Summary of Responsibilities
Upon appointment by the chair of a section or committee, the ISBA CLE Coordinator serves voluntarily as the lead coordinator for the CLE programming of that section or committee for the term of the bar year, July 1 – June 30. The CLE Coordinator is responsible for all section or committee programming, whether presented live onsite or via live and on-demand electronic media.
Primary Responsibilities
- At the beginning of the bar year:
- Review the Annual CLE Committee report with the CLE Committee liaison which includes the section or committee’s CLE history, master CLE curriculum calendar with upcoming assigned dates, past program evaluations and more
- Take an ISBA Online CLE program to understand the experience of our members, since almost all ISBA CLE hours are delivered online
- Review all ISBA Online CLE content for your subject area and expirations dates (2 years after presented) to identify deficits and plan programming to fill those deficits
- Identify any of your section or committee Online CLE programs with accreditation expirations dates that should be extended because the content is still current and beneficial for viewing and request an accreditation extension via the form at www.isba.org/cle/coordinators
- Plan and formally propose the number of CLE programs requested by the CLE committee for the section or committee you represent, including the requested number of webcasts or webinars
- Submit proposals by the CLE deadlines occurring during the bar year for which you are appointed
- Work closely with the section council or committee you represent to selects topics, develop topic descriptions, recruit quality speakers, communicate requirements to speakers, and help ensure quality written materials are submitted by the deadline
- Encourage speakers to take advantage of ISBA’s faculty development resources
- Utilize knowledge of the educational needs of lawyers to construct proposals for programming to ensure ISBA’s CLE offerings remain of maximum benefit to Illinois practitioners
- Facilitate and coordinate the implementation of programs approved by the committee through cooperative work with ISBA staff who support administration of the programs
- Serve as Moderator for programs coordinated or recruit others to moderate
- Incorporate interactivity in live CLE programs to engage the audience