Washburn University
05/26/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/26/2026 11:28
Washburn Law to host annual Continuing Legal Education Presentation
Topeka, Kan. - Washburn University School of Law will host the 2026 "Selected Topics and Miscellany Continuing Legal Education (CLE)" Presentation on June 25 and 26 at Robert J. Dole Hall, located at the corner of 21st Street and Washburn Avenue, at Washburn University. The legal sessions will offer 12 total hours of CLE credit, including two hours of ethics programming, for practicing attorneys to fulfill annual education requirements. Full session details and registration are available at washburnlaw.edu/cle.
The two-day line-up of programs focuses on selected legal topics and updates in multiple areas of law, presented by Washburn Law faculty members, adjunct professors and other legal professionals. Topics include the basics of landlord-tenant law; recent developments in Kansas tax, agricultural and business law; and multiple sessions on the implications of artificial intelligence for legal professionals.
"This is a great chance to get your year-end compliance hours with interesting speakers and a variety of topics in one short setting whether it be the whole program or just seven hours Thursday or five hours Friday," said Shawn Leisinger, associate dean for Centers and External Programs, Washburn School of Law.
All sessions will be available in-person and online via Zoom. Registration is $299 for Thursday and Friday, or $199 or single day attendance; annual ethics requirements are offered Friday only.
CLE sessions will consist of seven hours Thursday and five hours on Friday (two of which will be Ethics) and have been certified for those noted credits by the Kansas Continuing Legal Education Commission (KCLE). Credits have also been approved by Missouri for the same live Missouri Continuing Legal Education Commission credit. Online attendance at this program falls under the KSCLE "Live programming" definition; 12 CLE credits may be earned through online attendance each compliance period.
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Washburn University School of Law - ABA-Accredited Since 1923
Washburn University School of Law was founded in 1903 with 41 students enrolled in the first class. Almost 120 years later, our worldwide network of more than 7,000 alumni includes nationally recognized lawyers, state and federal judges, Kansas Supreme Court Justices, politicians, television journalists and senior executives of Fortune 500 companies and national legal associations. Washburn University School of Law is dedicated to providing its students with a rigorous and comprehensive legal education and its tradition of excellence in teaching is enhanced by its innovative Third Year Anywhere® program and seven Centers for Excellence: the Business and Transactional Law Center, the Center for Excellence in Advocacy, the Center for Law and Government, the Children and Family Law Center, the Intellectual Property and Technology Law Center, the International and Comparative Law Center and the Oil and Gas Law Center. In July 2023, the School of Law moved to Robert J. Dole Hall, a state-of-the-art facility named after the former Senator and Washburn Law alumnus. For more information about Washburn Law, visit washburnlaw.edu.
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