ORDER PROMULGATING AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF THE MINNESOTA STATE BOARD OF CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION.

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I STATE OF MINNESOTA IN SUPREME COURT December 29, 2015 O mlCEOF Arra.lAJECcun8 ADM09-8008 ORDER PROMULGATING AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF THE MINNESOTA STATE BOARD OF CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION The Minnesota State Board of Continuing Legal Education and the Minnesota State Bar Association jointly petitioned the court to amend the Rules of Continuing Legal Education with respect to the credits available for attendance at continuing education programs on law office management. In an order filed September 14, 2015, the court invited written comments on the proposed amendments. No comments were received. The court has reviewed the petition and the proposed amendments. Pursuant to the inherent authority of this court to regulate the practice of law, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition is granted. The attached amendments to the Rules of the Minnesota State Board of Continuing Legal Education be, and the same are, prescribed and promulgated to be effective July 1, 2016. The Rules of the Minnesota State Board of Continuing Legal Education, as amended effective July 1, 2016, shall be posted on the website of the State Board of Continuing Legal Education. Dated: December 29, 2015 BY THE COURT: ~~ Lorie S. Gildea Chief Justice AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF THE MINNESOTA STATE BOARD OF CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION In the following amendments, deletions are indicated by a line drawn through the words and additions by a line drawn under the words. Rules of the Minnesota State Board of Continuing Legal Education INDEX *** 6. Special Categories of Credit A. Ethics and Professional Responsibility B. Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession and in the Practice of Law C. Lavt' Offiee MaRagement OC. Pro Bono Legal Representation Rule 2. Definitions In these Rules, Y. *** "Law office management course" is a course or session within a course designed to enhance the efficient and effective management ofthe law office by addressing topics ofmentoring, staff development. and technology related to a law office. Applying for Credit Rule 4. A. Course Approval and Fee Information. No segment of any course shall be approved in more than one credit category. In applying for course approval, a sponsoring agency or lawyer shall submit to the Board an application for course approval (see Appendix I) and include the following: *** (7) For each segment of the course, credit may be requested in one of the following categories: 1 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) standard, including professional development and law office management ethics and/or professional responsibility elimination of bias law offiee management professional development. *** Rule 6. Special Categories of Credit *** C. Law Offiee .Management. A lavryer may reeeive eredit for attendanee at a eottrse on law offiee management, whieh inelttdes the topies of mentoring, staff de•relopment, and teehnology related to law offiee management, ttp to a maximttm of 6 eredit hottrs per reporting period. The eottrse mttst ee sttemitted for approval pttrsttant to Rttle 4. Lavr offiee management eottrses that speeifieally address elimination of eias in the law offiee or in the praetiee of law may ee approved instead as eottrses in the elimination of eias and when so designated are not sttl:>jeet to the 6 hottr ma>dmttm on law offiee management eottrses. DC. Pro Bono Legal Representation. A lawyer may claim 1 hour of standard CLE credit for every 6 hours of pro bono legal representation as defined by Rule 2U that the lawyer provides to a pro bono client as defined by Rule 2T in a legal matter that has been referred to the lawyer by an approved legal services provider as defined by Rule 2B or by a state court or federal court program. No more than 6 hours of credit may be claimed per reporting period by a lawyer for pro bono legal representation. In order to receive CLE credit the lawyer must submit an Affidavit of Pro Bono Representation to the Board (see Appendix II). ED. On-Demand Courses. A lawyer may claim up to 15 hours of credit within the 45 hour CLE period for on-demand courses as defined in Rule 2R, subject to the following: *** Rule 8. Announcement of Approval Any person may announce, as to an approved course: This course has been approved by the hours in the following category Minnesota State Board of Continuing Legal Education for or categories of credit: (a) (b) (c) standard continuing legal education; ethics or professional responsibility continuing legal education; or elimination of bias continuing legal education-;-er 2 (d) Rule 9. law offiee ffiaRageffieRt eoRtiRHiRg legal ed1:1eatioR. Affidavit of CLE Compliance *** B. Special Categories of Credit. Lawyers must report: (1) no fewer than 3 hours of approved courses in ethics or professional responsibility; (2) no fewer than 2 hours of approved courses in the elimination of bias in the legal profession and in the practice of law; (3) HO ffiore tllaR 6 llo1:1rs of approved eo1:1rses iR la·N offiee ffiaRageffieRt; f41 no more than 6 hours of credit for pro bono legal representation provided pursuant to Rule 6D and reported by Appendix II; and fBill no more than 15 hours of credit for on-demand courses. 3

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