The Florida Bar’s Practice Resource Center gets a lot of questions about trust accounting and technology, but one of the most popular topics members contact us about is Continuing Legal Education (CLE). They want to know how to find our free CLEs, or they are having trouble posting credits, or they are confused about the CLE requirements. New attorneys have questions about the Basic Skills Course Requirements (BSCR) and more experienced attorneys are looking for courses to maintain their Board Certification status. So, to help us bring clarity to all things CLE, we have brought in the expert. In today’s episode hosts Christine Bilbrey and Karla Eckardt welcome Director of The Bar’s Legal Specialization and Education (LSE) Department, Maritza McGill, to discuss all things CLE. Maritza McGill is the Director of the Legal Specialization and Education (LSE) Department of The Florida Bar. Maritza graduated from The Florida State University and was a Program Administrator at The Florida Bar from 1982-1997. She returned to the Bar in 2012 as Assistant to the Director of LSE and in 2015 she was promoted to Certification Specialist. In 2018 Maritza became the Assistant Director of LSE and then in 2022, was named Director.  As the LSE Director, Maritza has oversight of the certification program, course accreditation and CLE/BSCR compliance of members. This podcast has been approved by The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Department for 1.0 hour of General CLE credit. Course #­­5877. REFERENCED RESOURCES: Florida Bar Member PortalYour CLE RecordsFlorida Bar Continuing Legal EducationOn-Demand CLE CatalogGeneral CLE Info & RequirementsCLER Forms and ApplicationsPetition for Removal of CLER DelinquencyCLER FAQsOrder CLE CD/DVD ProductsBasic Skills Course Requirement (BSCR) FAQsBSCR Forms and PetitionsBSCR Phase 1: Practicing with Professionalism (PWP)BSCR Phase 2: Basic CoursesArticle: ABA CLEs Ineligible for FL CLE CreditLegalFuel Free CLEs