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Out-of the-box CLE credits - - You may be able to watch video seminars on your computer or on videotape or listen to audio tapes and receive mandatory CLE credits - - Louisiana, for instance, allows up to four hours of CLE credit for online seminars

By ajlevy

General information Most of the 40 states that have mandatory CLE allow, with some limitations, at least some of their required CLE credits to be earned online. ORACLE (Organization of Regulatory Administrators for Continuing Legal Education) is a website that has a listing of what it states represents the 40 mandatory CLE jurisdictions. If you want to find your state's rules, you can simply click on a link to your state. You may be able to determine on that link whether your state permits CLE credit for the audio or video seminars, and, if so, the maximum number of hours your state permits. If there is no link on your state's site to the state's rules, the link should at least give you the phone number of someone at your state office who does have the information. The West LegalEd Center includes a multitude of already approved programs for a variety of states. You should, however, verify with your state's administrator that the credits are still available because, for instance, some programs may be too old for you to receive credit. You can also sign up with West to receive notifications of upcoming programs. Other CLE sites If you would...

Full post as published by Out of the Box Lawyering on June 09, 2005 (boomark / email).