This article is the fourth in a four-part series highlighting the year’s membership accomplishments, advocacy efforts, CLE and educational programs and the work of the New Jersey State Bar Foundation. Join us as we celebrate another year of fulfilling a shared mission – to improve the legal profession and advance the rule of law.
This year proved once again why NJICLE is the best CLE provider in the state. The numbers speak volumes – in 2025, NJICLE awarded an impressive 123,500 CLE credits to legal professionals across New Jersey, with 34,320 attendees participating in live seminars and 7,800 viewers engaging with on-demand programs. NJICLE’s commitment to excellence was powered by the expertise of 2,550 judges and attorneys who generously volunteered as speakers, sharing their insights and experience with the legal community. Across the year, NJICLE held 528 seminars, offering a wide range of programs that ensured attorneys stayed informed, skilled and ready to meet the challenges of an evolving legal landscape.
Here’s a look at the NJICLE highlights from 2025. And, if you still need credits ahead of the Dec. 31 MCLE deadline, NJICLE has the award-winning seminars, webcasts, webinars and on-demand programs you need. View the programming options here.
-Hundreds of Family Law Practitioners returned to the Hyatt in New Brunswick for the 2025 Family Law Symposium. This premier two-day event for family law attorneys and judges brought together the profession’s top professionals for a comprehensive review of the most pressing issues facing the practice. The weekend featured a Friday night program on children and education advocacy and additional programing on practice areas that include taxes and finance, estate planning, immigration and bankruptcy.
-NJICLE kicked off the first of three-part democracy series with Yale Professor Akhil Reed Amar on the most consequential decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent term. Amar presented a keynote address based on his latest book, “Born Equal – Remaking America’s Constitution 1840-1920.” Retried state Supreme Court Justice Barry T. Albin led a stellar speaker panel that included three former U.S. Supreme Court law clerks. The next program in the democracy series, How to Defend Freedom of Speech in a Divisive World, is on Jan. 22. The third program on sustaining the republic is scheduled for Feb. 19.
-The 2025 Women’s Leadership Conference featured Reshma Saujani, an author and CEO who has spent more than a decade building movements to fight for women and girls’ economic empowerment. The program featured women leaders in the law who discussed navigating your career arc, fair compensation and how to make industry connections
-More than 150 federal judges and lawyers gathered for the second annual Federal Practice Bench-Bar Symposium. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Renée Marie Bumb gave the keynote address. Then, judges with decades on the bench and experienced federal practitioners provided an overview of the best practices in federal court, including brief writing, scheduling and how to present a case.
-The Annual Solo and Small-Firm Conference celebrated its “sweet 16” year with a two-day conference at the Nassau Inn in Princeton. Practitioners from around the state gathered to gain information on how to run their practices more effectively and efficiently, well-being, and effectively promote their businesses. The day kicked off with a roundtable discussion from esteemed judges.
-CNN’s Elie Honig returned to the Law Center for a program on the most important Justice Department investigations in the last 50 years. Honig presented a keynote address based on his book “When You Come at the King.” He then joined a fascinating roundtable discussion on the evolution of the special counsel systems and current legal events.
-The 2025 Environmental Law Retreat took place at the ICONA Diamond Beach Resort in Wildwood Crest. The attendees were treated to a special two-day event packed with social functions, a dinner cruise and a change to earn 12 CLE credits.
-NJICLE hosted another successful and well-attended Workers Compensation Bench-Bar Conference. Hundreds of workers’ compensation judges and lawyers attended this yearly event at the Pines Manor in Edison. The program featured remarks by Judge Maria Del Valle Koch, the director and Chief Judge of the state Division of Workers’ Compensation, as well as presentations on spinal surgery, ethics and a legislative and case law update.
-NJICLE presented three virtual conferences for spring, summer and fall – each well-attended with dozens of impactful topics and speakers. The all-day events allowed attendees to choose from several cutting-edge seminars in each of several time slots. Each conference featured a slate of timely and cutting-edge programs across a variety of practice areas, with speakers at the top of the profession.