS Services
Advance Health Care Directives

CLE Partners

We have also partnered with law schools, the North Carolina Bar Association (NCBA) and other legal organizations to organize and speak at CLEs. For example, we have partnered on CLEs with Campbell and Elon Law Schools, and with the Wake and Durham County Bar Associations.

When we have partnered with the North Carolina Bar Association, they have included some of the CLEs in their “On Demand” CLE catalog. Here are some of the NCBA CLEs we participated in that are available on demand from the NCBA website:

Securities Regulation for Small Businesses | 2016
eCommerce and Public Agency Transactions: Don't Get Left Behind | 2016
What Every Lawyer Should Know About the North Carolina Secretary of State's Office | 2017
Secretary of State Operations and Consumer Protection for Military Personnel and Veterans | 2016

NOTE: We also have provided speakers for continuing education programs for other professionals.

For more information

About SOS and CLE or CLE speakers, contact:

Ann B. Wall, General Counsel
generalcounsel@sosnc.gov
919-814-5400

About Crowdfunding or Securities Related CLEs, contact:

John Maron, Director, Investor Protection & Education Services Program
jmaron@sosnc.gov
919-814-5400

About eCommerce, eNotary, Notary, Notary Enforcement, Electronic Mortgage Closing, and Related CLEs, contact:

Ozie Stallworth, Director, Electronic Notarization and Notary Enforcement
ostallworth@sosnc.gov
919-814-5400