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Accreditation and CLE Rules for Pennsylvania
Courses purchased through UnitedCLE.com are provided and fully accredited by The National Academy of Continuing Legal Education, a Pennsylvania Accredited CLE Provider (Provider ID 6208).
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania CLE Board maintains an Accredited Provider listing on their website at https://www.pacle.org/providers/accredited. You can find us listed under “National Academy of Continuing Legal Education.” Additionally, you can see our official approval letter here: PA_Approval.pdf.
*COVID-19 Update for 2024: The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued a Court Order temporarily allowing live online webinars as a substitute for in-person classroom for 2024 compliance deadlines. Attorneys in Pennsylvania may now complete 6 hours of their 2024 CLE requirements through live webinars and 6 hours through approved distance learning activities. Therefore PA attorneys can now satisfy their entire requirement with our Online, iOS/Android App, and Live Webinar courses for 2024! PA Continuing Legal Education Board Notice
Pennsylvania attorneys are assigned one of three compliance groups:
Group 1 must complete the annual CLE requirement by April 30th of each year
Group 2 must complete the annual CLE requirement by August 31st of each year
Group 3 must complete the annual CLE requirement by December 31st of each year
We promptly report your CLE attendance to the PA CLE board and pay the associated fees.
Pennsylvania allows attorneys to carry over up to 24 excess credits earned from one compliance period into the next two future compliance periods. Only credits earned through live courses or live interactive webinars may be carried forward, distance learning credits may not be carried forward.
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Courses purchased through UnitedCLE.com are provided and fully accredited by The National Academy of Continuing Legal Education, a Pennsylvania Accredited CLE Provider (Provider ID 6208).
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Ethics Credits
1
For Access To This Course
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About This Course
The advancement and pervasiveness of social media and emerging technologies present a host of issues for an attorney or firm. It is essential for any practicing attorney to understand these issues and how they may present potential for conflict. Presented by Jonathan Ezor, an attorney and law professor who frequently writes and speaks about ethics and social media, this all-inclusive CLE course begins with a description of the various risks attorneys face from mobile technologies, social networks and the internet. These complications include unintentional disclosure to due to network access, the dangers of telecommuting, confidentiality, and exposure. The course will explain the various risks, as detailed below, and outline most effective methods for managing them and ensuring proper and professional use of technology and tools. Some potential risks to be discussed will include:
Protecting proprietary and confidential information
Exposure under local ethics rules
Strategies to ascertain verifiability of online sources
Electronic discovery
Safeguarding client records
Avoiding waiver of attorney-client privilege
Protecting against inadvertent contact with legal adversaries
Guidelines for avoiding unethical, deceptive practices during litigation