Thank you for your interest in On-Demand CLE presentations from Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers. This is a new program for LCL and we appreciate your feedback.
LCL is required to keep a registration list which must be provided to the State Board of Continuing Legal Education upon request. Thus, we request that attorneys refrain from sharing their access with other attorneys. As long as each attorney registers individually, LCL will be able to maintain a proper registration record.
If you would like to show an LCL on-demand program in your office, please contact us. We’d welcome the chance to present it live. Non-attorney law office staff are welcome to view and attend LCL programs.
On-Demand CLE Programs
General process:
- Either click the registration link associated with the program for which you wish to register or send an email to the On-Demand Coordinator with the following information:
- The title of the presentation for which on-demand access is being requested
- The full name of the attorney who will be accessing the on-demand presentation
- The Minnesota Attorney ID number of the attorney who will be accessing the on-demand presentation
- The email address to which the materials and access instructions should be sent
- Within one business day, LCL will send the program materials and access information to the provided email address. Any questions for the presenter(s) may be sent to [email protected].
- The CLE credit expiration date is posted after the title of each program. Please be sure to view and report the CLE before the expiration date. If credit is applied for, please check back to see that approval is granted prior to viewing the program.
- Questions may be sent to the On-Demand Coordinator or [email protected]
- Each attorney is solely responsible for reporting the on-demand presentation attendance and date of viewing through the OASIS reporting system operated by the State Board of Continuing Legal Education.
Elimination of Bias Credit
Minnesota Credit Approval Status: 1 Hour Elimination of Bias Credit approved through 1/3/2026. 497664.
Lawyers bring intellect, passion, and skill to their work, carry significant workloads, and work long hours in close relationship with others solving difficult problems. Lawyers seek justice and successful resolution for clients and others and fairness, meaning, and intrinsic and external rewards for themselves. These aspects of a lawyers’ work can cause chronic stress, resulting in burnout, poor physical health, or other health challenges. Effectively managing workplace stress is critical to lawyer health, competence, and ethical responsibility. Stigma attached to burnout and health concerns and implicit and explicit bias can make it difficult for lawyers to get help. This program explores what burnout is, how our work as legal professionals contributes to burnout, and how to head off burnout, break the stigma, and get help for burnout to regain our spark and enjoy our lives.
Minnesota Credit Approval Status: 1 Hour Elimination of Bias Credit approved through 9/6/2024. 470681.
The primary focus of this program is to understand and demonstrate how implicit bias discussions in the legal profession must include mental health (including substance use) and stress issues. This program will begin with a general understanding of the concept of implicit bias and discuss how implicit bias stands in the way of lawyers seeking the help they need for mental health and stress issues. While it’s hard for anyone to ask for help, there is a double stigma for those already in underrepresented groups. This program will address the challenges faced by lawyers, judges, and law students when asking for help for mental health issues. It will also address the relationship between mental health issues and diversity and inclusion. The program includes a discussion of strategies to overcome these issues. Register for this course on-demand.
Minnesota Credit Approval Status: 1.5 Hours Elimination of Bias approved until 3/16/2024. Course 444655. Credit pending.
In the past few decades, advances in medical imaging have provided the medical and psychiatric fields with an improved understanding of the effects of addictive substances on the human brain. This program reviews key findings and discusses how these new insights can lead us to understand better addiction as a disease, better treatment options, and perhaps even better outcomes in legal proceedings. Register for this course on-demand.
Minnesota Credit Approval Status: 1.0 Hours Elimination of Bias approved through 5/3/2025. 485037
This program explains neurodiversity and related concepts in everyday language and discusses how lawyers experience neurodiversity in their practices. The program focuses on educating attorneys to better communicate with neurodiverse clients. Register for this course on-demand.
Minnesota Credit Approval Status: 1 Hour Elimination of Bias Credit approved through 5/4/2025. 485070.
An eating disorder is not a lifestyle choice — it is an illness that can be deadly and often hides in plain sight. An estimated 30 million Americans suffer from an eating disorder, and one-quarter of law students screen positive for eating disorders. Lawyers are likely impacted at rates higher than the national population, as studies consistently show that lawyers are twice or more likely to be impacted by mental illness and substance misuse than non-lawyers. Learn about eating disorders, how they impact law students and lawyers and their professional obligations, treatment and recovery, how to recognize signs and symptoms, and how you can communicate with and help someone who may be struggling with an eating disorder. Register for this course on-demand.
Ethics Credit
Minnesota Credit Approval Status: 1.0 Hour Ethics Credit approved through 1/3/2026. 497663.
The last few years have disrupted lawyers’ professional and personal lives. Attorneys may feel like their lives seem out of control, yet they are not alone in feeling the effects of a pandemic, economic downturn, or political divisiveness. Clients are affected too. Attorneys must manage their own emotions while simultaneously being sensitive and responsive to their clients. This program will identify normal feelings, reactions, and behaviors, and recognize when they are cause for concern. For some clients, reactions may rise to the level of impairment. Impairment comes in many forms, including substance use, addiction, or other mental impairments. It is not a lawyer’s job to diagnose, yet a lawyer must act accordingly. What is the lawyer’s role, responsibility, and opportunity when working with a potentially impaired client? What if the issue is not with a client but with a colleague? The answers are seldom simple and never easy. This program will provide an ethical framework as well as practical guidance and resources for lawyers facing these questions. Register for this course on-demand.
Minnesota Credit Approval Status: 1.0 Hour Ethics Credit approved through 1/3/2026. 497670.
Life and work during the COVID pandemic have been challenging for many people, including legal professionals. These challenges are multifaceted and, at times, seemingly unrelenting. While a post-COVID world may seem distant right now, current circumstances give rise to unique stressors. We’ll discuss the ethical implications of the current state of affairs while also offering perspectives and tools for coping. Register for this course on-demand.
Minnesota Credit Approval Status: 1.0 Hour Ethics Credit approved through 5/2/2025. 485071.
As lawyers, our duties under the Rules of Professional Conduct underpin our service to clients. We are accustomed to quiet withdrawals, transfers of representation, and serving clients well, even when clients are at their most difficult. We work in the midst of looming deadlines, mountains of cases, negativity, and other stressful conditions. Our duties as advocates frequently put us in the line of fire with difficult parties and opposing counsel, while requiring us to maintain the integrity of the profession and respect the rights of others. Learn how stress, negativity, and ethical duties interact and how we can better manage our practice, our lives, and our ethical obligations. Register for this course on-demand.
Minnesota Credit Approval Status: 1 Hour Ethics Credit approved through 1/16/2026. 498490.
Even before the COVID-19 Pandemic, lawyers relied heavily on smartphones and related technologies. Since the pandemic, attorney reliance on technology has increased exponentially, becoming a necessary part of the practice of law today. This program highlights cultural over-reliance on technology while exploring potential ethical and well-being issues raised when lawyers become over-reliant on their technology. Note: This program was originally presented on December 14, 2021 so some aspects of technology may have changed. Register for this course on-demand.
Standard Credit
Minnesota Credit Approval Status: 1 Hour Standard Credit available through 1/3/2026. 497662
With all we have been through these last two years both in our professional and personal lives, many lawyers are feeling exhausted, discouraged, stressed, and “burned out.” This timely program explores what burnout is, how our work as legal professionals contributes to burnout, and how to make our way out of burnout, regain our spark, and enjoy our lives. Register for this course on-demand.
Minnesota Credit Approval Status: 1 Hour Standard Credit available through 8/13/2025. 490347
Utilizing the framework provided by the 2016 ABA / Hazelden Betty Ford study, “The Prevalence of Substance Use and Other Mental Health Concerns Among American Attorneys,” and the 2017 ABA National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being report, “The Path to Lawyer Well-Being: Practical Strategies for Positive Change,” this program explores proven elements of resilience and offers examples and methods for incorporating them into our work as lawyers. Register for this course on-demand.
Minnesota Credit Approval Status: 2 Hour Standard Credit available through 7/8/2024. 466956
Given our new agile society, this training will give participants a learning opportunity to be trauma-informed and sustain themselves in their professions and lifestyles. We will explore the link between adjusting to COVID-19, racial injustice, and mental wellness challenges in our homes, workplaces, and communities. Register for this course on-demand.