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Accreditation and CLE Rules for Minnesota
Courses purchased through UnitedCLE.com are provided and fully accredited by The National Academy of Continuing Legal Education, an approved sponsor (10551) of CLE by the Minnesota Board of Continuing Legal Education .
Minnesota attorneys are required to take 45 credit hours every 3 years including 3 credit hours of Ethics, 2 credit hours of Elimination of Bias and 1 credit hour of Mental Health/Substance Use.
Effective January 1, 2024, there is no limit to the number of on-demand CLE credits a Minnesota lawyer may report towards their three-year reporting period. Approved courses viewed after January 1, 2024, towards the 2024 reporting period (or later) are not subject to a credit cap.
Beginning July 1, 2024, MN attorneys are required to take 1 credit in Mental Health/Substance Use. Category 2 lawyers due to report in 2025 will be the first group of lawyers subject to this requirement.
Minnesota attorneys can earn all 45 CLE credit hours with us including 3 credit hours of Ethics, 2 credit hours of Elimination of Bias and 1 credit hour of Mental Health/Substance Use using our Online & iOS/Android App courses.
All Minnesota licensed attorneys are assigned to one of three reporting groups for CLE purposes. Attorneys can find their assigned reporting group in the upper left-hand corner of their wallet licenses.
Category 1: July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2021 & July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024
Category 2: July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2022 & July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025
Category 3: July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2023 & July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026
Minnesota Board of Continuing Legal Education
Lawyer Registration Office
180 East 5th Street, Suite 950
St. Paul, MN 55101
651-297-7100
Analyzing the Right and Ethical Way to Prepare Witnesses in Criminal Cases
Courses purchased through UnitedCLE.com are provided and fully accredited by The National Academy of Continuing Legal Education, an approved sponsor (10551) of CLE by the Minnesota Board of Continuing Legal Education .
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Ethics Credits
1
$34
All Courses Available iOS/Android Web
About This Course
The zealous representation of clients is the obligation of all attorneys. But that obligation does not give them the right to ignore the rules of professional conduct, or that of honesty and candor in front of the tribunal. Creating a balance between the two can certainly present a challenge.
This CLE course will explain how to structure presentations for the maximum effect and best serve a client’s interests while still maintaining the proper standards for honesty, the prevention of perjury, and zero tolerance for evidence tampering. The course will examine best practices for preparing witnesses, especially in light of the fallibility of human memory, for direct and cross examination. The course will also address various legal elements and ethical issues and how they might be applied to hypothetical cases.
