Oklahoma CLE Approval
Professional experience in the field of jurisprudence for more than 20 years
Oklahoma Requirement for CLE
Professional experience
Requirements for an ADR Mediator course
The Oklahoma standards are favorable to a substantive mediation course, provided it is designed appropriately. The program must have significant intellectual or practical content, primarily increase an attorney's professional competence, and deal principally with the practice of law, professional responsibility, or attorneys' ethical obligations.
The sponsor also needs sufficient recent CLE experience or demonstrated ability to organize and present quality legal education. Instructors must be qualified through practical or academic experience.
A particularly important Oklahoma requirement is the course materials. Participants generally must receive thorough, high-quality, readable, carefully prepared written materials at or before the course. A simple outline without citations or explanatory material is generally insufficient.
Oklahoma permits approved electronic CLE formats, including live interactive webcasts and approved online/on-demand programs, subject to the applicable accreditation and verification requirements. Course Includes:Oklahoma mediation law and court proceduresMediation confidentiality and privilegeAttorney representation during mediationMediator neutrality, impartiality and conflictsNegotiation of legal disputesDrafting mediated settlement agreementsEnforceability of settlement agreementsProfessional responsibility in mediationOklahoma Rules of Professional ConductMediator/attorney ethical issues
For ethics credit, the material needs to address legal ethics and professionalism applicable to lawyers—not simply general mediator ethics. Oklahoma's ethics category includes the Oklahoma Rules of Professional Conduct, professionalism, malpractice prevention and certain lawyer wellness subjects.
Credit-hour calculation
Oklahoma uses an instructional-hour standard. Historically, an instructional hour is at least 50 minutes, and noninstructional activities such as meal breaks and business meetings aren't counted.
The Oklahoma standards are favorable to a substantive mediation course, provided it is designed appropriately. The program must have significant intellectual or practical content, primarily increase an attorney's professional competence, and deal principally with the practice of law, professional responsibility, or attorneys' ethical obligations.
The sponsor also needs sufficient recent CLE experience or demonstrated ability to organize and present quality legal education. Instructors must be qualified through practical or academic experience.
A particularly important Oklahoma requirement is the course materials. Participants generally must receive thorough, high-quality, readable, carefully prepared written materials at or before the course. A simple outline without citations or explanatory material is generally insufficient.
Oklahoma permits approved electronic CLE formats, including live interactive webcasts and approved online/on-demand programs, subject to the applicable accreditation and verification requirements. Course Includes:Oklahoma mediation law and court proceduresMediation confidentiality and privilegeAttorney representation during mediationMediator neutrality, impartiality and conflictsNegotiation of legal disputesDrafting mediated settlement agreementsEnforceability of settlement agreementsProfessional responsibility in mediationOklahoma Rules of Professional ConductMediator/attorney ethical issues
For ethics credit, the material needs to address legal ethics and professionalism applicable to lawyers—not simply general mediator ethics. Oklahoma's ethics category includes the Oklahoma Rules of Professional Conduct, professionalism, malpractice prevention and certain lawyer wellness subjects.
Credit-hour calculation
Oklahoma uses an instructional-hour standard. Historically, an instructional hour is at least 50 minutes, and noninstructional activities such as meal breaks and business meetings aren't counted.