Welcome to the Critical Issues Summit
On October 15 through 17, 2009, American Law Institute-American Bar Association Continuing Professional Education (ALI-ABA) and the Association for Continuing Legal Education (ACLEA) presented a summit on critical issues facing continuing legal education providers, law schools, and the legal profession in equipping today's legal practitioners. This high-level invitational conference, which took place in Scottsdale, Arizona, called together CLE professionals, law practitioners, bar leaders, judges, law professors, mandatory CLE administrators, law firm educators, and other experts on lawyer professional education to study and respond to these challenges.
This milestone summit generated a series of recommendations for lawyer professional education. These Final Recommendations from the Summit are now available.
View archived video from Summit plenary sessions:
(Note: No CLE credit available for viewing archived video)
The Future of the Legal Profession (90 minutes)
How is legal practice changing and what do those changes mean for lawyers' professional education?
Speakers: Tsan Abrahamson, Cobalt LLP (Moderator); Professor Harry Arthurs, Osgoode Hall Law School; Ward Bower, Altman Weil; Corinne Cooper, Professional Presence ®; Stuart Forsyth, Los Angeles County Bar Association
The Impact of Technology on Lawyer Development (90 minutes)
What's next for technology and its application to legal practice and professional education?
Speakers: Craig D. Ball, Law Offices of Craig D. Ball, P.C. (Moderator); Barbara A. Bichelmeyer, Indiana University; Todd Flaming, Schopf & Weiss LLP;
Barron K. Henley, HMU Consulting
Welcome from the Honorary Chairs
Welcome and introduction to the summit by Executive Chair Pat Nester
Summit Materials (12 Mb)