Course Accreditation
Providers offer continuing legal education ("CLE") courses or activities to attorneys. Providers can be individuals, for-profit entities, not-for-profits, bar associations, government entities, law firms, in-house legal departments and other entities.
Two Options for Providers to Accredit Courses
CLE providers can seek MCLE Board accreditation of their courses by one of two methods:
- Accredited CLE Provider
Apply to have all of the provider's qualifying courses presumptively approved; or
- Accredit Individual Courses
Apply for course accreditation one course at a time. More >;
See what it takes. Provider Options >
Basic Skills Course Accreditation
Any provider may apply to accredit a Basic Skills Course for newly admitted attorneys. A Basic Skills Course is a 15-hour integrated course that covers set topics and is tailored for new attorneys. More >
Professional Responsibility Credits
Once the MCLE Board approves a course for general MCLE credit, the provider must submit information directly to the Commission on Professionalism for requested professional responsibility credit. Access the Commission's application for professional responsibility CLE: http://www.ilsccp.org/cle/appinstructions.
The Commission contacts providers directly about submissions. For more information about professional responsibility credits, visit the Commission's web site, www.ilsccp.org, or call 312.363.6210. Provider Responsibilities
All providers whose courses are accredited for Illinois MCLE credit have specific responsibilities, including maintaining attendance lists, issuing certificates of attendance to attorneys and complying with other requirements:
Course Qualifications
If you are interested in obtaining accreditation for your CLE program, but you aren't sure if it meets the standards get by the Supreme Court in its MCLE Rules, use this checklist (PDF) to see if you're on the right track.
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