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2NORTH DAKOTA
COMMISSION FOR CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
GUIDELINES FOR APPROVED COURSEWORK
Section 1. Course Approval Standards
Section 3. Computation of Credits
a)
The Commission applies the following standards in
approving courses.
a)
The Commission retains the right to approve fewer credit
hours than requested or approved by some other CLE
1)
The course must primarily relate to the practice of law
accrediting agency.
(including
professional
responsibility
or
law
office
management) or to a substantive body of law. The course must
b)
Credits will be awarded on the basis of 1 hour for each 60
presuppose that the participants either have law school
minutes actually spent in attendance of the course which
education or a substantial degree of exposure to and familiarity
meets the standards of Section 1 of these Guidelines. Credit
with the substantive body of law under discussion.
hours will be rounded to the nearest quarter hour. Coffee
breaks, introductory remarks, keynote speeches and business
2)
If a course is not offered as Continuing Legal
meetings will not be allowed credit.
Education by its producers, an applicant for credit must make
an adequate factual showing that the course is uniquely
c)
A person teaching an approved CLE course shall be
connected to the applicant’s practice and will increase his or
awarded additional credit for preparation time not to exceed a
her knowledge, skill or ability as a lawyer.
ratio of 5 to 1 between preparation time and presentation time
respectively.
3)
Each faculty member must be qualified by practical or
academic experience to teach the subject he or she covers.
d)
Credits, with regard to the ethics requirement, will be
awarded on the same basis as Section 3(b). Attorneys are
4)
Course materials must be provided at the time of
required to obtain 3 hours of their triennial 45 hours in the area
presentation which accurately and in a well-organized manner
of
ethics
or
work
commonly
considered
professional
cover the subject matter.
responsibility. All attorneys commencing with those reporting in
1993, shall certify that 3 of the 45 hours reported on the Report
5)
A course is presumptively approved for credit if it
of Compliance were obtained in the area of ethics.
meets one of the following requirements:
Section 4. Self-Study
1)
It is sponsored by an organization listed in Rule 6
of the Rules for Continuing Legal Education of
One third of the required coursework for any reporting period
the Members of the State Bar Association of
may be acquired through self-study, which involves electronic
North Dakota;
recordings (whether video or sound only) or correspondence
2)
It has been approved by the CLE body of another
work, provided that the recordings must be accompanied by
state which has mandatory CLE;
appropriate written materials. Since ND does not pre-approve
3)
It is sponsored by an organization which has
self-study, it is up to the individual attorney to request and
been accredited by the Commission;
report self-study CLE credit hours.
4)
It fulfills the requirements for mandatory judicial
education in Section 40-18-22, NDCC.
Section 2. Course Approval Procedure
a)
It is intended that the bulk of applicable programs and
coursework will be qualified under paragraphs 1 thru 5
inclusive of subsection (a) of Section 1. Individually reporting
attorneys need not and should not request approval by the
Commission of these courses as being eligible for CLE credit.
As to programs not approved in this fashion, an individual
reporting attorney or the sponsoring organization must request
Commission approval of the coursework. The request is to be
on forms provided by the Commission.
b)
The Commission shall approve or deny the request for
approval of coursework as being eligible for CLE credit within
90 days of receipt of the written request. Failure of the
Commission to act within 90 days shall result in the approval of
the course.
c)
Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Commission
may request a hearing before the Commission. The
Commission shall schedule a requested hearing at its next
meeting after receiving the request.
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