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Beginning July 13, 2010, Provider course accreditation will be processed through PCAM, the MCLE Board's online Provider Course Accreditation Management system. More >
(The MCLE Board no longer accepts applications submitted by email. Paper submissions are not accepted.)

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 Ways for Providers to Accredit General CLE Courses

CLE providers can seek MCLE Board accreditation of their courses by one of two methods:

  1. Accredited CLE Provider
    Apply to have all of the provider's qualifying courses, regardless of course location, presumptively approved; or
  2. Accredit Individual Courses
    Apply for course accreditation one course at a time.

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 revised format for Basic Skills Course has been adopted and is the Basic Skills Course eligible to satisfy one of the requirements for newly-admitted attorneys under Rule 793. Under this requirement, a Basic Skills Course is a course of no less than six hours approved for professional responsibility credit. More >


Professional Responsibility Credits

All providers requesting professional responsibility credit, including Accredited CLE Providers, must enter their courses into PCAM. Professional responsibility credit is reviewed by the Commission on Professionalism. The accreditation decision on both general MCLE credits and professional responsibility credit are posted on PCAM and sent by email to the provider's contact person(s).

The Commission contacts providers directly about requested professional responsibility credit.. 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:

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