The Barristers Blog

  • Monday, the 23rd of June 2014
  • Posted in Announcements

The Beatles Highlight Barristers CLE Lineup for 2014

In celebration of its 20th anniversary, Barristers has added several innovative CLE courses to its 2014 lineup.

Our Recent Developments seminars this year (In-Person and Live Webcasts) will feature a unique ethics hour in which the lyrics of Beatles songs will be used to illustrate important points about ethics and professionalism!

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  • Tuesday, the 10th of June 2014
  • Posted in Announcements

New 3-Hour CLE Webcasts!

Get a jump on the upcoming CLE deadline!

Check out the convenience and immediacy of earning CLE credit from the comfort of your home or office for only $140 per 3-hour online course.  These 3-hour webcasts from Barristers are live events and permit you to pose questions to the speaker online if you wish.  And the 3-hour format is the perfect size – earn CLE credit on your computer, tablet, or iPhone without sacrificing a whole day traveling to and from a hotel meeting room.  These courses are pre-approved for CLE credit in Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee.  (CLE credit available in many other states when you self-report.)

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  • Tuesday, the 10th of July 2012
  • Posted in Balancing Life & Law

Like Wyatt Earp, Who Will You Thank for Always Being There?

Thoughts on Balancing Life & the Law

It took me over 40 years to learn the meaning of life.  Family.  A loving, caring, joyous, supportive family, that is.  A family that often encompasses our dearest and closest friends. For years I thought that my happiness would be realized through a career in academia, and then as a counselor.  I've done both in varying degrees.  I've enjoyed aspects of both and I've loathed aspects of both, but I never found the contentment which I sought.  Little did I know that I had projected my wish for happiness onto careers that, while perhaps gratifying in many ways, were incapable of giving me true happiness.  And I've learned that more than a few lawyers share my experience.

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  • Tuesday, the 19th of June 2012
  • Posted in Odds & Ends - Mostly Odd

Ohio Woman Arrested for "Breaking and Cleaning"

Odds & Ends in the Legal World (Mostly Odd)

by William R. Newman, J. D., President of Barristers CLE

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  • Tuesday, the 8th of May 2012
  • Posted in Announcements

All New 2-Hour CLE Webcasts!

Get a jump on the upcoming CLE deadline!

Check out the convenience of earning CLE credit from the comfort of your home or office for only $99 per 2-hour course.  These 2-hour webcasts are live events and permit you to pose questions to the speaker online if you wish. And the 2-hour format is the perfect size -- earn CLE credit on your computer without sacrificing a whole day at a hotel meeting room.  

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  • Friday, the 8th of July 2011
  • Posted in Announcements

Litigation Skills & the American Presidency Featured in New Online CLE from Barristers

Check out the exciting new line-up of online CLE courses that we've added to the Barristers website today!

On-Demand courses (recorded lectures you can watch online anytime you're ready) include an all-new Litigation Bundle -- 6 one-hour lectures on different aspects of trial practice.  Click here for details.

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  • Tuesday, the 9th of November 2010
  • Posted in General Posts

Barristers Now Offers Online CLE

Barristers now offers the ultimate in CLE convenience!   Many of our most popular and practical CLE programs are now available online - 24/7.  Last week we launched the Online CLE page of our website with seven different one-hour courses (dozens more will be added in the coming months).

Now you can earn CLE credits whenever you're ready - without leaving your home or office.  These seminars feature high-production elements, a downloadable seminar manual, a Discussions forum where you can exchange thoughts with other lawyers taking the same course, and a Q & A forum where you can pose a question directly to the speaker - anytime!

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  • Monday, the 6th of September 2010
  • Posted in General Posts

New Barristers Website Launched

Check out the completely re-designed website at BarristersCLE.com.   New, sleek, easy-to-navigate, and interactive!

Plus, registering for CLE online has never been easier with our all-new registration and checkout system.

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  • Monday, the 23rd of August 2010
  • Posted in Announcements

Alabama & Tennessee Courses Announced for Winter 2010-11

Barristers will be presenting 8 seminars in Alabama and 14 seminars in Tennessee this winter.

As always, Buy One Seminar for $290; get a Second Seminar for HALF-PRICE ($145)!

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