SCR 31.07

(1) The board shall designate the number of hours applicable to

the requirement of SCR 31.02 for each approved CLE activity.

(2) The following standards shall govern the approval of CLE

activities by the board:

(a) The primary objective of any CLE activity shall be either to

increase the attendee's professional competence as a lawyer or to fulfill

their professional responsibility to provide pro bono legal services.

(b) The CLE activity shall deal primarily with matters related to

the practice of law, professional responsibility or ethical obligations of

lawyers.

(c) Except for repeated on-demand programs, a mechanically or

electronically recorded activity will be approved only if a qualified

instructor is available to comment and answer questions.

(d) CLE materials shall be prepared by and activities shall be

conducted by an individual or group qualified by practical or academic

experience.

(e) CLE activities shall be accompanied by thorough,

well-organized and readable written materials which are available to

attendees at the time of presentation unless otherwise permitted by the

board.

(f) The board may grant approval of an activity to an individual

lawyer, although the activity itself does not satisfy SCR 31.07(2)(a) and

(b), where the lawyer demonstrates to the satisfaction of the board the

manner in which the activity increases his or her competence as a lawyer.

(3) The board may approve published legal writings for use toward

the CLE requirement under rules it may adopt.

(4) An activity sponsored by a private law firm, corporate law

department or federal, state or local government agency offered for

lawyers connected with it may be approved if it meets the requirements

set forth in sub. (2).

(5) The board shall not approve any CLE for legal ethics and

professional responsibility credit unless that education has a minimum

component of at least one continuous hour devoted to legal ethics and

professional responsibility.