The Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association is your trusted Ohio leader in providing high-quality Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programming. CMBA CLE programs are designed to help you stay current, grow professionally, and meet your annual credit requirements with ease and flexibility.
The CMBA’s BarOne membership provides unlimited access to all CLE programs — in-person, live-streamed, and on-demand. This exclusive benefit makes it easier than ever to earn your credits and advance your practice at no additional cost.
Prefer to learn from your office or home? Our live streaming CLEs via Zoom bring real-time education directly to you, wherever you are. Programs presented in this fashion tend to have very high audience engagement.
Access a growing library of on-demand CLE programs — available anytime, anywhere, and at your own pace. These programs are pre-recorded and can be replayed at your convenience.
Join us at the CMBA offices or other Cleveland-area venues for in-person programs featuring knowledgeable speakers and lively discussion. These programs are ideal for networking and real-time engagement. While most of our programs are offered online, be on the lookout for in-person CLE opportunities throughout the year.
The CMBA submits your CLE credits to the Supreme Court of Ohio as quickly as possible, typically within 30 days of program completion.
Please note that credits do not appear on your transcript immediately after attending a program. As long as you complete the course before the reporting deadline, you remain in compliance, even if the credit is not yet reflected on your transcript.
However, if your credit does not appear on your transcript after 30 days of taking a CMBA CLE, please contact Dominica Essi at dessi@clemetrobar.org for assistance.
More than 30 days before program date: Full refund available.
Within 30 days of the program date: CLE credit will be issued to your CMBA account.
Within 48 hours of the program date: CLE credit will be issued with a $10 administrative fee.
All CLE credits issued must be used before the end of the CMBA fiscal year (June 30).
If you need assistance or accommodations to attend a CMBA CLE, please contact us at (216) 696-2404 at least one week prior to the program to ensure we can best support you.
