Indigent Defense Education

 

Online Training

Ethics & Practice: Billing in Appointed Indigent Cases
A Joint Service Project of the North Carolina Bar Association Foundation and the North Carolina Office of Indigent Defense Services (IDS), this video reviews principles of appropriate billing by appointed counsel in noncapital criminal and other cases arising under state law in North Carolina. Presenters describe different aspects of the billing process, including the procedures followed by IDS in billing matters, the activities and expenses that are properly billable, the forms that appointed counsel should use, and the records that should be maintained. The accompanying handout includes IDS’s billing rules and policies and other guidance on billing. You may view this video or any portion of it on this site at no charge. Or, you may go to the CyberCLE web page of the North Carolina Bar Association and, for the indicated fee, view the video on that site and receive one hour of CLE ethics credit. The site will be available soon.

TAO GUI Email Tutorial
A project of the School of Government, North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts, and North Carolina Office of Indigent Defense Services (IDS), this step-by-step online tutorial will help IDS employees and other judicial department personnel get up and running on the TAO-GUI state email system. The tutorial explains the various functions of the TAO-GUI system, including how to log into the system, compose and send email, sort and store email, schedule and review appointments using the calendaring function, view bulletin board announcements, and create and use mailing lists.