Celesq Announces Online CLE Courses for Attorneys; Legal Campus Portal Set to Launch in Early December with Quality, Affordable, Portable Courses.Business Editors/Technology, Education & Legal Writers BOCA RATON Boca Raton (bō`kə rətōn`), city (1990 pop. 61,492), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic; inc. 1925. Boca Raton is a popular resort and retirement community that experienced significant industrial development in the 1970s and 80s. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 28, 2000 Celesq, Inc. (www.Celesq.com) today announced an early December launch of their Legal Campus, a Web site designed to offer a curriculum of courses to meet the continuing education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). requirements for 740,000 attorneys(a) in the 39 states that require Continuing Legal Education The purpose of continuing legal education is to maintain or sharpen the skills of licensed attorneys and judges. Accredited courses examine new areas of the law or review basic practice and trial principles. (CLE Cle total elimination clearance. ). Celesq estimates that $178M will be spent on CLE in 2000. With the amount of new attorneys entering the profession estimated to be 22% per year compounded through 2005(a), this figure soars to nearly $500M spent on CLE in 2005. Celesq harnesses the power of the Internet to deliver affordable courses in a variety of easy-to-use formats. Attorneys will have access, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and the ability to take materials with them wherever their work takes them. All courses will be authored, and seminars moderated by, recognized experts in their fields. Arthur R. Miller Arthur R. Miller (born 1934) is University Professor at NYU School of Law. Formerly, Miller was the Bruce Bromley Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. Miller is co-author, with Professors Jack H. , Director of Educational Content and Compliance for Celesq and a Professor of Law at Harvard University Harvard University, mainly at Cambridge, Mass., including Harvard College, the oldest American college. Harvard College Harvard College, originally for men, was founded in 1636 with a grant from the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Law School, is personally participating in the CLE courses and seminars. "Online learning has helped revolutionize how CLE courses are delivered," said Professor Miller. "Celesq will allow attorneys to leverage the convenience of the Internet to satisfy CLE requirements while enriching the learning experience through high-quality courses. This provides an opportunity for attorneys to improve productivity by decreasing the amount of time it takes to learn and by lowering costs." Courses will be available for as little as $30 per credit hour. Once an attorney logs on, he or she will be able to choose to take a course online, download and ASCII ASCII or American Standard Code for Information Interchange, a set of codes used to represent letters, numbers, a few symbols, and control characters. Originally designed for teletype operations, it has found wide application in computers. or PDF file See PDF. , or order a CD-Rom, ASCII disk, or audio/video tape. When an attorney pre-registers, his or her information goes into a secure database. Celesq will have utility to keep track of the credits he or she has taken and how many remaining credits are needed to fulfill their CLE requirements. Celesq is designed as a destination portal for professionals, offering links to the sources frequently used by professionals and personalization of the site to fit their individual needs. Soon after the Legal Campus is launched in early December, physicians, dentists, architects, and accountants will have access to portal offerings and courses to satisfy their continuing education requirements. Celesq (www.celesq.com) defines continuing education online, on demand, any time. We provide an affordable, portable, flexible curriculum of courses written by recognized industry experts to meet the continuing education requirements of the professional. Address media inquiries to Chris Dardet, 561-477-3053. (a) Department of Labor |
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