New York State CLE Board Extends Deadlines for Newly Admitted Attorneys
The NYS CLE Board has announced that the rule applicable to the newly admitted attorneys and the skills CLE course requirement has been extended to June 30, 2025. This means newly admitted attorneys can continue to access CLE courses for skills…
New York State Bar Association Revolutionizes Bar Association Membership
Under the New York State Bar Association’s new membership model, members will receive thousands of hours of continuing legal education courses, membership to exclusive sections that focus on their interests, access to hundreds of automated forms that handle monotonous legal…
New York State Bar Association Creates N.Y. Compliance CLE Bundles
The New York State Bar Association has launched an innovative series of CLE packages that allow members and non-members to fulfill their 24-credit New York compliance requirement in one easy transaction. The association launched its first bundle of courses in…
NYSBA Leader Elected President-Elect
The associate executive director of the New York State Bar Association, Kathy Suchocki, began a new role as the president-elect of the Association of Continuing Legal Education this week. The legal education association's mission is to serve professionals in the…
New York State Bar Association Recognized for Member Services During COVID
The New York State Bar Association will receive two prestigious awards from the Association for Continuing Legal Education for its outstanding commitment to the public interest and utilization of technology to improve member services.
Courts Seek Public Comment on Mandatory CLE Rules to Include New Credit on Cybersecurity
If adopted by the Continuing Legal Education Board, New York State would become the first state to implement a cybersecurity requirement for lawyers.
Attorney Quandary: Is it Ethical To Advise a Client in Violation of Federal Cannabis Law?
A panel of four attorneys, all veterans of the practice of cannabis law, offered their opinions, experience and best practices in the steadily evolving field as part of the New York State Bar Association’s continuing legal education programing on Thursday. …
Upcoming NYSBA Webinar Examines Cheerleader Free Speech Case
New questions have arisen in the digital age regarding schools’ ability to regulate student speech that occurs off-campus.
