Juris Institute, Inc.

Welcome to the new website of Juris Institute, Inc., a New York State not-for-profit corporation (in formation and subject to consent by the NYS Education Department and acceptance by the Department of State), currently an unincorporated not-for-profit charitable and educational association of three members. In the coming weeks we will be adding content to this site.

The first program of Juris Institute is the development of online CLE training programs for New York State lawyers offered at free or low-cost to qualified practitioners (subject to approval by the New York State Office of Court Administration CLE Board).

From the Articles of Incorporation:

The specific and primary purposes for which this corporation is formed are to operate for the advancement of educational, religious, scientific, literary, cultural and charitable purposes, by the distribution of its funds for such purposes, and particularly for development of training, exchange and public programs and activities involving legal matters, i.e. matters related to law, civil society and the development of free and democratic societies where the rule of law is practiced as a fundamental component of a society's social institutions. These activities include the production and sponsoring of events such as professional "continuing legal education (CLE)" training seminars for licensed lawyers, legal education programs and seminars for legal professionals and for the general public, including but not limited to audio, video, film and multi-media documentaries, public seminars, educational conferences and symposia; the creation of books, pamphlets, online e-learning courses, pod casting, social networking web sites, volunteer placements and activities on and relating to such diverse subjects as legal history, jurisprudence, the practice of law, human rights, intellectual property, legal entitlements and obligations and other law related subjects and the development of programs that provide legal information to the general public or specialized audiences.