Difference between revisions of "Claiming CPD for Writing Clicklaw Wikibooks"

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Lawyers may claim up to 6 hours per writing project.   
Lawyers may claim up to 6 hours per writing project.   


==Can I claim an ethics component==
==Can I claim an ethics component?==
At least two of a lawyer's 12 CPD hours must pertain to any combination of professional responsibility and ethics and practice management. Due to the fact that Clicklaw Wikibooks are written with a public audience in mind, rather than professional lawyers, the subject matter tends to be substantive and procedural information about the law. It is unlikely that professional responsibility, ethics, or practice management topics will significantly factor into the work that Clicklaw Wikibooks' volunteer writers will do.
At least two of a lawyer's 12 CPD hours must pertain to any combination of professional responsibility and ethics and practice management. Due to the fact that Clicklaw Wikibooks are written with a public audience in mind, rather than professional lawyers, the subject matter tends to be substantive and procedural information about the law. It is unlikely that professional responsibility, ethics, or practice management topics will significantly factor into the work that Clicklaw Wikibooks' volunteer writers will do.