While the estate planning, trust and probate area has grown increasingly complex. . . The public lacks the knowledge and resources to choose those lawyers who have the requisite experience, education and knowledge to provide adequate and unbiased service. The section council proposal is for a certification program that would be administered by the ISBA in the development of rules and standards. Once implemented, it could be accredited by the ABA to enhance credibility. Lawyers need no school bells to summon them to CLE By Stephen Anderson School bells that once pealed across the land on the morning after Labor Day have gone the way of corduroy knickers and balloon-tire coaster bikes, but the emphasis on learning remains intense this time of year.
Education can be a way up, or a way out.
In the professions, continuing education never ends for the truly wise. It's not mandatory for lawyers in Illinois, but voluntary CLE programs rank highest in surveys of bar association member benefits. The ISBA kicked off its Law Ed Series in the fall of 1988 as a major initiative of President Jerome Mirza to make CLE more affordable and accessible. Through the years, the curricula have expanded from the basics to the cutting edge of emerging legal issues. The Commercial, Banking and Bankruptcy Law Section Council will present its electronic commerce seminar Sept. 15 in the ISBA Chicago Regional Office and repeat it Friday, Sept. 29, in the Radisson Hotel, Bloomington.