Richard Clem Continuing Legal Education

Pre-registration for this program is not necessary. To participate, simply call in at 1:55 PM Central Time on June 23. Full instructions for claiming CLE credit will be provided during the call. To receive your certificate of attendance, you will need to e-mail a series of codes that will be given during the program. If you join the call already in progress, write down the codes you do hear, and you will receive partial credit for the minutes you attended.

To participate: Dial 1-712-775-8972. When prompted, enter the conference code 127735. Normal long-distance charges (to Iowa) apply for this call. Participants will be muted during the call, and there will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end. After the call, e-mail the codes from the program to clem.law@usa.net and I will e-mail you a certificate of attendance.

Course materials are available online at either of the following links:

• Power Point
• PDF

June 23: School Safety. As lawyers and community leaders, we'll take time to think about what we can do in the wake of an epidemic of school violence. We'll look at the legal duties of school districts, and in that context, we'll explore possible solutions. We won't come up with the answer to school violence, but we'll try to identify that thought process that will allow us to find rational solutions. (Live lecture, 60 minutes.)

Course materials are available at either the following links:

• Power Point
• PDF

Note: See also recent Iowa legislation requiring districts to engage in emergency planning.

CLE credit: One standard CLE credit approved in Iowa (activity number 300688) and applied for in Minnesota (event code 259563).

This program is absolutely free, and there is no obligation to pay any fee whatsoever. These free CLE programs are an experiment on my part.

I expect that most of the attorneys attending will do so because the program is free, and I honestly don't mind. For some attorneys, the cost of maintaining a license and earning CLE credits can be a significant burden, and I'm glad I'm able to help. But I'm also aware that some businesses are profitable with a "pay as you want" fee structure. This business model has been used successfully in the music industry, by restaurants and even by a taxi company. This article is what gave me the idea to try this.

This model can also work very well for Continuing Legal Education. Even though not all are able, many of the participants in my free programs are willing to make a voluntary payment to support this reasonably priced alternative. Because of the high price of traditional CLE programs, it is my hope that these low-cost programs will be sustainable through voluntary payment. If this method proves successful, then I can continue to make programs, including my popular ethics courses, available on the same "pay as you want" basis.

Therefore, I ask you to consider making a voluntary payment after taking this free program. You may pay whatever you please. The program is free, and zero is a perfectly acceptable option. Of course, if everyone pays zero, my future free programs will be infrequent. You can select any amount you wish. To give you some idea of a reasonable price, please consider the following:

• $5: If I receive an average of $5 from each participant, then I will consider this program a success and will continue to schedule them regularly.
• $10: For many attorneys, such as those who are unemployed, the cost of required CLE is a significant burden. In my experience, about half the attorneys taking my programs are unable to pay. By paying $10 per credit, you would be covering the cost of your own CLE, as well as subsidizing the cost for an attorney who is unable to pay.
• $25: The cost for one credit for most of my telephone conference call programs.
• $65: The cost of a typical one-credit program from a traditional provider such as West Legal Ed Center.

If, after attending, you decide to pay for this program, you may do so in any of the following ways.

To pay using credit card, select the amount you wish to pay from the drop-down list, and click the "Buy Now" button below. You will complete the transaction with PayPal. The available options range between 50 cents and 50 dollars.

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If you prefer, you can mail a check payment in any amount to:
Richard Clem
PO Box 14957
Minneapolis, MN 55414