CLE Easy Pass: 12 CLE Hours for $125

The best deal in CLE is back for another year!

Back by popular demand, Columbus Bar members once again have the option to purchase CLE Easy Pass for just $125 with your 2012-2013 membership.

With CLE Easy Pass, members get 12 hours of Columbus Bar CLE programming that can be redeemed anytime between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013*. To take advantage of CLE Easy Pass, click here to join the Columbus Bar Association or renew your existing membership by June 30, 2012. *excludes online, webcast and institute CLE | Terms & Conditions

FREE New Lawyer Training

Attorneys admitted in 2011 and 2012 receive 12 hours of FREE New Lawyer Training with their 2012-2013 Columbus Bar membership. Join or renew today.

Domestic E-Filing Training Sessions

April and May, 2012 • 1.0 CLE hour • Location: 373 S. High St., 25th Floor, Mtg Rm B

The Columbus Bar and Clerk of Courts Office are teaming up to offer twelve training sessions on e-filing for the Domestic Court. Step-by-step instructions will be given to guide attendees through the process so they are well-prepared by the mandatory e-filing date for the Domestic Court, May 29. Click here for a schedule of training sessions.

Judicial Independence • May 30, 2012

3.0 CLE hours, including 1.0 ethics, 1.0 professionalism and 0.5 substance abuse
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Featuring a special presentation by Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor

New Lawyer Training

The Columbus Bar is offering 12 hours of New Lawyer Training instruction between April 6 and May 23. The April 20 seminar meets the requirement for three hours of instruction in professionalism, client fund management, and law office management. All Columbus Bar NLT programs are CLE Easy Pass eligible.

Ethics, Professionalism & Substance Abuse

Several seminars are available which fulfill the bienniel requirement for Ohio attorneys to complete at least 2.5 continuing legal education credit hours in professional conduct: ethics (1.0 hour required), professionalism (1.0 hour required) and substance abuse (0.5 hour required). All are CLE Easy Pass eligible.

Practising Law Institute Live Webcasts

Practising Law Institute is a non-profit continuing legal education organization headquartered in New York City. It provides CLE Webcast seminars at locations across the United States including New York, California, Illinois, Washington DC, Georgia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas, Virginia, Pennsylvania and now Columbus, Ohio through the Columbus Bar Association. Registrations are through the Practising Law Institute and the live webcasts will take place at the Columbus Bar offices. Click here for a listing of upcoming live webcasts.

Mediation Training

The Columbus Bar is co-sponsoring mediation training CLE with Community Mediation Services. These classes are all held off-site, at the CME offices (65 Jefferson Avenue) or the Thurber Center (91 Jefferson Avenue). For more information or to register, click here or contact CME at 614/228.7191. Please note: Mediation Training is not CLE Easy Pass eligible.

CLE Rules

• Click here to view Columbus Bar CLE policies and procedures.
• Are you a 2011-2012 CLE Easy Pass holder? Click here to read Terms & Conditions.

CLE Registration Form

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• Download a fillable CLE registration form.