Illinois CLE — Professional Responsibility
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Each course individually approved by the Illinois MCLE Board, with its own PCAM course ID printed on your certificate for reporting.
Illinois Professional Responsibility Courses
3 courses approved for IL Professional Responsibility credit
63IL 1 hrProsecutorial Discretion – Power & Responsibility
Profs Bruce Green & Rebecca Roiphe
Fordham Law School | New York Law School
51 minIL 0.75 hrsRecusal & the Bounds of Judicial Bias
Alicia Bannon
Brennan Center for Justice
39IL 0.5 hrsProsecutorial Discretion – Police Killings and Sexual Abuse
Profs Bruce Green & Rebecca Roiphe
Fordham Law School | New York Law School
Coverage
What counts as Illinois Professional Responsibility CLE
The Illinois MCLE Board accepts coursework across these areas toward the 4-hour core PR requirement.
Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct
Compliance with the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct, governing competence, diligence, communication, candor, and the attorney's duties to clients and tribunals.
Conflicts of Interest
Identifying when representation could be compromised by competing duties to current clients, former clients, the lawyer's personal interests, or third parties.
Client Trust Account Handling
IOLTA requirements, segregation of client funds, recordkeeping obligations, and the trust-account rules that account for a meaningful share of Illinois discipline cases.
Civility & Professionalism
Illinois's emphasis on civil discourse, courtroom decorum, and conduct toward opposing counsel — including the standards lawyers face in adversarial proceedings.
Sexual Harassment Prevention
Illinois recognizes courses on harassment prevention as professional responsibility credit, addressing both workplace conduct and the lawyer's broader supervisory obligations.
Confidentiality & Communication
The duty under Rule 1.6 to preserve client confidences, the modern obligations around technology and security, and keeping clients reasonably informed about their matters.
Compliance
How the Illinois requirement works
Illinois attorneys must complete 30 hours of accredited CLE every 2-year cycle, including 6 hours of professional responsibility split across three sub-categories: 4 hours core PR, 1 hour Diversity & Inclusion, and 1 hour Mental Health & Substance Abuse.
The cycle runs July 1 to June 30. Attorneys whose last names begin A–M report in even-numbered years; N–Z report in odd-numbered years. All 30 hours, including the 6 PR hours, must be completed within your assigned cycle.
Every Illinois course on TalksOnLaw is individually filed and approved by the Illinois MCLE Board, each with its own PCAM course ID. After you watch and pass the survey, your certificate downloads instantly with the PCAM number and credit details ready for reporting.
Common questions
Illinois PR CLE — Q&A
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