SCR CLE 5.02 History
History: Bd. of Bar Examiners Order, dated 2-27-09, eff. 5-1-09.
CLE 5.03
CLE 5.03 Grading the essay portion of the Wisconsin bar exam may be used to satisfy the requirements of SCR 31.02, up to a maximum of six (6) credits per examination administration. No legal ethics and professional responsibility credits shall be awarded for grading the essay portion of the Wisconsin bar exam.
SCR CLE 5.03 History
History: Bd. of Bar Examiners Order, dated and eff. 9-23-11.
ATTENDANCE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR PERSONS UPON REACTIVATION OR REINSTATEMENT
CLE 6.01
CLE 6.01 Compliance with CLE make-up requirements shall be a prerequisite to reactivation of membership in the State Bar of Wisconsin.
SCR CLE 6.01 History
History: Sup. Ct. Order No.
08-04, 2008 WI 127, filed and eff. 12-3-08.
STANDARDS FOR APPROVAL OF CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
CLE 7.005
CLE 7.005 Except for repeated on-demand programs as defined in SCR 31.01 (6m), self-study courses as defined in CLE 1.02, and courses explicitly disapproved in Wisconsin, courses approved for CLE credit by, and attended in, any other state or territory or the District of Columbia are deemed approved for the same number of hours and for the same purposes in Wisconsin. To take advantage of this section, lawyers must document the out-of-state approval in connection with filing their CLE Form 1.
SCR CLE 7.005 History
History: Bd. of Bar Examiners Order, dated 2-27-09, eff. 5-1-09.
CLE 7.01
CLE 7.01 The following portions of the program may not be counted for credit: breaks, business meetings, and similar non-academic activities.
SCR CLE 7.01 History
History: Sup. Ct. Order, 187 Wis. 2d xv (1994); Bd. of Bar Examiners Order, dated 2-27-09, eff. 5-1-09.
CLE 7.02
CLE 7.02 Credit hours shall be rounded down to the nearest whole or half hour. Hours of credit shall be determined by the following formula: Total minutes minus nonacademic portions (breaks, business meetings) divided by 50 minutes equal the hours of CLE credit.
SCR CLE 7.02 History
History: Sup. Ct. Order, 187 Wis. 2d xv (1994); Bd. of Bar Examiners Order, dated 2-27-09, eff. 5-1-09.
CLE 7.03
CLE 7.03 Approved hours merely reflect a maximum that may be earned through attendance. Only actual attendance by the lawyer may be used to satisfy the Wisconsin requirement.
CLE 7.04
CLE 7.04 Credit will not be allowed for any program which in its entirety lasts less than 50 minutes.
SCR CLE 7.04 History
History: Sup. Ct. Order, 187 Wis. 2d xv (1994).
CLE 7.06(1)(1) A published legal writing is defined as material that satisfies all of the following criteria:
CLE 7.06(1)(a)
(a) It is in printed form as a book, a supplement or a pocket part to a book, or an article in a publication that is included in the Index to Legal Periodicals. For the purposes of this definition, systems manuals that are developed and offered for sale are deemed to be books;
CLE 7.06(1)(b)
(b) It is commercially available or distributed to at least 500 lawyers; and
CLE 7.06(1)(c)
(c) It satisfies the criteria set forth in SCR 31.07 (2) (a) and (b) in that its objective is to increase the reader's professional competence as a lawyer, and in that its content must deal primarily with matters related to the practice of law, professional responsibility or ethical obligations of lawyers.
CLE 7.06(2)
(2) Published legal writings specifically exclude the following:
CLE 7.06(2)(c)
(c) Written materials that are developed and distributed at CLE activities in accordance with SCR 31.07 (2) (e).
SCR CLE 7.06 History
History: Sup. Ct. Order, 187 Wis. 2d xv (1994); Sup. Ct. Order No.
08-04, 2008 WI 127, filed and eff. 12-3-08.
CLE 7.07
CLE 7.07 In order to request approval for a published legal writing, a CLE Form 4 and a copy of the published legal writing must be submitted by its author to the Board.
SCR CLE 7.07 History
History: Sup. Ct. Order, 187 Wis. 2d xv (1994).
CLE 7.08
CLE 7.08 A lawyer may claim his or her actual preparation time up to a maximum of 15 hours for any approved published legal writing.
CLE 7.09
CLE 7.09 A lawyer may not claim in excess of 15 hours for all approved published legal writings in any one reporting period.
CLE 7.10
CLE 7.10 The only reporting period in which hours for an approved published legal writing may be claimed is that in which the writing was published.
PROCEDURE FOR APPROVAL OF CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
CLE 8.01
CLE 8.01 Approval may be refused to a sponsor for any course which has previously been falsely advertised as approved by the Board of Bar Examiners.
CLE 8.02
CLE 8.02 General program sponsorship does not extend to activities in which the sponsor acts as the co-sponsor of an activity. Approval shall be sought by letter from the general program sponsor to the Board.
CLE 8.03
CLE 8.03 Any sponsor holding general program approval that fails to cooperate with the administrative requirements developed by the Board may have its general program approval revoked by the Board.
SCR CLE 8.03 History
History: Bd. of Bar Examiners Order, dated 2-27-09, eff. 5-1-09.
CLE 8.04
CLE 8.04 CLE Form 2 shall be submitted to the Board to initiate a request for course approval. The Board will accept a uniform national course approval request form at the discretion of its Board.
SCR CLE 8.04 History
History: Sup. Ct. Order, 187 Wis. 2d xv (1994); Bd. of Bar Examiners Order, dated 2-27-09, eff. 5-1-09.
CLE 8.05
CLE 8.05 CLE Form 5, or CLE Form 2, shall be submitted to initiate a request for legal ethics and professional responsibility approval. The Board will accept a uniform national course approval request form at the discretion of its Board.
SCR CLE 8.05 History
History: Sup. Ct. Order, 187 Wis. 2d xv (1994); Bd. of Bar Examiners Order, dated 2-27-09, eff. 5-1-09.
CLE 8.06
CLE 8.06 Program sponsors shall maintain a list of lawyers in attendance for a minimum of four (4) years. Attendance lists may be kept in hardcopy or stored in a retrievable electronic format.
SCR CLE 8.06 History
History: Bd. of Bar Examiners Order, dated and eff. 9-23-11.
REINSTATEMENT AFTER SUSPENSION PURSUANT
TO SCR 31.11
CLE 11.02
CLE 11.02 Petitions for reinstatement pursuant to SCR 31.11 (1) (a) must be executed under oath or affirmation.
CLE 11.03
CLE 11.03 The number of hours required of a lawyer seeking reinstatement is 30 per previous reporting period up to a maximum of 60; in addition, the lawyer will be required to meet the requirement for the reporting period in which his or her reinstatement falls.
SCR CLE 11.03 History
History: Bd. of Bar Examiners Order, dated 2-27-09, eff. 5-1-09.
CLE 11.04
CLE 11.04 The Board will accept the election of the SCR 31.04 (2) exemption, if appropriate, in satisfaction of its requirement for reinstatement only for the reporting period from which the suspension arose; that is, the exemption may not be used toward reinstatement for any reporting period subsequent to the reporting period from which the suspension arose.
EXTENSIONS AND WAIVERS
CLE 12.01
CLE 12.01 The Board will consider extensions for completion of attendance and reporting requirements only upon written request.
SCR CLE 12.01 History
History: Bd. of Bar Examiners Order, dated 2-27-09, eff. 5-1-09.
SERVICE; FILING
CLE 13.01
CLE 13.01 The Board will not accept facsimile transmissions in satisfaction of its filing requirements.
BOARD MEETINGS
CLE 14.01
CLE 14.01 As an agency of the Supreme Court, the Board is not subject to Subchapter
V of Chapter 19 of the Wisconsin Statutes, relating to open meetings of governmental bodies. However, the Board posts the dates, locations and agendas of its meetings on its Internet web site and invites the public to attend its meetings. Members of the public are not allowed to attend meetings or parts of meetings that involve confidential matters. Examples of confidential matters include (i) individuals' applications for admission to the Wisconsin bar, (ii) hearings on admission applications and (iii) bar examination questions.
SCR CLE 14.01 History
History: Bd. of Bar Examiners Order, dated 2-27-09, eff. 5-1-09.
