This manuscript offers outstanding tips on how to grow professionally and information on how to educate yourself and energize your career.

Use this manuscript to learn about:

• Important new and recently changed laws, including the Uniform Power of Attorney Act, the North Carolina Identity Theft and Protection Act, and immigration law
• What potential employers are looking for when they search for you on social media — a beginner's guide to what not to put online when you're looking for a job and some of the craziest stories from a lawyer who’s seen it all
• Important developments in civil procedure through case law that has developed since the 2015 amendments to the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure — what’s “hot” and procedural traps for the unwary
• The basics of trust account transactions, including how to prepare reconciliations and identify potential fraud in real estate transactions — review practice tips and recent rule changes, and gain a better comfort level with the North Carolina State Bar’s Random Audit Program

ASSOCIATED CLE PROGRAM
Manuscript originated from 2018 NCBA Paralegal Division Annual Meeting, May 4, 2018