Please follow the application instructions below that apply to you depending on whether you are:

1.      A CLE Sponsor who is organizing a professionalism CLE program or

2.     An individual attorney who will be attending or who attended a CLE course.

 

CLE Sponsors of Professionalism CLE Programs

At least 30 days before the date upon which you expect to advertise as approved or to present a Professionalism CLE course, please submit your professionalism CLE application via the State Bar’s CLE portal found at the link here:

Sponsor Portal www.georgiabar.org/CLEPortal – for use by CLE sponsors (not to be used by individual attorneys):

 

Please note that based upon the Professionalism CLE Guidelines, the professionalism CLE application should:

1. Comply with all general rules, accreditation standards, and regulations of the Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competency (CCLC). Rule 1 of the Professionalism CLE Guidelines. You may find the general accreditation standards for CLE approval at the link here: https://www.gabar.org/docs/default-source/programs-pdf/accreditation-standards.pdf?sfvrsn=5243ad2b_1.
2. State:
   1. 1. the professionalism learning objective for the professionalism CLE program;
      2. explain what professionalism concepts will be highlighted;
      3. discuss the format in which the professionalism concepts will be taught;
      4. disclose if professionalism grant funds were used to develop the CLE; and
      5. certify that you have reviewed Rule 5 of the Revised Professionalism CLE Guidelines

It is the responsibility of those applying for professionalism CLE credit to ensure that they have the most up-to-date version of the Professionalism CLE Guidelines when applying for professionalism CLE. The most current Professionalism CLE Guidelines can always be found on the Commission’s website at: https://cjcpga.org/professionalism-cle-guidelines/

 

If you have questions about the Professionalism CLE Guidelines, please e-mail Karlise Y. Grier at [email protected].

call us at (404)-225-5040 or e-mail us at [email protected].

 

 

Individual Attorneys Who Attended or Will Be Attending a CLE Course For Which They Seek Professionalism Approval.

Not more than 30 days after the date on which you took a Professionalism CLE course,  :

1. 1. 1. The appropriate CLE application form. You may find the CLE application forms at the link here: https://www.gabar.org/docs/default-source/programs-pdf/cle-form3-member.pdf?sfvrsn=4a229cd0_1
      2. The CLE course schedule or agenda;
      3. The Professionalism Speaker’s presentation (Power Point, Google Slides, or other presentation software),
      4. The written materials that will be or were provided to the CLE participants; and
      5. A BRIEF explanation regarding how the course submitted fulfills one of the primary objectives of the professionalism CLE, which is to create a forum in which lawyers, judges, and legal educators can explore and reflect upon the meaning and goals of professionalism in contemporary legal practice. See Rule 4 of the Professionalism CLE Guidelines and Rules and Regulations of the State Bar of Georgia Rule 8-104 (B) and Regulation 4 thereunder.

 

Please e-mail all information to [email protected].

 

To learn more about Professionalism CLE Guidelines see: https://cjcpga.org/professionalism-cle-guidelines/ ‎

If you are applying for general CLE credits in addition to the Professionalism credit, please follow the instructions at the link here: https://www.gabar.org/docs/default-source/programs-pdf/cle-form3-member.pdf?sfvrsn=4a229cd0_1

 

It is the responsibility of those applying for professionalism CLE credit to ensure that they have the most up-to-date version of the Professionalism CLE Guidelines when applying for professionalism CLE. The most current Professionalism CLE Guidelines can always be found on the Commission’s website at: https://cjcpga.org/professionalism-cle-guidelines/

 

If you have questions, please call us at (404)-225-5040 or e-mail us at [email protected].