Continuing Legal Education
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California MCLE Compliance Frequently Asked Questions How many hours of MCLE credit do California lawyers need to earn? California attorneys must earn 25 hours of MCLE credit every three years. A California attorneys' MCLE compliance deadline is dictated by the first letter of their last name. (See below.) What are the specialized categories/requirements for California lawyer MCLE...
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Share this artice: (function() { var po = document.createElement('script'); po.type = 'text/javascript'; po.async = true; po.src = 'https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); })(); By Roy S. Ginsburg, JD During the past three-four decades,...
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How do I access the MCLE exercises once I've paid for them? Our online MCLE exercises are text-based and accessible via any computer with an Internet connection. After your payment was completed, you should have been redirected to http://www.netforlawyers.com/page/access-page-online-participatory-legal-ethics-general-elimination-bias-and-substance-abuse-onli where you can click on the exercises...
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HOW TO NETWORK COMFORTABLY AND ETHICALLY By Roy S. Ginsburg, JD Everyone knows that, much like diet and exercise, networking is good for you and that, similarly, there are lots of excuses for avoiding it. Understanding Networking-An Attitude Adjustment When coaching lawyers or conducting CLEs on business development, I hear a lot of resistance to incorporating networking as a means of...
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Share this page: Online MCLE Quizzes for Participatory & Self-Study Continuing Legal Education Credit FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Click here to read answers to Frequently Asked Questions regarding completing and certifying California MCLE exercises completed with Internet For Lawyers. ACCESS ALL MCLE EXERCISES AND ASSOCIATED MATERIALS Click...
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Congratulations on selecting one of our individual online continuing legal education exercises or one of our 4-, 6-, 13- or 22-hour compliance packages. Use the links below to access the individual exercises (and the accompanying articles - when applicable). Note that while most of these MCLE exercises qualify for Participatory MCLE credit, some of these exercises qualify for Self-...
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by Roy Ginsburg, J.D. If you ask most attorneys whether their clients are satisfied, the vast majority would, of course, say "yes." If you then ask them "what makes you so sure?" the responses would typically range from "They don’t complain" and "They’re nice to me" to "They pay their bills" or "They continue to do business with us." A closer examination of these reasons, however,...
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Diversity Makes Cents The Business Case for Diversity by Roy Ginsburg, J.D. The representation of women and minorities in major U.S. law firms, especially at the partnership level, remains abysmally low. The numbers indicate that relative to the overall population (half women; one-third minority) and that of the demographic makeup of law students, women...
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As part of the California State Bar's MCLE requirements, Attorneys and Paralegals must certify that they have completed four hours of Legal Ethics MCLE credit every three years. California Attorneys and Paralegals can satisfy all of their required MCLE credits by completing the following participatory MCLE quizzes. Internet For Lawyers offers California Attorneys & Paralegals who wish to...
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Recently, the California State Senate passed a bill (SB144) that amends the State Business & Professions Code (Section 6070) lowering the number of hours of MCLE required by California Attorneys from 36 hours every 36 months to only 25 (Paragraph a) The Bill also instructs the State Bar to "ensure that by July 1, 2000, any member possessing or having access to the internet or specified...
