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Board of Bar Examiners / Continuing Legal Education - Submitting CLE course approval requests

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    • Purpose: This guide explains how attorneys and sponsors submit the CLE Form 2 online. Use this process to request approval from the Board of Bar Examiners (BBE) for a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) activity.

    Applicable Users: Attorneys and CLE sponsors

    Log in to the CLE Course Approval Request website

    1. Navigate to the CLE Course Approval Request website at https://cle.wicourts.gov.
    2. Enter your eCourts Username and select [Continue].
      Login screen for Continuing Legal Education court approval request portal with attention called to username and continue button
    3. Enter your eCourts Password and select [Log in].
      Login screen for Continuing Legal Education court approval request portal with attention called to password field, Remember me on this private device checkbox and log in button
      Note: Select the checkbox to the left of 'Remember me...' if you are on a trusted device and wish to bypass entry of a one-time passcode for subsequent logins from this device for the next 7 days.
    4. Select your preferred delivery option from the One-time code destination list. Then, select [Send]
      One-time code screen with attention called to list of one-time code destination options and send button
    5. Retrieve the one-time verification code received at the email address or mobile number selected previously.
      Example email with attention called to one-time verification code
    6. Enter the one-time code and select [Verify].
      One-time code screen with attention called to one-time code entry field and Verify button
    7. Following verification, the CLE Course Approval Request website loads.

    Create a new course approval request

    1. On the the CLE Course Approval Request website, select [Submit New]. 
      New course approval request Sponsoring organization page with attention called to organization name dropdown menu
    2. Start typing a name to find the sponsor for which you are submitting the course approval request. Type out the full name instead of an acronym. The menu will begin to display matching results. Select the appropriate result.
      BBE CLE - CLE Course Approval requests - Sponsoring organization information section showing a dropdown list of sponsors as the user types.png
    3. If the sponsor is not listed, select New. Complete the address and phone number fields for the new sponsor. 
      Selection toggle for existing versus new sponsor organization
    4. For an existing sponsor, select an address from the dropdown list. To add an address that is not on file, select Add new address. 
      Address dropdown menu with attention called to Add new address button
    5. If a phone number is not on file for the selected address, the system prompts you to enter one.
    6. Enter the primary email address for correspondence.
    7. To add a co-sponsor, select an existing sponsor or enter a new one.
    8. Enter the course Title, Activity date, and End date. If the course is on-demand, select the On-demand checkbox and enter the Date of live program and Start date of on-demand program (the date the program is posted for asynchronous viewing). 
      On-demand checkbox with date fields for Date of live program and Start date of on-demand program
      Note: To enter today's date in any date field, type 'd' in the field.
    9. If the faculty was in the room with participants, select the Faculty in room with participants checkbox. Enter the city and state where the event occurred. Faculty in room with participants checkbox with attention called to City & state in which the event occurred text field
    10. Select Advertised to (target audience). If you select Others, specify the audience in the text box. 
      Advertised to (target audience) section with checkboxes for lawyers and others with attention called to Specify text field when Others is selected
    11. Enter the number of attendees. For future courses, provide an estimate.

    12. Select [Add attachment] to upload required documents. Give each attachment a name, then click [Upload attachment] to browse for and select the file from your computer. You can add multiple documents. 

      Please include the following:

      • a timed agenda
      • course materials
      • faculty name and credentials

      Attachment name required field and Upload attachment button for required course documents
      Note: If you are requesting specific credit hours, such as Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility (EPR) hours, indicate in the timed agenda which part of the agenda corresponds to the credit hours.

    13. In the Total minutes field, enter the total instruction time. Enter the minutes that apply to specific credit types, like EPR. Enter 0 for any categories that do not apply. 
      Total minutes of instruction minutes entry fiend and EPR total minutes entry field
      Note: You may not submit a request for EPR minutes for a duration of less than 50 minutes or for an on-demand course.
    14. Your eCourts account information automatically populates the Submitted by section. If you are an Employee of sponsor, select the checkbox and enter your Title.
    15. Select [Preview] to review the BBE CLE Form 2. Select [Submit] to send the request to BBE. The request appears on your dashboard with a status of Submitted.
    16. The request status on your dashboard updates after BBE reviews it.
      CLE course approval requests page with list of submitted requests and attention called to the status columm
    17. To see the decision, select [View documents]. This opens the CLE Form 2, which includes the Notice of Decision. 
      View documents screen displaying Notice of Decision document for course

    Submit further documentation

    1. If BBE requires more information, the request status changes to Pending Review - Documents Required. The Upload additional documents link appears in the Actions column. 
      CLE Course Approval requests screen with attention called to Upload additional documents hyperlink in the Actions column of a pending request
    2. On the Upload Additional Documents page, select [Add attachment] to add files. When you are finished, select [Submit]. 
      Upload Additional Documents screen with attention called to Submit button
    3. After you submit the documents, the request status changes to Submitted.

    CLE Support

    Contact the Board of Bar Examiners with any questions about CLE Form 2. (See below for technical support information related to the eCourts or the CLE websites.)

    Phone: 608-266-9760 

    Support

    Contact the eFile support center if you have further questions. Staff are available Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except for court holidays.

    Phone: 1-800-462-8843
    Online support form: https://www.wicourts.gov/ecourts/efilesupportform.htm
    Email: efilesupport@wicourts.gov

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