The Institute of Continuing Legal Education is the continuing legal education arm of the State Bar of Michigan. It began after a request by the State Bar's Board of Commissioners in 1959 and opened in 1960 with the cooperation of the law schools of the University of Michigan Law School and Wayne State University Law School. It is based in Ann Arbor close to the University of Michigan Law School.
The sponsors of ICLE are the State Bar of Michigan, the University of Michigan Law School, Wayne State University Law School, the University of Detroit Mercy College of Law, the Michigan State University College of Law, and Thomas M. Cooley Law School.
ICLE operates through:
- partnering with legal professionals to provide legal resources, research and advice,
- providing a series of seminars and publications,
- arranging for ongoing education through a certificate program, and
- providing a legal library and bookstore service.
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