Legal

Everyone’s favorite time of year is just around the corner- Compliance Time! The June CLE compliance deadline can be a very busy, and if properly planned for, very lucrative time of year for membership associations. The best way to minimize the headaches and maximize the revenue is to plan in advance. As Alexander Graham Bell said, “Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.” So take a minute to decide which courses you will highlight in advance of June compliance, how you will schedule them, and how you will communicate this to your members. Here are some things to consider: [...]

Continuing education accreditation, particularly continuing legal education accreditation, requires thorough knowledge of mandatory legal continuing education rules that affect the credit requirements in each state. It can take hours of research for a CLE provider to determine if their courses meet state requirements. Each course must be approved by accrediting bodies, and the approval process often includes long applications as well as the completion of multiple forms and other supporting documentation. These administrative tasks consume precious staff resources, leaving less time for course creation and marketing. Many of the leading continuing education providers have discovered that contracting with a CLE administration [...]

Congratulations to the Association of Continuing Legal Education (ACLEA) on its 50th anniversary and 99thconference—a commendable achievement and remarkable milestone! Having been a member since 2000 and President since August of 2013, I’ve attended 17 conferences, but have to say that I found the 2014 Mid-year meeting especially notable. Perhaps it was the conference’s significance in the history of the association, or perhaps it was a blog post a fellow ACLEA member forwarded to me right after the conference that helped me appreciate how far the continuing legal education industry and its professionals have come, and see the work that still [...]