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Court Adopts Pro Bono CLE, Expands Pro Bono Options for In-House Counsel, Approves Cy Pres Petition (WI)

Thursday, April 28, 2016

"April 28, 2016 – Attorneys will be able to get up to six continuing legal education (CLE) credits per reporting period for doing qualified pro bono work, under a petition that was recently adopted by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, subject to minor language changes.

The petition (15-05), filed by the State Bar of Wisconsin in 2015, also expands pro bono opportunities for Wisconsin-based in-house counsel attorneys who are “registered” with the Board of Bar Examiners (BBE), but do not possess a Wisconsin law license."

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