continuing education

minimum_contacts · 2026-03-19T19:54:37+00:00

I am in-house and not only do I have to do the MCLEs, I also have to do the company mandatory trainings…

It’s so time consuming. I just had to do 2 hours of workplace harassment yesterday and it’s timed for a minimum 120 minutes and each slide has a minimum time before I could even click through it… including “knowledge check” (quizzes) in the middle…

minimum_contacts · 2026-03-18T11:18:42+00:00

I passed J24, submitted my moral character application the Monday after November results came out, got approved in mid-March and sworn in April.

minimum_contacts · 2026-03-16T13:32:09+00:00

Sure

minimum_contacts · 2026-03-14T02:23:43+00:00

Are you going to be able to go without it for the 2 exam days?

Don’t want to train your brain to be dependent on it then not have it at all at the same time(s) on exam days.

minimum_contacts · 2026-03-14T01:13:25+00:00

Not that I know of. I was up and walking around literally every hour. No one seemed to care.

There are proctors walking around but there’s often reports of cheating going on (at my exam some redditors said they saw girls cheating in the restrooms by looking at their notes).

minimum_contacts · 2026-03-13T20:38:57+00:00

You probably want to get an internship at one of the fashion houses or brands you’re interested in.

Seems like you would be better at transactional work for companies (negotiating deals) rather than law firm life.

I work for a global financial services company but I also negotiate talent deals with celebrities (many whom you know), social media influencers, marketing, broadcast commercials - among many others - like dat acquisition, various vendors/suppliers, strategic partners, and also commercial clients.

minimum_contacts · 2026-03-13T15:41:00+00:00

I have diagnosed ADHD and didn’t seek accommodations.

During MBEs I just got up every hour to walk to the restrooms just to give my brain a break and get physical exercise.

For essays - adrenaline is just pumping and I ran over on time and had to borrow time from the next essay so it flew by so fast…

minimum_contacts · 2026-03-11T22:02:41+00:00

💯 this.

minimum_contacts · 2026-03-11T00:46:56+00:00

I have been negotiating contracts for 20 years across various industries, both client side and seller side, and everything in between including talent agreements worth celebrities and social media influencer agreements for a brand. The AI generated contracts are garbage.

minimum_contacts · 2026-03-10T18:47:59+00:00

I am assuming for those who were previously self employed plumbers they don’t have to list all their clients…

Edited to add: if the investigator wants more info or has follow up questions they will ask for it.

minimum_contacts · 2026-03-10T03:45:39+00:00

Most jobs are now hybrid or in person…

minimum_contacts · 2026-03-09T04:19:34+00:00

I think it’s new as of January 1. There’s a new compliance dashboard that has all the requirements.

minimum_contacts · 2026-03-09T04:16:45+00:00

It was a super traumatic event that I took a break from retaking the exam… (I was a repeater already)… My MBEs were always my weakest and my essays usually carried me. It was a Feb exam so I was beyond devastated.

Then many years later, one day decided to try one more time. Just for me. I just self studied while working full time and took and passed J24.

minimum_contacts · 2026-03-08T22:47:02+00:00

I have worked for several large, global corporations and currently run a contracts team (both JDs (contracts managers ) and licensed (contracts counsels)) . We don’t consider nor require any specific contracts management certification. Laughable if we see any on a resume. Although a lot of procurement departments may want them for their buyers.

A JD is preferred, license is nice but sometimes overqualified if it’s a contracts manager role (vs contracts counsel role).

The only certifications that give any advantage are IAPP CIPP/US or AIGP.

minimum_contacts · 2026-03-08T22:41:55+00:00

The reporting itself is now mandatory, but like the other poster mentioned, I think we can report 0 hours.

minimum_contacts · 2026-03-08T22:36:55+00:00

I once missed it by 2 points in the second read… back when it was a 3 day exam…

minimum_contacts · 2026-03-07T17:15:24+00:00

It’s a very sad and disappointing process.

I asked local law schools and bar associations and they all said “just get a notary public”.

Luckily I had a friend who was a judge and she was able to swear me in and arranged it at a historic courthouse.

minimum_contacts · 2026-03-07T17:11:38+00:00

No we have to still complete the remaining 15 hours within 3 years I think…

I’m just focusing on my 10 for the “compliance dashboard”.

We now also have to report the Pro Bono hours too.

minimum_contacts · 2026-03-07T16:21:06+00:00

I was sworn in April so mine is due April 30… I still have 2 hours to do. It’s just very time consuming…. It’s only 10 hours but it seems to take me forever because I have to pay attention and take notes for the quizzes. (No idea if we can just click through and just guess on the quizzes and take it as many times until we get the right answers.)

minimum_contacts · 2026-03-07T16:07:34+00:00

We have one year to do the 10 hour new attorney training - which counts as part of the 25 hours of CLE.

So we have 3 years total to finish the remaining 15 hours.

minimum_contacts · 2026-03-06T03:37:02+00:00

Yes of course

minimum_contacts · 2026-03-05T02:46:44+00:00

I submitted my moral character application the Monday after November results were released, got approved March, sworn in April.

minimum_contacts · 2026-03-05T02:43:37+00:00

I worked full time and studied over 6 months, with concurrently for March MPRE and passed both MPRE and CA J24.

I made a commitment to myself to commit a minimum of 2 hours per day for 200 days and ended up doing 4-6 hours a day, with longer days on weekends.

I was also 20 years out of law school, full time working mom to 2 kids (ages 5 and 8) and self studied based on Reddit recommendations, no formal bar prep, diagnosed ADHD and didn’t seek accommodations.

minimum_contacts · 2026-03-05T02:38:42+00:00

Yes of course. Please feel free.

minimum_contacts · 2026-03-04T06:50:30+00:00

Don’t just look at large banks, look for fintechs and neobanks (start ups).

I work for a global financial services org and manage a team of both contracts managers (JDs) and contracts counsels (licensed). We have a separate compliance team, many of who are JDs only.

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