When are my Colorado CLE credits due? When do I report CLE compliance? How do I report compliance? These are some of the questions that we hear everyday when we speak to our attorneys. We know that many of you have questions about your CLE compliance. The information is not always easy to find and the state bars don’t always make things…
Attorneys in Arizona have continuing legal education obligations like most attorneys around the country. Attorneys in Arizona must complete 15 credit hours by June 30 as part of the Arizona MCLE (Mandatory Continuing Legal Education) requirement.[1] As part of this 15 credit hour AZ CLE requirement, attorneys must complete a minimum of 3 credit hours of Professional Responsibility credit. How many AZ CLE…
New Jersey recently made CLE mandatory for its attorneys. When the mandatory CLE program first began in New Jersey, attorneys were required to complete 12 credits hours. The requirement has since been bumped up to 24 mandatory CLE credit hours every two years. An attorney holding a license to practice in this State shall be required to participate in a program of…
From copyright infringement to right of publicity violations, protecting your client’s brand can be an extremely daunting task if you are a talent attorney. Join attorney Chris Arledge of One LLP as he provides an excellent overview of how entertainment attorneys can best use intellectual property law to protect their client’s brand. The main topics addressed in this CLE course include intellectual…
If you are a trial attorney with an eye towards appeal or you are an appellate attorney looking to hone your craft, we have just added an excellent new course presented by Peter R. Afrasiabi of One LLP. “Legal contentions, like the currency, depreciate through over-issue. The mind of an appellate judge is habitually receptive to the suggestion that a lower court…
Attorneys licensed by the State Bar of Texas must complete a minimum of 15 TX CLE credit hours each annual TX MCLE compliance period as part of the mandatory CLE (Continuing Legal Education) requirement in Texas. Attorneys in Texas have a variety of methods to complete their CLE – from online streaming CLE courses to downloadable MP3 CLE courses. Legal Ethics shall…
Experienced attorneys admitted to the New York State Bar Association must complete at least twenty-four (24) accredited CLE credit hours every two-year compliance period in order to full the NY CLE requirement. An “experienced” New York attorney is an attorney that has been admitted to the New York State Bar Association for more than two (2) years.[1] At least 4 of the…
For certain attorneys in Illinois it’s almost that time again. Time to complete your Illinois MCLE requirement! The deadline this year to complete your IL MCLE requirement is June 30, 2014. Illinois is split into two different reporting groups for Illinois MCLE compliance. This year attorneys with the last name A-M must complete their 30 credit hour IL MCLE requirement.[1] Illinois MCLE Compliance…
Every state regulates the conduct of its own attorneys – everything from bar admission to the grounds for disbarment … and everything in between. And continuing legal education is no exception. Each state across the country determines the continuing legal education (CLE) requirement for attorneys admitted to practice within its borders. CLER, or Continuing Legal Education Requirement, was adopted by the Supreme…
The State Bar of California requires active California attorneys (with some exceptions) to complete 25 hours of continuing education every three years. As part of the 25 credit hour requirement attorneys must complete at least four hours of legal ethics, one hour of elimination of bias in the legal profession and one hour of substance abuse. For Group 3 attorneys (N-Z) the…