Free Online CLE Resources

Due to public health guidelines resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, most in-person CLEs have been suspended until further notice.

To help Illinois attorneys meet their CLE requirements from home, we have compiled a list of organizations that are offering free online courses. If you know of other free online CLE opportunities, let us know at mail@2civility.org.

Commission on Professionalism

• The Busy Lawyer’s Guide to Well-Being (0.5 mental health and substance abuse professional responsibility credit)
• The Resilient Lawyer (0.5 mental health and substance abuse professional responsibility credit)
• Ending Harassment, Bullying, and Incivility in the Legal Workplace (1.0 professional responsibility credit)
• Rebalance the Scales: Implicit Bias, Diversity, and the Legal Profession (1.0 diversity and inclusion professional responsibility credit)
• The Buck Stops Here: Ethics and Professionalism for In-House Counsel (1.0 professional responsibility credit)

American Bar Association

• Free-to-member live webinars through April 15, 2020

 Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission

• 22 free online courses

Chicago Bar Association

• Free CLE webcasts for CBA members 

Chicago Volunteer Legal Services

• 44 online seminars on Vimeo

Illinois Legal Aid Online

• Free courses under MCLE OnDemand

Illinois State Bar Association  

• 15 hours of free on-demand CLE for ISBA members from over 500 hours online

 Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education

• Veteran’s Day CLE Conference 2019  (1.25 professional responsibility credit)

Illinois Lawyers’ Assistance Program

• Free online CLEs through Illinois LAP