While working on new CLE programs for the Senior Lawyers Section Council, which includes preparing programs, discussions with other CLE coordinators, and attending and speaking at other programs, it occurred to me that many free CLE programs already exist that are of particular interest to senior lawyers, and perhaps a guide to them would be of assistance. To this end, I have reviewed and will continue to review the following sources of free CLE programs for topics of particular interest.

ISBA Free CLE

Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism
 
Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of the Illinois Supreme Court

Lawyers Assistance Program (LAP)

For this installment, I will focus on the “hot” topic of the day: succession and transition planning and related issues.

“Winding Down Your Practice” (ISBA Free CLE 3.5 hours PMCLE)
Topics:  Professional Duties (.75)
Tail Coverage, Extending Reporting Periods and Statute of       
Repose (.75)
Trust Account Issues (.5)
Of Counsel Agreements (.75)
Selling a Practice (.75)
Note:  These topics may be viewed and credited individually. 
Click on demand courses by topic – then Senior Lawyers

“Succession Planning:  Contingency Planning for Solo Practitioners”
(ARDC .5 hour PMCLE)

“Succession Planning:  Preparing your Firm for a Smooth Transition”
(ARDC 1.0 hour PMCLE)

“From Legal Practice to What’s Next:  The Boomer Lawyer’s Guide to a Smooth Transition” (ISBA Free CLE)
 Topics:  The Sale or Transitioning of a Law Practice (1.0 PMCLE)
 Transition Strategies for Senior Lawyers – Panel Discussion
 (1.25 PMCLE)
 Note:  These topics may be viewed and credited individually.
 Click on demand courses by topic – then Senior Lawyers

4th Annual Elder Law Bootcamp. Basics and Beyond” – (ISBA Free CLE)
In Part I
Senior Healthcare Insurance (.5 hour)
In Part II
“Retirement Plans and Distributions” (.75 hour)
Note: These topics may be viewed and credited individually.
Click on demand courses by topic – then Elder Law

 “Talking About My Generation:  Conversations in the Legal Workplace”
(Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism 1.0 hour PMCLE including Diversity and Inclusion)
Note: Need Adobe Flash – easy and free to download or other “player.”

“Burnout Prevention”
(LAP 1.0 hour PMCLE includes Mental Health and Substance Abuse – be patient, program starts at 5:40 minutes in)

“Lawyers and Suicide”
Series 1 and 2 (LAP 1.0 hour PMCLE each includes Mental Health and Substance Abuse)
Note: These LAP programs require you to pass a quiz for credit.

Now that you are ready to prepare a succession or transition plan, please go to the Special Committee on Succession and Transition Planning page, where you will find articles, more CLE, and best of all sample documents on this topic.