Free CLE Admission
KCBA’s Community Legal Services (CLS) Programs offer FREE initial CLE training in exchange for volunteering on our various panels. These programs are used to train volunteers in a substantive area of law where clients have legal needs.
Some CLS programs provide additional substantive trainings and the Neighborhood Legal Clinics hosts a series entitled Issue Spotting for Pro Se Legal Clinic Clients that help train volunteer attorneys in areas that are commonly seen at the general legal clinics. These additional trainings are open to all KCBA CLS volunteers; however priority is given to volunteers of the CLS Program sponsoring the CLE.
We encourage all volunteer attorneys to take advantage of these opportunities to expand their legal knowledge and better serve our clients.
Upcoming CLEs for 2008
| Date & Time |
Title |
Sponsored By |
Open to |
Agenda &/or Registration |
| June 20th 2008 8:30am - 12:15pm |
Elder Law: Issue Spotting for Pro Se Legal Clinic Clients |
Neighborhood Legal Clinics |
FREE for all NLC volunteers and, as space permits, volunteers of other KCBA CLS programs. |
To receive an agenda or to register, please contact Rebecca at RebeccaF@KCBA.org. |
KCBA Community Legal Services CLE Video Library
If you are unable to attend a free CLE in person, you can obtain “audio-visual (AV)” CLE credits by watching the training on DVD. A complete list of CLEs available from our library is provided below. To request a DVD, please send email to CLS@KCBA.org and include the title of the video.
| Title |
Sponsoring CLS Program |
Date |
Length & CLE Credits |
Waitlist for this video? |
| Issue Spotting for Pro Se Legal Clinic Clients: Debtors Rights |
Neighborhood Legal Clinics |
3/30/2007 |
3.25 hours
3.25 general |
Yes |
| Neighborhood Legal Clinics Program Overview: Policies, Ethics, Legal Resources & Client Referral |
Neighborhood Legal Clinics |
3/30/2007 |
2 hours
1.5 general & .5 ethics |
Yes |
| Advising & Representing Low-Income Tenants Facing Eviction |
Housing Justice Project |
3/2/2007 |
7 hours
6.5 gen & .5 ethics |
Yes |
| Civil Procedure 101: Understanding the Court Process |
All CLS Programs |
8/18/2006 |
3.75 hours
3.75 general |
No |
| Bankruptcy Nuts & Bolts |
Volunteer Legal Services |
5/5/2006 |
6.5 hours
(no credit available) |
No |
| Working With Clients with Mental Health Issues |
Neighborhood Legal Clinics |
12/9/2005 |
1.5 hours
1.5 general |
No |
Advising the Pro Se Chapter 7 Litigant: A training for Debt Clinic Volunteers & Pro Bono Practitioners
VHS only |
Neighborhood Legal Clinics |
9/27/2005 |
2.75 hours
2.75 general |
No |
Additional CLE Credits for Pro Bono Client Work
Regulation 103(g) of the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) allows attorneys to earn CLE credit for some of their volunteer client work at the KCBA CLS Programs. CLE credit is available for up to four hours of work providing direct service to low-income clients if it follows two hours of pro bono training through a qualified legal services provider, for a maximum of six credits per year. CLS Programs are qualified legal service provider. The credits for the training will be classified as General credits or Ethics credits, depending on the program. The credits for volunteering at the clinic count as General credits. For more information, see
the WSBA CLE Rules.
Instructions to report your hours on the WSBA web site (PDF)
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