Tools Used

• Canva
• PowerPoint

CLEs were generally created as hour (sometimes day-long) lectures accompanied by powerpoint slides and a booklet containing substantive information. The other problem was that the information covered in each lecture was not always organized in a manner that made it easy for the learners to grasp or follow. Some subjects were complex and were not covered thoroughly, forcing the learners to seek additional information outside of the lecture.

The Solution

My work at WSBA involved me working directly with lecturing attorneys. To train them on how to give effective presentations, I created a training program that covers the elements they must consider as they design their lecture including the audience and their level of knowledge, the goal of the lecture, the delivery format, the length of the lecture and whether breaks and group activities were appropriate, and then the timeline from engagement to delivery.

About The Association 

The Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) is the regulatory and licensing body regulating attorneys in Washington State. As part of the services they offered, WSBA has programs for newly minted attorneys, and attorneys working in the public services sector. The program created continuing legal education events (CLE) that covered substantive legal topics, as well as practice management, ethics and client management topics. The courses were free to public service attorneys, and heavily discounted (with some free offerings) for new attorneys.

The problem

Most CLEs were taught by volunteer practicing attorneys. Although these attorneys were experts in their field, they were not teachers, and thus, the 

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