Professional Responsibility Programs

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  • Optimizing Microsoft Teams for Seamless Communication (6/20/24)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    Optimizing Microsoft Teams for Seamless Communication (live webcast, 1.00 IL PR MCLE Credit Pending Approval) CLE IL 1.00 0.00
    Includes a Live Web Event on 06-20-2024 at 2:00 PM (CDT)

    Microsoft Teams is an important technology tool for law firms because it helps everyone stay connected and get work done faster. In this session, you’ll learn how Microsoft Teams can revolutionize communication and efficiency within legal teams, explore the various features Microsoft Teams offers, address how it can meet the demands of hybrid work environments, and discuss practical ways to utilize the tool specifically within a law firm environment.

  • How To…Use Your iPhone More Effectively (6/18/24)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    How To…Use Your iPhone More Effectively (live webcast, 0.75 IL PR MCLE Credit Pending Approval) CLE IL 0.75 0.00
    Includes a Live Web Event on 06-18-2024 at 10:30 AM (CDT)

    In this seminar, we’ll discuss how you can use your iPhone more effectively in order to function as a more efficient and productive lawyer. We’ll also discuss security settings you can enable to better protect work-related data and apps.

  • How To…Pick the Right Tech Hardware for Your Practice (6/13/24)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    How To…Pick the Right Tech Hardware for Your Practice (live webcast, 0.75 IL PR MCLE Credit Pending Approval) CLE IL 0.75 0.00
    Includes a Live Web Event on 06-13-2024 at 2:00 PM (CDT)

    In this seminar, we’ll discuss the landscape of tech-related hardware in a hybrid work environment, and how you can improve your setup for as little money as possible. We’ll also discuss what to look for in a laptop, likely the most important purchase you’ll make.

  • CBA Trial Academy (6/6/24 and 6/7/24)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    CBA Trial Academy (In Person, 7.50 IL PR MCLE Credit) CLE IL 7.50 0.00
    Includes Multiple Live Events. The next is on 06-06-2024 at 12:30 PM (CDT)

    Join us for the CBA Trial Academy -- an intensive, 2-day skills training course for attorneys of all experience levels. (IN PERSON SEMINAR)

  • Succession Planning and Business Continuity (5/23/24)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    Starting Your Solo Practice: Succession Planning and Business Continuity (live webcast, 1.00 IL PR-MCLE Credit) CLE IL 1.00 0.00
    Includes a Live Web Event on 05-23-2024 at 2:00 PM (CDT)

    This program will guide you through practical and actionable steps you can take to ensure business continuity and succession. Topics include identifying a successor, information a successor would need, records retention, and backup.

  • Legal Strategies for Addressing Mental Health (5/16/24)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits

    On Mental Health Action Day 2024, join the CBA’s Labor and Employment and Continuing Legal Education Committees for a joint seminar focused on legal strategies for addressing mental health and substance abuse issues in legal practice and at work. (HYBRID SEMINAR)

  • How To…Better Serve Your Tech Averse Clients (5/16/24)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits

    So many CLE programs focus on converting the tech averse lawyer to help them better serve their clients, but what happens when the problem is reversed? In this seminar, we’ll discuss how you can bridge this gap to better serve client populations with this need set.

  • How To…Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile (5/7/24)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    How To…Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile (live webcast, 0.75 IL PR-MCLE Credit) CLE IL 0.75 0.00
    How To…Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile (on demand webcast, 0.75 IL PR-MCLE Credit) CLE IL 0.75 0.00

    Consider your LinkedIn profile to be not only your online resume, but also a reflection of your personal brand. By optimizing your profile, you’ll stand out amongst the crowd, bring positive attention to your firm, and expand your network to include potential clients or referral sources.

  • How To…Communicate with Clients in Moments of Crisis (4/30/24)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    How To…Communicate with Clients in Moments of Crisis (live webcast, 0.75 Mental Health/Substance Abuse PR-CLE credit) CLE IL 0.75 0.00
    How To…Communicate with Clients in Moments of Crisis (on demand webcast, 0.75 Mental Health/Substance Abuse PR-CLE credit) CLE IL 0.75 0.00

    Lawyers and other legal professionals often see people on their worst days, and work with clients through the difficult, disruptive, and chaotic periods of life that often give rise to intense emotions. As a result, it is important to be equipped to talk to clients who may be experiencing big emotions or struggling with other mental health issues.

  • How To…Create PowerPoint for Persuasive Arguments (4/25/24)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    How To…Create PowerPoint for Persuasive Arguments (live webcast, 0.75 IL PR-MCLE Credit) CLE IL 0.75 0.00
    How To…Create PowerPoint for Persuasive Arguments (on demand webcast, 0.75 IL PR-MCLE Credit) CLE IL 0.75 0.00

    Creating elegant presentations with Microsoft PowerPoint doesn’t require a degree in graphic design. Built in templates, picture and text formatting tools help you put together presentations that wow your audience, convey your message to juries and convert presentations into media rich, text friendly PDF documents for sharing later.