Accreditation and CLE Rules for New Jersey

The National Academy of Continuing Legal Education is a New Jersey Accredited CLE Provider.

New Jersey attorneys are required to take 24 credit hours every 2 years including 5 credit hours of Ethics and Professionalism, with a minimum of 2 credits of Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias.

New Jersey attorneys can earn all 24 CLE credit hours with us including 5 credit hours of Ethics and Professionalism with a minimum of 2 credit hours of Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias using our DVDs, Audio CDs, USB Stick, Online, iOS/Android App, and Live Webinar courses.

*CLE Rule Update: The New Jersey CLE Board has revoked the Covid exception and reinstated the Live CLE requirement in NJ effective 1/1/2024. Additionally, NJ has amended the CLE Regulations with BCLE Reg. 103:1(n) and expanded the definition of Live Instruction. Our Live Interactive webinars meet this definition of Live CLE in NJ. Therefore all NJ attorneys can satisfy their entire requirement with our DVDs, Audio CDs, USB Stick, Online, iOS/Android App, and Live Webinar courses.

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NJ Non-Resident Bundles

Each active New Jersey attorney is permanently assigned to one of two compliance groups for CLE purposes.

Group 1 is attorneys with birthdays in January through June and must complete their CLE by 12/31 every odd numbered year (12/31/2023, 12/31/2025, etc…)

Group 2 is attorneys with birthdays in July through December and must complete their CLE by 12/31 every even numbered year (12/31/2022, 12/31/2024, etc…)

Newly Admitted Attorneys in New Jersey must complete 24 credits of approved CLE in their first full two-year compliance period. Of the 24 credits at least 5 credits must be in Ethics/Professionalism, of which at least 2 must be in Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias. Additionally, 16 credits must be in any 6 of the following 12 subject areas: New Jersey Basic Estate Administration, New Jersey Basic Estate Planning, New Jersey Civil or Criminal Trial Preparation, New Jersey Family Law Practice, New Jersey Real Estate Closing Procedures, New Jersey Trust and Business Accounting, New Jersey Landlord/Tenant Practice, New Jersey Municipal Court Practice, New Jersey Administrative Law, New Jersey Labor and Employment Law, New Jersey Worker's Compensation Law, and New Jersey Law Office Management. A minimum of one credit must be taken in New Jersey attorney trust & business accounting fundamentals. NJ Newly Admitted Attorneys can satisfy all of their credit hours with us using our DVDs, Audio CDs, USB Stick, Online, iOS/Android App, and Live Webinar courses.

Supreme Court of New Jersey Board on Continuing Legal Education
PO Box 965
Trenton, NJ 08625-0965
Phone: (609) 815-2930
https://www.njcourts.gov/attorneys/cle

The Realities of Mental Health and Substance Abuse and How to Practice Wellness in the Legal Profession

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About This Course

This CLE program will assist attorneys to understand how mental health and substance abuse are impacting the legal profession and why.

Learn how to recognize signs of impairment;
Hear about how free, confidential assistance programs and early intervention measures;
Learn about steps that lawyers can take to incorporate wellness skills into their lives

Lecturers for this Course

Trisha M. Rich, Esq. Lisa M. Kpor, Esq.

Lecturer Bios

Trisha M. Rich, Esq.

Trisha Rich is a Partner in the Chicago office of Holland & Knight where she practices in commercial litigation and legal ethics and professional responsibility matters.

In her legal ethics practice, Ms. Rich advises lawyers, law firms, and in-house counsel on a variety of issues related to professional responsibility and legal ethics, including professional responsibility, malpractice, partnership and corporate structuring, law firm management and employment issues, fee disputes, conflicts, confidentiality, and privilege, as well as all areas of legal ethics.

Ms. Rich is active in the legal ethics community, is a member of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, and is a frequent speaker and author on a variety of issues related to ethics and risk management. Prior to practicing law, Ms. Rich taught practical and theoretical ethics at two universities.

Ms. Rich has received a number of accolades for her work in the legal ethics field, including being included as one of Crain’s Chicago Business’s 2018 Notable Women Attorneys, being named in the Law Bulletin’s 2017 40 Illinois Lawyers to Watch, being awarded the 2017 Chicago Bar Foundation Maurice Weigle Exceptional Young Lawyer Award, and being included in Crain’s Chicago Business’s 2018 40 Under 40 list. Ms. Rich is also a member of the Chicago Bar Association, a volunteer for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois, and sits by appointment of the Illinois Supreme Court as a Commissioner on the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism.

Lisa M. Kpor, Esq.

Lisa M. Kpor is an attorney in Holland & Knight's Chicago office and a member of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice. Her litigation experience includes a broad range of legal issues, including shareholder oppression actions, financial services litigation, product liability disputes, complex breach of contract suits and commercial landlord-tenant actions. Ms. Kpor is also a member of the firm's Legal Profession Team. In that regard, she represents law firms, corporate legal departments and individuals on matters related to conflicts of interest, legal ethics consulting, attorney-client confidentiality and other professional responsibility issues.

Ms. Kpor is an accomplished attorney who has received several honors and awards for her contributions to the legal profession, including the Rising Star Award from the National Immigrant Justice Center and the Award for Excellence in Pro Bono Service from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She is the Co-Chair of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce’s Emerging Leaders Group, a member of the Federal Bar Association’s Special Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion, and a member of The Posse Foundation’s Chicago Leadership Council.

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Accreditation and CLE Rules for New Jersey

The Realities of Mental Health and Substance Abuse and How to Practice Wellness in the Legal Profession

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