CBA Record September-October 2022

A Crash Course in MCLE Credit By Jennifer Byrne, CBA Continuing Legal Education Director

T he CBA offers members another bar year of stellar CLE seminars and committee meetings spon f sored by our 100+ practice area commit f tees. Now is the perfect time to brush up /0 ^LLO0/O*5 Y!Zb +U-/+)O0Q Q(OVULO0U*g P/p )/ )sMU sV's0)sQU /S )PU !"#5* !Zb offerings, and an overview of CBA pro f cedures to ensure that attendees receive MCLE credit for our programs. Overview of CBA CLE O ff erings The CBA offers a variety of CLE semi f nars curated by our practice area commit f )UU*g *-UWOsL W/22O))UU*g y/(0Q ZspnU+* Section, and CLE Department. The !"#5* !Zb !/22O))UU sL*/ W//+VO0s)U* programs of general interest to the legal community. In addition, it oversees a vari f ety of special initiatives such as the Trial Practice Series, the Advanced Mediation Training program, the newly launched

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tee meetings. Although the CBA archives most committee meetings for on demand viewing as a resource for members, CLE credit is not available for watch f ing on demand committee meetings. ;PU !"# Uo-UW)* )/ /SSU+ O0f-U+f son seminars and committee meetings with increased frequency during the current bar year. Based on the strong preferences of our members and com f mittee leadership, we will also con f tinue to offer a virtual option for most seminars and committee meetings. To view a list of available CLE programs, visit learn.chicagobar.org, which can sL*/ rU L/Ws)UV /0 )PU 8bV(Ws)O/05 )sr at www.chicagobar.org. Once there, you can hover over one of the four major categories (Seminars, Committee Meet f ings, Professional Responsibility, or Free CLE) and click the type of program you p/(LV LOMU )/ s))U0Ve y/( pOLL )PU0 *UU s LO*) /S -+/Q+s2*e ;/ uL)U+ n/(+ *ULUW)O/0g you can either use the search function or search the entire catalog of programs rn WLOWMO0Q )PU 8!s)sL/Q5 )sr /0 )PU *OVU menu and using the search function at the top of the screen. A short description of each program appears in the home -sQU /S )PU Ws)sL/Q& n/( Ws0 sL*/ WLOWM /0 )PU 8A'U+'OUp5 r())/0 )/ *UU )PU -+/f Q+s25* S(LL VU*W+O-)O/0 s0V *-UsMU+ LO*)e _/'U+O0Q /'U+ )PU 8^0WL(VU* !+UVO)*5 hyperlink lets you see how many cred f its are available for a particular seminar. How to Register for a CBA CLE Program

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