Accredited CLE Providers with a January 1 - December 31 accreditation period!
February 15, 2010 is the final due date to submit 2009 Annual Reports or Fees (No extensions will be granted.)
Accredited CLE Providers must submit their 2009 Annual Report, pay attendance fees (if you charged attorneys to attend courses) and pay the 2010 Annual Fee by the final due date of February 15, 2010. Providers who do not comply will be terminated effective January 1, 2010. The MCLE Board has compiled a list of answers from your questions to assist you. Answers >

Individual Course Provider Applications
Individual Course Providers ONLY.
Revised Form 1!
Form 1 has been revised to cover descriptive delivery methods and application fee requirements.
Required! Application and fee must be received timely.
Effective immediately the MCLE Board will strictly enforce the requirement that all individual course applications must be received with the appropriate application fee (plus the $25.00 late fee if the application or the fee is submitted up to 60 days after the course start date). Applications submitted more than 60 days after the course start date are ineligible for accreditation, so the application will be denied on that basis with no refund of the application fee or late fee. More >

Accredited CLE Courses for Attorneys
Find a 2010 approved course or check if a provider is an Accredited CLE Provider for Illinois MCLE. More >

TERMINATED Accredited CLE Providers:
The Likeable Lawyer, terminated effective 10/31/09;
Ulrich, Nash & Gump, terminated effective 9/30/09.
These entities are no longer approved by the MCLE Board to conduct CLE courses or issue certificates of attendance to Illinois attorneys for Illinois CLE credit. The provider may elect to accredit individual courses in the future, see individual approved course list.

Attorney Application For Certain Out-Of-State Live Courses

Attorneys may apply on-line to claim Illinois MCLE credits from certain out-of-state courses and certain live courses presented via technology. More >

Tools for Providers
Accredited CLE Providers
Accredited CLE Provider Course Checklist (PDF) revised December, 2009
Accredited CLE Provider Responsibilities (PDF) revised December, 2009
Individual Course Providers
Individual Course Provider Course Checklist (PDF) revised January, 2010
Individual Course Provider Responsibilities (PDF) revised December, 2009

New! Revised Form 4 -Certificate of Attendance More >
All Course Providers.

Newly Added or Revised Questions

• New! I am an Accredited CLE Provider who has not conducted any CLE courses in the past accreditation year; am I required to complete an annual report? Answer >
• Revised! How does a provider accredit an individual course? (Individual Course Providers Only) Answer >
• New! Can you give me more information about completing my 2009 Annual Report? (Accredited CLE Providers only) Answer >
• New! Are courses containing business and marketing tips for attorneys eligible for accreditation? Answer >
• Revised! What are the Annual Report requirements for Accredited CLE Providers? Answer >

From Attorneys

• How do I request reinstatement? Answer >
• Basic Skills Attorneys! When can a newly-admitted attorney begin to accumulate credits toward his first two year reporting period? Answer >
• Basic Skills Attorneys! Newly admitted attorneys must report compliance with the Basic Skills course requirement? Answer >
• How do I claim professional responsibility credit when I apply for an out-of-state course? Answer >
• Other Questions?

From Providers

• Revised! What are a provider's requirements for submitting an application to accredit a Basic Skills Course? (includes Revised Form 1a) Answer >
• How do I apply to be a course provider? Answer >
• How does a provider accredit an individual course or activity? More > Also see our NEW! Form 1 Tutorial!
• How are professional responsibility CLE credits approved? Answer >
• How are teaching credits calculated? Answer >
• Other Questions?

Green Policy
The MCLE Board's office is paperless. Applications to accredit courses and providers are accepted via e-mail only. Each application form includes instructions and the e-mail address to use. Paper applications are not reviewed. Paper applications and related hard-copy documents are shredded after 30 days unless the applicant requests and pays for their return. Due to electronic storage constraints, the Board's e-mail server has a limit of 5 megabytes per e-mail. Because the Board's server automatically rejects all e-mails that exceed 5 megabytes, the Board does not receive those e-mails. If your e-mail exceeds 5 megabytes, please zip the attachments or divide the attachments into more than one e-mail. The Board's server sends an auto-response when the Board receives an e-mail. If you have questions about submitting an application, please contact the office before submitting it.