Joseph Bernard: Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc.

1. Joseph Bernard:
Massachusetts Continuing
Legal Education, Inc.

2. Founded in 1969 as a joint venture of the Boston Bar
Association and Massachusetts Bar Association,
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc.
(MCLE) provides premium continuing education
resources to legal professionals across the
Commonwealth. Each year, MCLE offers more than
300 programs at its Boston headquarters and various
locations statewide. These are taught by volunteer
faculty and attended by more than 15,000 judges,
attorneys, and legal professionals who wish to enhance
their ongoing practical knowledge of Massachusetts
law and that of nearby states.

3. Programs are structured to serve a broad range of
professionals from entry level through advanced.
Because not everyone can attend classroom offerings,
MLCE hosts a variety of programs online, and MCLE
Press offers more than 150 publications, with its “how
to” handbooks among the most popular items. For
further information about MCLE, please visit
www.mcle.org.

4. About the Author:
A Massachusetts attorney providing criminal and civil
representation, Joseph Bernard has served as an
instructor and lecturer for Massachusetts Continuing
Legal Education, Inc.