Caught Up With Your CLE?

Requirements of 25 hours (see chart) include at least four hours of legal ethics, at least one hour of prevention, detection and prevention of substance abuse and at least one hour of elimination of bias in the legal profession based on any of, but not limited to the following characteristics: sex, color, race, religion, ancestry, national origin, blindness or other physical disability, age and sexual orientation.

For more specific information on MCLE requirements, call the OCBA Fast Fax System at (949) 440-6700 ext. 4, and request document #2202.

Last Dash

  The Annual OCBA Last Dash offers MCLE credits in all required categories. This program is held in late January. The following are examples of the sessions that have been offered at previously held Last Dash events:

• Trial Tips From The Bench
• Client Beefs To The State Bar & What You Can Do To Avoid Them
• Trends & Tips In The Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Developing Case Analysis, Deposition & Trial Skills Online
• Legal Ethics: Not Just Right, But Effective
• Technology & Internet Use In The Courtroom & In The Law Office
• Alcohol, Drugs & Other Addictions
• Foreclosures & Deficiency Judgements
• Effectively Addressing Bias In The Practice Of Law & The Courts
• Law & Motion - What Every Lawyer Should Know
• Effectively Using Professionalism & Civility To Win At Trial
• Cutting-Edge Technology For Practice & Business Management
• Demurrers: How To Prepare Them, Win Them & Prevent Them
• Help! My Client Is Going TO Commit Perjury, A Crime Or Has Committed A Crime

Seminars

  Regular OCBA seminars are also a great way to gain credits and expand your knowledge. For example, an Ethics Seminar, Avoiding Improper Conflicts of Interest: Issue Spotting and Skills Training in Writing Conflicts Letters was approved for 3.0 hours of ethics credit. It featured Professor Keith Mohr of Western State University College of Law, and prominent local legal malpractice attorneys, Robert K. Sall and Sindee M. Smolowitz.
See the OCBA Events Calendar for information about upcoming CLE Seminars.

Section meetings

  Over 20 different OCBA sections meet regularly to update members on developments in specific areas of law. Each section offers opportunities for professional growth, meeting colleagues and free CLE (for section members).

Self-Study

  OCBA is also offering self-study audio recordings on a wide variety of topics, including ethics, law practice management, substance abuse, emotional distress, elimination of bias, bankruptcy, criminal law, employment law and recovering money on judgments. Each audio recording is one hour in length and qualifies for 1.0 MCLE credit. Each tape is $25 for OCBA Members and $35 for non-members. For a list of tapes or and an order form, call the OCBA Fast Fax System at (949) 440-6700 ext. 4, and request document #201.

Online CLE

  The OCBA offers Continuing Legal Education (CLE) courses over the Internet.