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Mandatory Course on the D.C. 职业行为和实践规则

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Mandatory Course Overview

The Mandatory Course on the D.C. 职业行为和实践规则 is a requirement of the D.C. Court of Appeals and D.C. 所有新入职的靠谱的滚球平台靠谱的滚球平台章程.C. Bar or for certain members who are reinstating their membership or changing status.

必修课是在线提供的, on-demand for $229 and must be completed in full within 12 months from being sworn in. Two in-person presentations of the Course are also held to coincide with the twice-yearly, 就职典礼在白宫举行.C. Court of Appeals. Due to the global pandemic, however, in-person presentations are not currently being offered.

About The Course

必修课程由D.C. 靠谱的滚球平台协会的继续法律教育项目,按照D.C. 上诉法院靠谱的滚球平台事务规则 (Rule II, Section 2) and the D.C. Bar Bylaws (Article III).

Length: 4 hours

Cost: $229

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Format:

  • Online, on-demand video presentation with the ability to stop and start between sections
  • 必修课程包括封闭字幕

Curriculum:

  • D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct
  • 公益义务及如何履行
  • D.C. 纪律制度与员工行为规范
  • D.C. Bar Nondisciplinary Programs for the Regulation of Attorney Conduct
  • D.C. 法院实务与行政实务

MCLE Credits:

  • 该必修课程在所有MCLE司法管辖区获得认可.
  • On-demand: 4.总共0个CLE学时,包括3个.0 legal ethics credits.
  • To obtain CLE credit, list the jurisdiction(s) in which you are seeking credit along with the corresponding bar numbers in the mandatory evaluation provided at the conclusion of the course.

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新入学者的合规性要求

To comply with the D.C. 上诉法院靠谱的滚球平台事务规则, recent admittees must complete the Mandatory Course within 12 months from the month of their swearing-in date. For example, 如果会员的宣誓就职日期是9月15日, 2021, he/she will be in compliance if the Course is completed by September 30, 2022.

Admittees who do not complete the Course within that 12-month compliance period will be sent a Notice of Noncompliance, after which they will have a 60-day grace period in which to complete the Course or face administrative suspension.

Those admitted as Special Legal Consultants (SLC) are not subject to the Mandatory Course requirement.

New admittees who do not complete the Mandatory Course before the deadline will face the following consequences:

  • Automatic suspension from the practice of law in the District of Columbia
  • Notice of administrative suspension sent to the Courts of the District of Columbia
  • 是否必须通知客户暂停
  • 必须撤回在法庭提交的任何案件的代表.C. Courts
  • 要复职,必须支付复职费
  • Administrative suspensions become a permanent part of the membership record
  • 在行政中止期间, engaging in the practice of law in the District of Columbia is prohibited

The D.C. Bar无权批准延期或例外.

Certificate of Completion

To track compliance, random codes will be visually displayed in large font and announced out loud during the entirety of the Mandatory Course. Attendees will be required to capture and provide these codes at the conclusion of the course.

要获得结业证书,你必须:

  • 听一遍整个演讲
  • 在演示之后提交正确的代码

A certificate will be emailed to you and will also be available for download in your D.C. Bar account.

No further action is needed. If you have received your certificate by email or downloaded it from your D.C. 酒吧账户,你是完全合规的. 你毋须向署长提交副本.C. Bar. 请保存好证书以作记录.

If you have completed the mandatory course and submitted the required codes but did not receive a certificate of completion, 请与CLE系联络 [email protected] 或致电202-626-3488申请证书.

Frequently Asked Questions

谁必须修必修课程?

There are strict guidelines about who must complete the Mandatory Course.

  1. All new admittees to the D.C. Bar (Active and Inactive)
    • Must be completed within 12 months of admission to be in compliance with the Court Rule
    • Failure to comply within 14 months of admission will result in administrative suspension
  1. 某些非活动成员切换到活动状态
    • Holding an Inactive status for five years or more and wishing to switch status to Active
  1. Certain Suspended members
    • 暂停居留五年以上
  1. 部分辞职及退休成员
    • Holding a Resigned or Retired status for five years or more and wishing to reinstate to Active status
  1. 司法成员转为活跃状态
  1. Any member who has held any combination statuses other than Active (Inactive, Judicial, Inactive/Retired, (停职)五年以上

What happens if I do not complete the Mandatory Course before the deadline? (Noncompliance)

  • 暂停在哥伦比亚特区的靠谱的滚球平台执业
  • Notice of administrative suspension is sent to the Courts of the District of Columbia
  • 你必须通知你的客户你被停职了
  • 你必须撤回在法庭提交的任何案件中的代理.C. Courts
  • 如果你复职,你必须支付复职费
  • Administrative suspensions become a permanent part of your membership record
  • 在行政中止期间, engaging in the practice of law in the District of Columbia is prohibited

必修课的课程设置是什么?

While the curriculum may vary slightly for each session, it includes:  

  • D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct 
  • 哥伦比亚特区靠谱的滚球平台行为规范制度 
  • 如何履行公益义务 
  • 哥伦比亚特区法院实务 
  • D.C. 酒吧非纪律监管计划 
  • 哥伦比亚特区行政实践 

You must attend or view the Course in full to receive a Certification of Completion.

Do you have special accommodations for individuals with disabilities?

Pursuant to applicable law, 任何有残疾的人, or any other individual who requires reasonable accommodations as required by individual circumstances to access the Mandatory Course may request assistance by submitting a written statement to the D.C. Bar, ATTN: Mandatory Course Accommodations, 901 4th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001, or by email to [email protected]. Deadline for receipt of request is at least three business days before registration for the Course.

For compliance purposes, there will be random codes visually displayed in large font and announced out loud. Attendees will have to capture and provide these codes at the conclusion of the course. 我们为听力受损的会员提供封闭式字幕. 欲了解更多信息,请通过电子邮件联系CLE计划 [email protected].

必修课程的MCLE认证是什么?

按需必修课程已获批4门.总共0个CLE学时,包括3个.0 legal ethics credits.

现场必修课程已获批5人.总共0个CLE学时,包括3个.5 legal ethics credits.

Please submit your state’s attorney registration/bar number when you access the on-demand Mandatory Course within your D.C. Bar account.

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