With that in mind, the Continuing Legal Education Department of the Bar Association is launching the 1996-97 year with some fresh, new approaches. The goal, says CLE Coordinator Marshia J. McCarthy, is to improve the quality of the Bar's CLE program and to reach and include more Bar members. Ms. McCarthy is working with the newly-formed CLE Advisory Committee chaired by John J. Aman, dean of the Erie Institute of Law. In the past, we have done an extraordinary job in educating our members. The law changes significantly every day.
Technology continues to advance beyond our comprehension.
Mandatory continuing legal education is on the horizon. The CLE Advisory Committee will be a resource for Bar committee chairs who are planning and implementing CLE programs, offering tips on how to plan a lively, informative seminar with plenty of interaction between speakers and audience. That way, the audience will benefit from the presenter's own experiences. We want this to be a service to our Bar members while still making the programs available for non-members, explains Ms. McCarthy. Mr. Elardo indicated that all VLP participants who have completed one or more cases in the last six months will receive a certificate for the 1996-97 CLE season.