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Accreditation and CLE Rules for Illinois
The National Academy of Continuing Legal Education is an Accredited CLE Provider in Illinois.
Illinois attorneys are required to take 30 credit hours every 2 years including 6 professional responsibility credits. Of the 6 professional responsibility hours at least 1 must be in diversity and inclusion, and at least 1 must be in mental health and substance abuse.
Illinois attorneys can earn all 30 CLE credit hours with us including 4 credit hour of Ethics, 1 credit hour of Diversity and Inclusion and 1 credit hour in Mental Health and Substance Abuse using our DVDs, Audio CDs, USB Stick, Online, and iOS/Android App courses.
Experienced Illinois attorneys are divided into two compliance groups. Attorneys with last names that start with the letters A through M are due on June 30th of even numbered years. Attorneys with last names that start with the letters N through Z are due on June 30th of odd numbered years.
We promptly report your CLE attendance to the Illinois MCLE Board and pay the associated fees.
Newly Admitted attorneys in Illinois must complete 15 total credit hours in their first year of admission. This requirement consists of 6 credits of Basic Skills course that have been directly approved by the MCLE Board to meet the special Basic Skills requirement. Newly Admitted attorneys can fulfill their entire requirement with us, including Basic Skills credits, using our DVDs, Audio CDs, USB Stick, Online, and iOS/Android App formats. The deadline to complete these newly admit requirements is one year after your date of admission on the last day of the month (S. Ct. Rule 793(b)).
The MCLE Board of the Supreme Court of Illinois
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Chicago, Illinois 60606
(t) 312-924-2420 http://www.mcleboard.org/
Compassionate Release: Covid-19 Effects On The Criminal Justice System
MCLE Courses Available on DVDs, Audio CDs, USB Stick, Online & iOS/Android App!
General Credits
1.5
$75
About This Course
The impact of COVID-19 is being felt in areas that you might not expect, including that of prison sentences. This CLE course, presented by renowned attorneys Benjamin Brafman and Jeffrey Schwartz, will explain how to move for a reduced prison sentence based on COVID-19.
The course will explain the various related provisions and requirements including Reduction in Sentence (RIS), Exhaustion Requirement, and the Extraordinary and Compelling Reasons Requirement. The specifics of a release plan and how to evaluate and ensure public safety when prisoners are released will be discussed. Relevant waivers and the applications forms and processes for requesting a reduced sentence will also be reviewed.
