Thank you to our Volunteers! MCLE benefits greatly from the volunteer contributions of over 2,000 Massachusetts lawyers and judges who generously serve as our program faculty, book authors, and curriculum advisors each year. Your willingness to share your time and expertise is an integral part of MCLE's continuing effort to educate Massachusetts attorneys and help enhance the quality of legal services provided to the public.
Become a Volunteer
Interested in contributing your time and expertise to CLE? Or would you simply like to suggest an idea for curriculum or new product development? MCLE would love to hear from you!
To volunteer for MCLE Programs, contact Jonathan C. Small, Esq., Director of Programs, by email at jsmall@mcle.org, or by phone at (617) 896-1244.
To volunteer for MCLE Publications, contact Maryanne G. Jensen, Esq., Director of Publications, by email at mjensen@mcle.org, or by phone at (617) 896-1236.
MCLE Programs Volunteer Guides
The MCLE Program Chair Guide
Being asked to chair a program for MCLE is a testament to your expert knowledge, as well as an
opportunity for you to shape the continuing education of the Massachusetts bar. The MCLE Program Chair
Guide discusses the role of a program chair and the keys to a successful program. Click here to read the
entire MCLE Program Chair Guide.
The MCLE Program Faculty Guide
The collaboration between MCLE and its thousands of volunteers is extremely rewarding, and benefits the
entire Massachusetts bar. To promote its relationship with its volunteers, MCLE has produced a faculty guide
which aims to assist volunteers in presenting their expert opinions in the best possible fashion. Click here to
read the entire MCLE Program Faculty Guide.
Audio Visual Information and Training
Many of MCLE's program volunteers make use of the extensive audio and visual equipment that is available
at MCLE's Boston Conference Center. To find out what audio-visual equipment MCLE can provide, and how
to make the best use of it, click here.
MCLE runs annual presentation skills and PowerPoint® programs, which are free to any MCLE volunteer. Please
contact MCLE customer service to find the dates of the next scheduled presentation skills or PowerPoint®
programs.
Expense Reimbursement Form
MCLE will reimburse certain expenses incurred by faculty members when they volunteer for MCLE.
Expenses that may be reimbursed include tolls, mileage, and parking. To download a reimbursement form
click here.
Guests and Complementary Program Materials Policy
Volunteers for MCLE programs are welcome to bring a guest to the program free of charge (except for multiple day limited enrollment workshops and training programs) and each volunteer and guest receives a copy of each of the books or program materials that accompany the
program.
If a program volunteer would like to purchase copies of program materials in addition to the standard number
of complimentary copies, MCLE is pleased to sell such additional copies at a significantly discounted at-cost
price. The at-cost price of a work varies depending upon the particular work, and is based MCLE's costs of
printing and binding.
To order additional copies of program materials or to register a guest for a program, please contact MCLE customer service by email at
askmcle@mcle.org, or by phone at (617) 482-2005, extension 7.
MCLE Publications Volunteer Guides
MCLE's Guide for Editors and Authors
MCLE's goal is to develop and offer the highest quality CLE publications in order to set a standard of CLE
excellence, and our editors and authors have a key role in this endeavor. As an editor or author, you can
count on MCLE's full administrative support throughout your writing process. In order to orient you to the task
of editing or writing an MCLE publication, we have set forth our technical and substantive expectations for
your work, and outlined the various steps in our publishing process. To read the full text of the MCLE Editor's
and Author's Guide, please click here.
Complimentary Copies Policy
MCLE is pleased to furnish each editor or author who has actively participated in a book project with two
complimentary copies of the work as first published. MCLE also provides the editor or author with two copies
of any subsequent print supplement or revision for which he or she has contributed a written update.
If the editor or author of a work wishes to purchase copies of the work in addition to the standard number of
complimentary copies, MCLE is pleased to sell such additional copies at a significantly discounted at-cost
price. The at-cost price of a work varies depending upon the particular work, and is based MCLE's costs of
printing and binding.
To order additional copies of books please contact MCLE customer service by email at askmcle@mcle.org,
or by phone at (617) 482-2005, extension 7.
MCLE's Reprint Policy
Because all MCLE publications are protected by copyright, any use by an outside party or by the author himself
or herself requires prior permission from MCLE. MCLE requires that the requesting party fill out our Request
for Reprint Permission. Permission is limited narrowly as to the scope of the use described in such request
(which must be a non-competing use,) and is granted for a standard fee. Other requirements are set forth in
the request form. For the full text of the downloadable Request to MCLE for Reprint Permission, please click here. Completed Request forms can be emailed to MCLE at askmcle@mcle.org, or sent to Customer Service, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., 10 Winter Place, Boston MA 02108.
MCLE Publication and Media Acknowledgment
Authors who contribute their original works to MCLE publications are asked to sign MCLE's standard Publications and Media Acknowledgment, which sets forth rights and responsibilities of both the author and MCLE. To review a sample Acknowledgment, click here.
Maximizing Your MCLE Work Product
Being asked to volunteer for MCLE is recognition that your peers consider you to be an expert in your field. Why not leverage that recognition? Click here for Ideas for Maximizing Your MCLE Work Product, a list of practical suggestions to help you reap the benefits of your volunteering.
Annual Volunteer Awards
Each year, MCLE has the pleasure of honoring those volunteers whose generous sharing of time
and talent serves as an example of the CLE spirit. The recipients of the 2010-11 Scholar-Mentor Awards are:
Hon. Paula M. Carey
Chief Justice, Massachusetts Probate and Family Court
Instrumental in training the bar on major changes in the law, including the historic implementation of the Uniform Probate Code in Massachusetts; a dedicated volunteer and frequent presenter at probate and family law courses and regular participant in MCLE's annual Family Law Conference and Family Court Judicial Forum; contributing author or judicial commentator on several MCLE publications, including its seminal Massachusetts Divorce Law Practice Manual and co-editor of the Massachusetts Probate Sourcebook..
Stephanie Page
Committee for Public Counsel Services
A highly-regarded advocate for indigent criminal defendants and co-chair of MCLE's Criminal Law Curriculum Advisory Committee who has shaped the training of generations of criminal law practitioners; a committed volunteer on more than 70 MCLE programs over the past 30 years; a prolific editor who has influenced the development of MCLE's criminal law library with such award-winning titles as Trying Drug Cases in Massachusetts, Trying Murder and Other Homicide Cases in Massachusetts, and Trying Sex Offense Cases in Massachusetts.
Peter M. Rosenblum
Foley Hoag LLP
One of the country's leading experts in corporate, securities, and international law and finance who has greatly influenced MCLE's corporate law curriculum as a long-time member of the Business and Commercial Law Curriculum Advisory Committee; an innovative volunteer who has taught thousands of corporate law practitioners and helped develop and lead Corporate Practice: MCLE BasicsPlus!®, the annual rite of passage for young corporate lawyers since 1991; editor of MCLE's best-selling A Practical Guide to Massachusetts Limited Liability Companies in Massachusetts.
Hon. Joseph L. Tauro
U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
A distinguished jurist who, as Chief Judge in 1993, instituted MCLE's annual Federal Court Judicial Forum, to this day a cornerstone of MCLE's federal litigation curriculum; led the training of the bar in the implementation of the Civil Justice Delay and Expense Reduction Plan; regular contributor to MCLE's highly-acclaimed publication, The U.S. District Court Speaks.
The Scholar-Mentor Awards are presented annually in October at MCLE's Annual Meeting Reception. To view the awards ceremonies, click here.
For previous Scholar - Mentor Award recipients, click here.
2009-2010 Volunteers
MCLE's Annual Report, Keep Raising the Bar, showcases the names and affiliations of those who have volunteered for MCLE during the previous year. To review the complete list, click here.