SCALE

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Last Updated: Sep 08, 2026, 11:23 AM

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Simmons Continuing Applied Legal Education (SCALE) provides students with ongoing training in important professional skills and responsibilities that extend beyond the traditional classroom. SCALE programming includes practical training designed to prepare students for the expectations of legal practice, as well as required or recommended training on topics identified by the American Bar Association and the legal profession.
 
SCALE also introduces students to an important part of life as a practicing attorney, continuing legal education (CLE). Just as licensed attorneys are expected to continue developing their professional knowledge and skills throughout their careers, Simmons students will participate in SCALE programming beyond the classroom and throughout law school. Professional development and legal training does not end with graduation. It is a continuing responsibility of being a lawyer.
Upcoming Fall 2026 SCALE Events

Fall 2026 SCALE Events

SCALE Mandatory Meeting for 1Ls/Optional for 2L and 3L students

Top 10 Professional Goofs

August 27 | 12:30-1:25 pm | Auditorium

Mandatory 1L Meeting

Mandatory Disclosure Meeting

September 8 | 12:30 PM | Auditorium

SCALE Mandatory Meeting for 1Ls/Optional for 2L and 3L students

Intro to Job Searching and Career Services

September 9 | 12:30-1:25 pm | Auditorium

Interdisciplinary Professionalism Day with SIU School of Medicine

Required for 1L Students

September 11 | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM | Lesar Law Building

Optional SCALE Event

The Illinois Defense Counsel presents: Life After Law School: Insights From the Bench and Bar

September 17 | 4:30-5:30 pm | Room 206

Speakers: Leslie Odom, US District Court, Southern District, Illinois; Pat Eckler, Freeman Mathis & Gary-Chicago; Rebecca Fozo, Zurich North America-Chicago; Hon. Ella Travelstead, Jackson County Circuit Court-Murphysboro; Myra Yelle-Clark, Chief Public Defender for White County

Please RSVP to Casey Parker by noon on September 11. Quatros will be served!