North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 27 - STATE BAR
Chapter 01 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BAR
Subchapter D - RULES OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BAR
Section .1900 - RULES CONCERNING THE ACCREDITATION OF CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE BOARD OF LEGAL SPECIALIZATION
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.