Achieve equal justice for your clients


The Center for Legal Aid Education offers more than just continuing legal education. Grounded in the mission and values of equal justice, our programs give you the specific tools you need in your actual practice:



  • Handling crisis situations
  • Working with clients facing multiple, complex issues
  • Communicating with clients with disabilities, limited English proficiency, mental illness, or substance addiction
  • Responding to rapid changes in substantive and procedural laws

Current CLAE students:


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Prospective CLAE students:


Click here to go to the Courses page and see what's available. Click on a course link to see more about that course. Check out the calendar on the right side of the page to see what courses are currently enrolling. We've already served students from legal aid programs in more than 35 states. We look forward to working with you.


Click here to view some sample resources we use in our Basic Lawyering Skills course to get an idea of the kinds of tools you use in one of our courses.