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CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
AND CERTIFICATION FOR BANKRUPTCY ASSISTANT'S
COMMITTEE DUTIES/GUIDELINES
The following are duties/guidelines for the CLE/CBA Committee, whose goal is to
provide opportunities for the new JAs and CBAs to grow with the Association.
I.
Responsibilities
A.
Annual Conference
Chairs plan and work on agenda for the annual conference with the President of
the ABJA
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Prepares agenda with President
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Works with the chair of conference committee concerning speakers’ needs
for the conference
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Prepares emails/letters to speakers, making sure they get the proper
information on the courses, bios, photos, special needs for the conference,
such as flip charts, Powerpoint presentations, and any equipment needed
(screen)
B.
Plans for CBA Seminar for each year
1.
CBA agenda remains the same every year with two standard instructors
(Tamara and Claude)
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Judge Dodd has taught, drafted and restructured Ethics)
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Judge Tester updated and condensed the Code and Rules in 2008.
His PowerPoint presentation is very good.
2.
STUDY GUIDE:
Updates Study Guide with Tamara, the Judges for
Code and Rules and Ethics, and Claude for Legal
Writing
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2009 will use the same study guide (70 copies left from last year)
and will revise and update for 2010 - constantly updating the Code
and Rules
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Extra materials are gathered from the speakers. (The materials have
been printed by Kinkos and they make a special binder for it.)
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Revised and Updated CBA Rules and Regulations (2009)
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Revised and Updated the Application for Certification (2009)
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Note: Judge Dodd and Claude are supposed to revise Ethics and
Writing
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II.
Objective: Provide Opportunities for Educational Development and Growth
A.
Promote the annual meeting for our advanced courses. Let JAs and CBAs know
that the educational seminars offered each year at our annual meeting meet the 6-
hour CLE/CEU requirement for re-certification.
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Search for the highest level of educational courses (accredited instructors)
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Bring in FJC instructors for JAs
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Brin