Upcoming CLE Classes at ACLL
Please review the following details about upcoming Continuing Legal Education courses offered through Allegheny County Law Library.
| Class | Credits | Date | Time |
| Researching Legal Ethics | 1 hour | Thurs., April 23 | Noon -1:00 p.m. |
| Pennsylvania Legal Research | 3 hours | Fri., April 24 | 9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. |
| Internet Legal Research | 3 hours | Fri., April 24 | 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Registration Information
CLE COURSES: The three-credit programs have been approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for three (3) hours of substantive law, practice and procedure CLE credit and zero (0) of ethics, professionalism or substance abuse CLE credit.
The one-credit Research Legal Ethics has been approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Education Board for zero (0) hours of substantive law, practice and procedure CLE credit and one (1) hour of ethics, professionalism or substance abuse CLE credit.
FEE: $50 per three-hour session for individuals with ACLL borrowing cards; $60 for non-library card holders; $25 for one-hour session for individuals with ACLL borrowing cards; $30 for non-library card holders.
PHONE REGISTRATION: Call Kathy Koehler, 412-396-6282. For further information, call Joel Fishman, 412-350-5353.
Please make checks payable to: Duquesne University Law School
LOCATION: All classes are held in the Allegheny County Law Library in the City County Building.
Daily Legal News Highlights
ACLL connects legal professionals to the most current legal news resources available on the web. The DCLI/ACLL home page posts the most up-to-date news stories offered through Jurist, the University of Pittsburgh's real-time legal news and research service. This free public service provides "legal news stories and materials and presents them rapidly, objectively and intelligibly in an accessible, ad-free format." In addition to Jurist, the DCLI/ACLL home page offers links to ACLLWire, which contains links to legal news from resources such as Law.com, Pennsylvania Law Weekly, and Findlaw. Interested parties seeking current legal developments should regularly access these news resources offered through the DCLI/ACLL web site.
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