Avoiding Bias in Legal Writing

This course was last revised on April 16, 2024.

Call 1-866-352-9540 for further credit information.

• AK CLE 1.0 including Ethics 0.5
   
• Alaska attorneys may receive 1.0 hours of continuing legal education, including 0.50 hours of ethics credit for completing this program. Please contact the Alaska Bar Association or go to www.alaskabar.org for details regarding reciprocity with other states.
   
• AL CLE 1.1 including Ethics 0.5
   
• This course or a portion thereof has been approved by the Alabama State Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Commission for a maximum of 1.1 hours' credit, including 0.5 hour of ethics credit.
   
• AR CLE 1.0
   
• This course has been approved for 1.0 hours of CLE by the Arkansas CLE Board.
   
• Arizona CLE 1.0 including Ethics 0.5
   
• The Arizona State Bar does not pre-approve or pre-certify MCLE programs. However, records of this program and attendance will be maintained by Lorman Education Services for auditing purposes. This activity may qualify for up to 1.0 hours toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona, including 0.50 hour of professional responsibility.
   
• CA MCLE 1.0 including Implicit Bias 0.75; Recognition & Elimination of Bias 1
   
• Lorman Education Services is a State Bar of California approved MCLE sponsor and this course qualifies for 1.0 CLE hours of participatory credit including Recognition & Elimination of Bias. Within the bias hours, there are 0.75 hour(s) of Implicit Bias.
   
• CO CLE 1.0 including Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity (EDI) 1
   
• This program has been approved by the Colorado Supreme Court Board of Continuing Legal and Judicial Education for 1.0 hours of CLE, including Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity (EDI) for 1.0 hour.
   
• CT CLE 1.0 including Ethics 0.5
   
• Neither the Connecticut Judicial Branch nor the Commission on Minimum Continuing Legal Education approve or accredit CLE providers or activities. This course has been approved for CLE credit in jurisdictions aside from CT and therefore it automatically meets the content and delivery requirements in Connecticut. Credit is based on a 60 minute credit hour and shall be awarded as follows: 1.0 CLE credit(s) including 0.50 hour(s) of ethics credit.
   
• FL CLE 1.5 including Ethics 0.5
   
• This course has been approved by The Florida Bar for 1.5 hour(s) of CLE credit, including 0.50 hour(s) of ethics credit. Course classification: Intermediate level.
   
• GA CLE 1.0 including Ethics 0.5
   
• This program has been approved by the Georgia Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competency for 1.0 CLE hours, including 0.5 ethics hour.
   
• HI CLE 1.0
   
• This program was approved by the Hawaii State Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.0 CLE credit hours.
   
• IA CLE 1.0 including Diversity and Inclusion 1
   
• Avoiding Bias in Legal Writing is accredited under the regulations of the Iowa Supreme Court Commission on Continuing Legal Education. It is planned that this program will provide up to a maximum of 1.0 hour(s) including Diversity and Inclusion for 1.00 hour hour(s) of unmoderated credit towards the mandatory continuing legal education requirements under the Iowa rule.
   
• IL CLE 1.0 including Diversity and Inclusion 1
   
• This course was approved for a total of 1.0 hours of MCLE Credit by the Illinois MCLE Board. The Illinois Commission on Professionalism has also approved this course for the following credit: Diversity and Inclusion for 1.00 hour.
   
• IN CLE 1.1
   
• This program has been approved by the Indiana Commission on Continuing Legal Education. Participating attorneys are eligible to receive up to 1.1 hours of Distance Education credit.
   
• MN CLE 1.0 including Elimination of Bias 1
   
• This program has been approved by the Minnesota Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.0 hours of credit, including Elimination of Bias for 1.00 hour.
   
• MS CLE 1.1
   
• This program has been approved by the Mississippi Commission on Continuing Legal Education for a maximum of 1.1 credit hours.
   
• ND CLE 1.0 including Ethics 0.5
   
• North Dakota CLE policy does not allow for pre-approval of any self-study courses. This course may qualify for up to 1.0 hours of CLE credit, including 0.50 hour of ethics credit.
   
• NH MCLE 1.1
   
• NH MCLE does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the NH Minimum CLE requirement. Lorman Education Services believes this Ondemand course meets the requirement of NH Supreme Court Rule 53 and may qualify for CLE credit(s). Program Length: 66 Minutes.
   
• NJ CLE 1.3 including Diversity, Inclusion, Elimination of Bias 1.3
   
• This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 1.3 hour(s) of total CLE credit. Of these, 1.3 qualifies as credit for Diversity, Inclusion or Elimination of Bias.
   
• NM CLE 1.1 including Equity in Justice 1.1
   
• This program has been approved by the New Mexico Minimum Continuing Legal Education Board for 1.1 hour(s) of credit, including Equity in Justice for 1.1 hours.
   
• NV CLE 1.0 including Ethics 0.5
   
• This program has been approved by the Nevada Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.0 CLE hours, including 0.50 hour of ethics credit.
   
• NY CLE 1.0 including Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias 1
   
• This course has been approved in accordance with the requirements of the New York Continuing Legal Education Board for up to a maximum of 1.0 credit hours in the area(s) of Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias for 1.00 hour. Each hour may be counted only as satisfying one category of credit. Duplicate credit for the same hour of instruction is not permitted. This course qualifies for credit for established attorneys only. Lorman Education- Noggin Guru, Inc. has a financial hardship guideline. Please contact customer service at 1.866.352.9539 for instructions on how to apply.
   
• OH CLE 1.0
   
• This course has been approved by the Ohio Supreme Court Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 1.0 CLE credit hours. Please note: No more than twelve (12) hours of self-study CLE credit for any biennial reporting period may be earned by an Attorney or Judge under Regulation 409.2. To fulfill CLE requirements for self-study, web-based programs, you must complete 100% of the polling questions during the program. Your hours will be filed electronically within thirty (30) business days by Lorman Education Services provided you fulfilled 100% attendance and polling questions answered.
   
• OR CLE 1.0 including access to justice 1
   
• Approved for 1.0 CLE credits in Oregon, including access to justice for 1.00 hour.
   
• PA CLE 1.0 including Ethics 0.5
   
• This Distance Learning program has been approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for 1.0 hour including 0.50 hour of ethics, professionalism or substance abuse CLE credit.
   
• RI CLE 1.0 including Ethics 0.5
   
• This program has been approved by the Rhode Island Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Commission for 1.0 hours of CLE credit, including 0.50 hour of ethics credit.
   
• TN CLE 1.1
   
• This program has been approved as a distance learning format by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education for a maximum of 1.1 hours of credit.
   
• TX MCLE 1.0 including Ethics 0.5
   
• This program has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE in the amount of 1.0 credit hours, of which 0.50 hour will apply to legal ethics/professional responsibility. Lorman Education Services is an accredited sponsor approved by the State Bar of Texas, Committee on MCLE. This program has been approved by the Texas State Bar College for 1.0 hours of CLE credit, of which 0.50 hour will apply to legal ethics/professional responsibility.
   
• UT CLE 1.0
   
• This program has been approved by the Utah State Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.0 CLE hours.
   
• VT CLE 1.0 including Diversity and Inclusion 1
   
• This self-study program has been approved by the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board of Vermont for 1.0 hour(s) of CLE credit including hour(s) of ethics credit. Please note: Attorneys may only claim 12 credits per compliance period in this format. This course is considered "Non-Moderated Programming without Interactivity".
   
• WA CLE 1.0 including Equity 1
   
• This program has been approved by the Washington State Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.0 hours of A/V credit, including Equity for 1.00 hour.
   
• WI CLE 1.0
   
• This program qualifies for 1.0 hour(s) of ondemand CLE through the WI Board of Bar Examiners.
   
• WV MCLE 1.4 including Elimination of Bias 1.3
   
• This program has been approved by the West Virginia State Bar MCLE Commission for 1.4 MCLE hours, including 1.3 hour(s) in the area of Elimination of Bias.
   

To earn each credit Lorman offers through the OnDemand learning platform, you need to watch 100% of the program. Also, for certain credits you will need to fulfill additional requirements which will be displayed on the "credits" tab when viewing the course.

This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.

• AK CLE 1.0
   
• Arizona CLE 1.0
   
• CA MCLE 1.0 including Implicit Bias 0.75; Recognition & Elimination of Bias 1
   
• CT CLE 1.0
   
• HI CLE 1.0
   
• MO CLE 1.3 including Elimination of Bias 1.3
   
• NJ CLE 1.3 including Diversity, Inclusion, Elimination of Bias 1.3
   
• NM CLE 1.0
   
• NY CLE 1.0 including Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias 1
   
• VT CLE 1.0
   
• WA CLE 1.0
   
• WV MCLE 1.3 including Elimination of Bias 1.3
   

This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.