Utah Courts
UCJA Rule 11-609 (Code of Judicial Administration)
UCJA Rule 11-609 (Code of Judicial Administration)
Rule 11-609. Categories of Elective CLE defined.
(a) Lecturing, teaching, panel discussions and community outreach.
(1) Lecturing in an Accredited CLE Program. Lawyers or paralegal practitioners who lecture in an Accredited CLE program will receive credit for three hours of Elective CLE for each hour spent lecturing, including participating as a presenter in a panel discussion. No lecturing or teaching credit is available for preparation time.
(2) Community outreach.
(A) Lawyers or paralegal practitioners who lecture in a community outreach capacity may receive Elective CLE credit for each hour spent lecturing to groups of five or more non-lawyers and non-paralegal practitioners for the purpose of educating a non-lawyer and non-paralegal practitioner audience about legal topics.
(B) Community outreach may include, but is not limited to, a lecture made by a lawyer or paralegal practitioner about the lawyer’s or paralegal practitioner’s deliberation on legal subject matter as an elected or appointed member of a public policy making body that is created by statute or constitution and a lecture by a lawyer or a paralegal practitioner about the structure of Government, the Utah Constitution, the U.S. Constitution or any legislation of either the Utah Legislature or U.S. Congress. Such community outreach lecturing, however, must be referenced in an agenda or outline format identifying: the body to whom the lecture is presented; the date, hour, and duration of the lecture; and the topics covered.
(C) Community outreach lecturing on legal subjects by a lawyer is eligible for a maximum of four hours of Elective CLE credit for a Compliance Cycle Community outreach lecturing on legal subjects by a paralegal practitioner is eligible for a maximum of two hours of Elective CLE credit for a Compliance Cycle.
(b) Final published brochure, outline, or agenda. The Board will determine the number of Elective CLE hours available for a program based on the final published brochure, outline, or agenda, as appropriate.
(c) Equivalent CLE credit for certain Elective CLE.
(1) Subject to the Board’s determination, the Board may allow equivalent credit for such CLE that furthers the purpose of this article and qualifies for equivalency.
(2) Such equivalent CLE may include, but is not limited to, viewing Accredited CLE audio and video and webcast presentations or computer interactive programs, writing and publishing an article in a legal periodical, part-time teaching by a lawyer or paralegal practitioner in an approved law school, or delivering a paper or speech on a professional subject at a meeting primarily attended by lawyers, paralegal practitioners, legal assistants, or law students.
(3) The number of credit hours allowed for such activities and the procedures for obtaining equivalent credit will be determined specifically by the Board for each instance.
(d) Pro Bono Legal Services. Elective CLE credit for Pro Bono Legal Services is addressed in Rule 11-619.
Comment: An example of community outreach that would qualify for Elective CLE credit under paragraph (a)(2) is a presentation made by a Legislator to a group of non-lawyers and non-paralegal practitioners about the Legislator’s service on a public policy making body.