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Event

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board and the Philadelphia Bar Association are scheduled to hold a Bridge the Gap CLE webcast from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Over the years, the Disciplinary Board of Pennsylvania has recorded an increasing number of complaints filed against newly admitted attorneys for violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct which directly relate to the practical aspects of operating a law office.

The result was the Bridge the Gap program, intended to give all newly-admitted Pennsylvania attorneys the "know-how" which is otherwise learned through trial and error. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania approved a rule change requiring newly admitted lawyers to complete the Bridge the Gap program by their first CLE compliance deadline.