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Cossette Sun, DirectorAlameda County Law Library
Library’s Broad Role in Education
Publicity: E-mail
Publicity: Flyer
Publicity: Newspapers
The Inter – City Express
The Recorder
San Francisco Daily Journal
Alameda County Bar Associationweb site – “Snooping With
Google”
Publicity: Large Poster
State Bar of California MCLE Requirements
25 total hours every 3 years
Maximum of 12.5 “self-study” hours
At least ½ of hours must be “participatory”
Special requirements either “participatory” or “self-study” Legal ethics - 4 hours Detection/Prevention
of substance abuse or mental illness - 1 hour
Elimination of bias in the legal profession – 1 hour
Participatory MCLE Credit
FORMS FOR CALIFORNIA MCLE
Certificate of Attendance
Official Record of Attendance (Sign In Sheet)
Activity Evaluation
BERNARD E. WITKIN ALAMEDA COUNTY LAW LIBRARY
Bernard E. Witkin Memorial Lectures /
Bernard E. Witkin Memorial Symposia on Legal Research
1998 Topic: Internet Legal ResearchSpeakers: Tim Stanley, Creator and Founder of
FindLawAndrew Wong, Esq.Melina J. Burns, Esq.
Tim Stanley
Our First MCLE in 1998
1998 Topic: Internet Legal Research
Speakers: Tim Stanley, Creator and Founder of FindLaw
Andrew Wong, Esq.
Melina J. Burns, Esq.
1999 Topic: A View from the Bench -- A Century of Justice
Looking Back at the 20th Century and Ahead to the 21st
Speaker: Associate Justice Stanley P. Mosk, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of California
2000 Topic: E-Commerce: Pandemonium in Cyber-Space or an Orderly Market?
Speakers: David H. Levine, Acting Assistant Chief Counsel, California State Board of Equalization
G.W. “Bill” McDonald, Assistant Commissioner, Enforcement Division, California Department of Corporations
Dr. Arie Segev, Professor and Director, Fisher Center for Information Technology & Market Place Transformation, Haas School of Business, “Business to Business (B2B) E-Commerce: to B or not to 2B is the Question!”
Richard Stim, Intellectual Property attorney & Author
With the Witkin Institute
Beginning in 2001, the Witkin Legal Institute began sponsoring an annual Spring Symposium with the Alameda County Law Library.
2001 Panel Program: Legal Research in California Revisited 2002 Panel Program: E-Courts: California Court Online 2003 Lecture: California's New Plain English Jury Instructions 2004 Panel Program: Ethics and Discovery on the E-Frontier 2005 Lecture: Snooping on Google for Legal Researchers 2006 Panel Program: Disaster Preparedness for the Solo and
Small Law Firm: Keeping Your Practice Alive During and After a Disaster
2007 Lecture: Internet Legal Research Revisited: Exciting New Tools
2008 Lecture: Client Relations in a Changing World
Checking in at Registration
Decade Award Winner Judge Ford
The Road to Becoming a Multiple Activity Provider
Single Activity Provider may apply after:
4 separate and different educational activities individually approved
has actually held all 4 activities has granted California MCLE credit for all
four activities within a 2 year period prior to applying for status of Multiple Activity Provider
Single or Multiple Activity Provider
Single Activity Multiple Activity Prior approval for
each individual activity
$75.00 fee each time
No prior approval for activities
$100.00 a year or $300.00 for 3 years
Some Examples Not Qualifying for MCLE Credit
Legal subject taught to non-attorneys
Marketing Train the trainer
programs Grading the
California bar exam Chat room
discussions
Jury duty Reviewing &
evaluating legal work of associates on a one on one basis
Acting as a supervising attorney in the State Bar Law Office Study Program
CEB OnLaw Given Twice for Credit
Application for 1 Activity
New Activity Approval Form
Welcoming Attorneys to CLE
Second MCLE
Upcoming CLE - J. Gary Gwilliam
BOOK - Getting a Winning Verdict in My Personal Life: A Trial Lawyer Bares His Soul
CEB Video Programs:
Getting a Winning Verdict in Your Personal Life: A Discussion of Personal Ethics , 1 hour MCLE credit
CEB Video Program:
Am I Drinking Too Much?
A Rhetorical Question, 1 hour MCLE credit
State Bar of California MCLE Requirements
25 total hours every 3 years
Maximum of 12.5 “self-study” hours
At least ½ of hours must be “participatory”
Special requirements either “participatory” or “self-study” Legal ethics - 4 hours r Detection/Prevention of
substance abuse - 1 hour
Elimination of bias in the legal profession – 1 hour
Self-Study MCLE: Elimination of Bias in the
Legal Profession
Fees for Lending MCLE Materials
$10.00 per CD for up to but not including 3 credits
$30.00 per CD set for 3 credits up to but not including 6 credits
$60.00 per CD set for 6 credits and up
List of MCLE Material at http://www.acgov.org/law/mcle.pdf
The End