Mecklenburg County Bar Continuing Legal Education

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CLE activities scheduled to be held at the Bar Center will follow Charlotte-Mecklenburg School closings. For offsite courses, please contact the scheduled venue directly.

Consider the MCB CLE Advantage

Your Bar offers high-quality, incredibly convenient and cost-effective programs in Mecklenburg County.

• The feedback on our accreditation and evaluation forms consistently rates our training as excellent.
• We offer a wide variety of live and prerecorded CLEs at the Bar Center, local sites, and even at your own office. 
• You can view our online programs right at your desk - 24/7.
• Our programs are competitively priced with rarely any additional long-distance travel expenses. 
• Our customer service is friendly, competent, and knowledgeable.

In-House Video Replays - We are now accrediting replay dates at your firm or legal department for December 2009 and January/February 2010.

• You can bring CLE video replays to your firm by contacting Lisa Armanini at larmanini@meckbar.org or CLE Assistant Sally Kenney at skenney@meckbar.org.
• At least three attorneys must view the course, and Lisa or Sally need at least 30 days notice.
• Video replay hours do not count towards the four-hour online allotment.
• Browse available video replays. 

Online Programs

• Online CLE Programsare available on demand, 24 hours a day. 
• The N.C. State Bar allows up to four hours of online courses annually--video and live programs do not count towards that total.
• The MCB endorses Education Over the Net as our online hosting service.  Customer service line 800/590-6867.

Webcasts

Earn CLE Credit from the comfort and convenience of your own desk.  Webcasts are considered live programs - they do not count towards your 4.0 online course allotment. 

1. Register.  For programs advertised with the webcast option, register online through the webcast registration link.    You will receive a confirmation e-mail.
2. Go to the webcast.  On the day of the program, you will receive an e-mail with a link to the webcast and instructions to get everything set up.  There is no special software required, just a computer connected to the internet with speakers.
3. Watch and interact.  Watch the CLE from the convenience of your home or office while it is happening live at MCB.  While viewing the webcast, you can ask the presenter(s) questions via a live chat option and chat about the program with other webcast viewers.   

MCB members are talking about Mecklenburg County Bars CLE webcasts&

It was great.  I could just sit here and watch and eat my lunch.  Very efficient and definitely interesting.  By the way, thank you for having these available to us.  I was so busy last year that I got very behind with my CLE requirements.  I really appreciate having the ability to take these courses - especially from the comfort of my own office.  I plan on attending another webcast tomorrow, one in-person CLE on Friday, and another webcast on Feb 19.

Annual Pass

• Purchase a CLE Annual Pass for $695 and get up to 24 hours of CLE credits.
• Program materials are yours at no additional cost and State Bar CLE fees are paid for you.
• After you have reached the 24 hour limit, you may purchase additional CLE courses for $30 an hour. 
• Valid from 7/1/09 to 6/30/10.  
• The CLE Annual Pass does not include online programming or courses running more than 12 hours in length.  Non-transferable. 

Interested in past CLE materials?

Contact larmanini@meckbar.org or skenney@meckbar.org to check on availability.

MCB materials may be purchased at the following fee structure:

• 1 hr - $15 to $25
• 3 hr - $25 to $35
• 6+ hrs - $50 to $75

Volunteer on the CLE Committee

MCB welcomes your participation as a CLE faculty member (earn 3 hours of CLE credit for every one-half hour of instruction), course planner, committee member or simply as a satisfied participant.  Contact Lisa Armanini at 704/375-8624 or larmanini@meckbar.org. 

CLE Information You Need to Know

Questions?  Please contact us at 704/375-8624 or the State Bar CLE Department at 919/733-0123 or www.nccle.org.

a. All active members of the North Carolina State Bar are required to earn 12 hours of approved CLE during each calendar year (January 1 through December 31). If you have not earned the required 12 hours by the 31st of December, the NCSB permits attorneys to take CLE courses in January and February of the following year to cure any deficit without penalty. Look for several live and video selections presented locally during this time period.

b. Of the 12 annual CLE hours, at least 2 hours must be devoted to the area of ethics or professionalism.  Every third year, attorneys are required to take 1.0 hour of Substance Abuse/Mental Health Instruction. There is no longer a practical skills requirement. Members may also carry over hours into the next calendar year up to a maximum of 12 hours, 2 of which may be ethics.

c. The MCB is an accredited provider of CLE and reports your attendance at all of our courses to the NCSB.  Should you have questions regarding your cumulative annual CLE credit hour totals please contact the NCSB CLE department at 919.733.0123. Annual reports (received by you in January) should reflect all the CLE hours that the NCSB has on file for you for the entire preceding calendar year regardless of the sponsor.  Sign the form and return to NCSB by the last day of February to avoid penalty.  If the form is incorrect, you may note corrections directly on the form prior to returning it to the NCSB. Courses taken in January and/or February to correct a preceding year deficit can simply be added to the form by the attorney.  Interim reports are received in September.   Corrections can be made directly to the form before submitting the report to NCSB. The interim report reflects activity recorded by the NCSB through June 30 of the current calendar year.

You may contact the NC State Bar Continuing Legal Education department in the following ways:

By US postal mail:

The North Carolina State Bar
ATTN: North Carolina Continuing Legal Education
PO Box 26148
Raleigh, NC 27611

By Phone:

919.733.0123

By Fax:

919.821.9168

By E-mail:

Debra Holland - dholland@ncbar.gov

Lori Nicolicchia - lnicolicchia@ncbar.gov

Emily Oakes - eoakes@ncbar.gov

Ashley Soublet - asoublet@ncbar.gov

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3-25-10 Memorial Service for David H. Henderson
Thursday, March 25, 2010. 1:30 P.M. Courtroom 5370, Mecklenburg County Courthouse. Friends and colleagues are encouraged to attend and, if desired, say a few words in celebration of Mr. Henderson's life.

4-8-10 Lawyers Luncheon Series
Join your colleagues at a regular monthly lunch meeting to eat, socialize, and hear some brief remarks from a speaker at First Presbyterian Church (200 W. Trade Street) from 12:15-1:15 p.m. Cost is $10/person ($11 if registering online).

4-22-10 McMillan Fund Dinner
The dinner will feature remarks by Ed Williams and the presentation of the MCB Chambers Diversity Champion Award. Register by April 16, 2010.