IOWA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION

Continued legal education (cle) - the isba cle department is dedicated to meeting the educational needs of isba members. Over 40 cle seminars are held annually. Iowa cle seminars are offered throughout the state of iowa, via webcasts and teleconference. They include half-day, full-day, multi- day sessions, typically divided into segments of various lengths. The programs address substantive areas and legal procedures, legal ethics, elimination of bias, law office management, and professional development. Iowa cle publishes outlines and materials to accompany its education courses, as well as other books, pamphlets and materials containing practice guides, legal forms, and reference information.

Legislative program - each year the isba's affirmative legislative program includes proposals for enactment by iowa's legislature for the benefit of iowa's citizens. For example, after extensive study the association has recommended adoption and/or amendment of the probate code, trust code, commercial code, and business corporation act. It has also been active in studies and recommendations concerning community-based corrections programs for drug-addicted, non-violent criminal offenders; for improvements in laws governing electronic commerce; and in proposed legislation for the modernization of real estate records.