cle
cle — abbreviation
1. a system of professional training that licensed lawyers must complete after they
a system of professional training that licensed lawyers must complete after they pass the bar exam; states require a certain number of CLE credits each year for an attorney to keep practising law.
Yael completed her CLE requirements before the state bar deadline.
CLE requirements — mandatory training for lawyers
The law firm paid for all its attorneys to attend CLE courses each year.
CLE courses — individual training sessions
Attorney Feng signed up for an online CLE seminar about new tax rules.
Without enough CLE credits, Amani cannot renew her law licence this year.
- continuing legal education
the full form of the abbreviation, used in formal or written contexts
- professional development
broader term that covers any job-related training, not limited to lawyers
文法句型
CLE + noun (course, credit, requirement)
standalone: do CLE / take CLEs
用法筆記
CLE is countable when referring to individual courses or programmes ('a CLE', 'CLEs'), and uncountable when referring to the system or requirement ('CLE requirements', 'CLE credits'). The term is used primarily in the United States; other jurisdictions may use 'continuing professional development' (CPD) instead.