CITY BAR JUSTICE CENTER
Fact Sheet for Pro Bono CLE Credit

The City Bar Justice Center is an Approved Pro Bono CLE Provider. As an approved provider, it may award pro bono CLE Credit to New York attorneys who perform uncompensated legal service for clients unable to afford counsel in New York.

Which CITY BAR JUSTICE CENTER programs are eligible?
Attorneys who volunteer in the CITY BAR JUSTICE CENTER programs listed on the reverse side of this sheet are eligible for pro bono CLE credit.

How much CLE credit may I earn?
Attorneys may earn one (1) CLE credit for every six (6) 50-minute hours (300 minutes) of eligible pro bono legal service. A maximum of six (6) pro bono CLE credit hours may be earned during any one reporting cycle. (A reporting cycle is the two-year cycle governed by the attorney's biennial attorney registration period.)

The CLE credit will be in the area of "skills" as defined by 22 NYCRR 1500.2. Attorneys may use these "skills" credits in their current reporting cycle or may use these credits as carry-over credits into the next biennial reporting cycle. The maximum number of carry-over credits, regardless of source, is six (6).

Newly admitted attorneys may earn CLE credit for pro bono work "solely for the purpose of carrying over pro bono CLE credit to the following biennial reporting cycle in partial fulfillment of the requirements for experienced attorneys." Newly admitted attorneys may not apply pro bono CLE credit to meet their minimum CLE requirements as set forth in 22 NYCRR 1500.12(a).

What do I need to do to get CLE credit for my pro bono activities sponsored by the CITY BAR JUSTICE CENTER?

Attorneys who perform eligible pro bono activities sponsored by the CITY BAR JUSTICE CENTER must:

1. Keep time records of their participation and retain those time records for a period of four (4) years; and
2. Complete the Affirmation of Pro Bono Services ("the affirmation form") provided by the CITY BAR JUSTICE CENTER, describing the services provided and stating the number of hours of pro bono legal service performed. The affirmation must be submitted to the CITY BAR JUSTICE CENTER.

Once the CITY BAR JUSTICE CENTER receives your affirmation form, it will provide you with a "Letter of Participation." The Letter will include the date(s) of your assignment, the name of the pro bono CLE program, your name, the number of hours of pro bono service you provided, and the number of pro bono CLE credit hours earned. The Letter of Participation is your "proof" that you have earned the CLE pro bono credits and you should keep it with the time records of your participation for the requisite period of four (4) years.

Programs Eligible for CLE Credit

The following programs are eligible for CLE credit:

Legal Clinic for the Homeless
Women and Children's Self-Sufficiency Project
Refugee Assistance Project
Immigrant Women and Children's Project
Cancer Advocacy Project
Elder Law Project
Uncontested Divorce Clinic
Contested Divorce Clinic
City Bar Public Service Network
Monday Night Law Advisory Workshop