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Top FAQs What is "good cause" when requesting a temporary exemption or extension? What form can the school use to certify my part-time teaching of a law course at a university, college or community college? I've been removed from the Master Roll, how do I request reinstatement?

The Board has forms for attorneys to:

• report compliance on-line;

• request a temporary exemption or extension;

• record credit from teaching an accredited CLE course and certain part-time teaching of law courses; and
• certify MCLE compliance for a request to return to active status.

To use a particular form, click on its link below.

• Certification Form:
  Report On-line
• Form 5:
  Application for Temporary Exemption from IL MCLE
  Requirements (.doc)
  The deadline to submit a request for a temporary exemption has passed for all attorneys whose reporting period ends June 30, 2008. Any application for temporary exemption submitted between now and June 30, 2008 must reference illness, financial hardship, or other extraordinary or extenuating circumstances beyond the control of the attorney that arose on or after June 1, 2008, such as unplanned hospitalization.
  Beginning July 1, 2008, applications for temporary exemptions for all attorneys whose reporting period ends June 30, 2008 will not be reviewed because the applicable reporting period has ended. More >
• Form 6:
  Application for Extension of Time to Comply with IL MCLE
  Requirements (.doc)
  The deadline to submit a request for an extension has passed for all attorneys whose reporting period ends June 30, 2008. Any application for extension submitted between now and June 30, 2008 must reference illness, financial hardship, or other extraordinary or extenuating circumstances beyond the control of the attorney that arose on or after June 1, 2008, such as unplanned hospitalization.
  Beginning July 1, 2008, applications for extensions for all attorneys whose reporting period ends June 30, 2008 will not be reviewed because the applicable reporting period has ended. More >
• Form 10a:
  Certificate of Teaching - for Approved CLE Courses (.pdf)* (Usage requires Adobe Reader.)
• Form 10b:
  Certificate of Teaching - for Part-time teaching (.doc)*

*Form provided as an example. Attorneys may refer CLE course providers (More >), law school, university, college or community college administrators to this form to issue teaching credit (More >).

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