CLE
Abbreviation with 2 meanings
| Stands for | Continuing legal education |
|---|---|
| Meanings | 2 |
| Categories | Law & Legal, Transportation & Travel |
CLE has two meanings. It stands for Continuing legal education (legal profession) or Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (airport code).
Meanings of CLE at a glance
| # | CLE stands for | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Continuing legal education | Law & Legal › Legal Profession |
| 2 | Cleveland Hopkins International Airport | Transportation & Travel › Airport Code |
1. Continuing legal education
Law & Legal · Legal Profession Abbreviations
Professional education that lawyers in most US states must complete to keep their law licenses active, covering legal developments, practice skills, ethics and sometimes topics such as bias and mental health. Requirements are counted in credit hours per reporting period.
Example: I still need three ethics credits before the CLE deadline at the end of June.
Minnesota and Iowa adopted the first mandatory CLE rules in 1975. Typical requirements run 12 to 15 hours a year; New York requires 24 hours every two years for experienced lawyers and California 25 hours every three years. A few states, such as Maryland and Michigan, have no general mandatory CLE. Courses come from bar associations, law firms and commercial providers.
2. Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
Transportation & Travel · Airport Code Abbreviations
First US airport linked to its downtown by rapid transit, with the Red Line opening in 1968. It is located about 9 miles southwest of downtown Cleveland, Ohio.
Example: Red Line to CLE takes about 25 minutes from Tower City.
ICAO code KCLE. Named for William R. Hopkins, the city manager who pushed to build it in 1925. Cleveland is credited with the first airport radio control tower, opened in 1930. NASA's Glenn Research Center sits beside the airfield. CLE was a Continental and then United hub until 2014.
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This entry is for general education and is not legal advice. Abbreviation use varies between institutions; always confirm in context.