Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

continuing legal education

1 The process or system through which lawyers extend their learning beyond their law-school studies, usu. by attending seminars designed to sharpen lawyering skills or to provide updates on legal developments within particular practice areas. ( In some jurisdictions, lawyers have annual or biennial requirements to devote a given number of hours (usu. 12-15) to continuing legal education. 2. The enhanced skills or knowledgederived from this process. 3. The business field in which educational providers supply the demand for legal seminars, books, audiotapes, and videotapes designed to further the education of lawyers. - Abbr. CLE. continuing nuisance. See NUISANCE. continuing objection. See OBJECTION continuing offense. See OFFENSE (1 continuing part-time judge. See JUDGE. continuing trespass. See TRESPASS.