Illinois attorneys with last names beginning A–M, your time is almost up! Submit your compliance with CLE requirements to the MCLE Board by 11:59 p.m. CDT on June 30 to avoid late fees.
The MCLE requirements for the 2020-2022 reporting period are 30 hours of approved Illinois MCLE credit, including at least six professional responsibility (PR) hours.
At least one hour in diversity and inclusion CLE and one hour in mental health and substance abuse CLE must be included within those six hours.
Newly admitted attorneys have separate requirements.
Reporting compliance to the MCLE Board
Attorneys can report “complied” by logging into the portal on the “Attorneys” tab of the MCLE Board’s website.
Instructions for reporting compliance and information about late fees are available on the website.
Free online CLE from the Commission
The Commission on Professionalism offers 5.5 hours of free online CLE credit through seven courses available on our website.
Communicating During Conflict: Understanding Your Role: Uses role-playing and problem-solving to help attorneys manage their emotions in high-stress situations that could undermine civil communication. (0.5 hours of professionalism PR CLE credit in Illinois)
Advancing Women in Law Summit: Explores challenges and opportunities in advancing women in the legal profession. (1.0 hour of diversity and inclusion CLE credit in Illinois)
The Busy Lawyer’s Guide to Well-Being: Introduces attorneys to simple strategies to help manage their well-being. (0.5 hours of mental health and substance abuse CLE credit in Illinois)
The Resilient Lawyer: Demonstrates how developing a resilient mindset can help manage daily stressors. (0.5 hours of mental health and substance abuse CLE credit in Illinois)
Ending Harassment, Bullying, and Incivility in the Legal Workplace: Places attorneys in real-life scenarios to help them manage workplace incivility and identify organizational changes that can lead to a more equitable work environment. (1.0 hour of PR CLE credit in Illinois)
Rebalance the Scales: Implicit Bias, Diversity, and the Legal Profession: Explores how implicit bias impacts diversity in the legal profession and shares strategies to address implicit bias in attorneys’ personal and professional lives. (1.0 hour of diversity and inclusion CLE credit in Illinois)
The Buck Stops Here: Ethics and Professionalism for In-House Counsel: Seeks to answer the ethical and professionalism questions in-house counsel face every day. (1.0 hour of PR CLE credit in Illinois; satisfies the Rule 716(c) requirement for foreign in-house counsel)
Other CLE opportunities
Free CLE is also available through Illinois ARDC, and the Illinois State Bar Association and the American Bar Association with membership.
The Illinois Lawyers’ Assistance Program offers CLE through its website and will host its annual training on June 17 to discuss mental health, substance use issues, recovery, and how to assist members of the Illinois legal community (3.0 hours of mental health and substance abuse CLE credit in Illinois).
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