Each program is required to submit written materials relating to the program for CLE accreditation. Programs that do not comply with the following guidelines may result in no CLE credit or cancellation of the program.
Each panel must prepare and supply the required written materials. CLE materials do not have to be lengthy, but they should be thorough, high-quality, readable, carefully written, and be legal in nature. CLE materials are meant to be a take-away that attendees can reference once back in the office should they have any questions about the CLE program.
General guidance
Materials must address the topic of the seminar.
Materials should be substantive and include relevant legal authority.
Note that the following will not suffice: mere topical outlines without citations or explanatory notations; PowerPoint presentations in a simple outline format; panel agendas; cases, statutes, or regulations without any substantive analysis.
Guidance for panels seeking special credits
Ethics credit: if you are seeking an ethics credit, please also provide the rules of professional conduct or codes of professional responsibility, such as the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, along with your written materials.
Elimination of Bias Credit: if you are seeking an elimination of bias credit, please also include a statement on how your session is designed to educate lawyers about the elimination of bias or prejudice in the legal profession, in the practice of law, and/or in the administration of justice; educate lawyers regarding barriers to hiring, retention, promotion, professional development and full participation of all lawyers; educate lawyers about the problems in the legal profession, in the practice of law, and/or in the administration of justice.