CBA-CLE

What CBA-CLE does

CBA-CLE (Continuing Legal Education in Colorado, Inc.) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation headquartered in Denver, Colorado, operating as the recognized educational arm of the Colorado Bar Association and Denver Bar Association. The organization provides accredited continuing legal education (CLE) programs to Colorado-licensed attorneys and judges, serving more than 10,000 attendees annually across 125+ programs presented in live, webinar, on-demand home study, and publication formats. Its product portfolio includes CLE Seminars (in-person at the Denver classroom and off-site venues such as Vail and Steamboat Springs), Live Webinars via Zoom, online Home Studies (audio and video on-demand), an extensive library of over 60 handbooks and practice manuals, Fillable Forms subscriptions, the Mandatory Professionalism course required for newly admitted Colorado attorneys, and the BASIC and ELITE CLE Pass subscription products.

The underlying technology is a web-based learning management and commerce platform hosted at cle.cobar.org, supporting self-serve purchase and streaming of video and audio content, PDF course materials, and SSL-encrypted transactions, with a personalized CLE Dashboard that stores purchased programs, course materials, transaction history, and practice-area preferences via cookie-based session management. The system integrates with the Colorado Supreme Court's cletrack.com credit-submission workflow via 6-digit course IDs.

The business model combines transactional revenue (individual course tuition, home study purchases, publication sales), recurring revenue (CLE Pass BASIC and ELITE subscriptions, Fillable Forms subscription), and program-level sponsorship revenue across six signature institutes. The organization is financially self-sustaining under a cross-subsidization model in which profit-generating projects support programs that cannot be self-supporting, and it offers tuition assistance for attorneys facing medical or economic hardship. Operational delivery is supported by 21 named staff, supplemented by more than 1,000 volunteer Colorado lawyers and judges who serve annually as speakers, authors, editors, and advisors.

Name

CBA-CLE

Legal name

Continuing Legal Education in Colorado, Inc.

Website

https://cle.cobar.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CBA-CLE is a Denver-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers accredited continuing legal education to Colorado attorneys and judges through live seminars, webinars, on-demand home studies, and publications, serving more than 10,000 legal professionals annually under the organizational umbrella of the Colorado and Denver Bar Associations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Continuing Legal Education

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal & Compliance (CLE, Paralegal CE) (EDAAALAB)

Keywords

• Continuing legal education
• MCLE programs
• Attorney training
• Legal publications
• Professional development

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Course Tuition: Revenue from live seminar registrations, live webinar participation, and home study purchases. Live class pricing is typically the same as home study, with price differences when live events include breakout sessions.
2. Publications Sales: Sales of over 60 handbooks and practice manuals in various legal areas. Books are supplemented annually with automatic supplementation program for subscribers.
3. CLE Pass Subscriptions: BASIC and ELITE subscription passes offering 12-month access to on-demand content library with various benefits including free/discounted live seminar attendance.
4. Fillable Forms Subscription: Subscription service for access to fillable legal forms.
5. Sponsorships: Program sponsorships at individual seminars including Family Law Institute, Elder Law Retreat, Rocky Mountain IP & Tech Law Institute, Estate Planning Retreat, Real Estate Symposium, and Business Law Institute.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CBA-CLE is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit continuing legal education provider that delivers accredited CLE programs to Colorado attorneys and judges through live in-person seminars, live webinars, online home studies, and a CLE Pass subscription granting 12-month access to the full on-demand library. It also publishes over 60 Colorado-specific handbooks and practice manuals (with annual supplementation) and offers a subscription library of fillable legal forms, plus the mandatory six-hour Practicing with Professionalism course required for new Colorado attorneys.

Product overview

CBA-CLE operates as a nonprofit continuing legal education provider serving the Colorado legal community through a multi-product portfolio. The core offerings include live CLE seminars (held in-person at the Denver classroom or virtually via webcast), online home studies (archived recordings available for self-study credit), and an extensive library of over 60 legal practice manuals and handbooks. The CLE Pass subscription service (BASIC and ELITE tiers) provides unlimited access to home studies and discounts on live programming. Additional offerings include fillable legal forms (subscription-based) and mandatory professionalism training required for new Colorado attorneys. The platform also maintains partnerships with Zoom for virtual program delivery and offers programs across 30+ practice areas including Business, Family Law, Real Estate, Elder Law, and Technology Law.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CLE Seminars Live in-person and virtual CLE programs held at the CBA-CLE Classroom in Denver (1290 Broadway, Suite 1700) or off-site venues including hotels and mountain resorts in Vail, Colorado Springs, and Steamboat. Programs are accredited for Colorado MCLE credit and span half-day, full-day, and multi-day formats across 30+ practice areas including Business, Family Law, Real Estate, Elder Law, and Technology Law. Designed for licensed Colorado attorneys and judges fulfilling MCLE requirements.
• Home Studies Archived audio and video recordings of seminars available for download or streaming, accredited as self-study for Colorado MCLE credit. Full-day programs are delivered as MP3 .zip files; 1-hour programs as direct MP3 downloads; video on-demand streaming is also available. Single-user license with viewing access for up to one year from purchase date. Targeted at Colorado attorneys seeking flexible self-study CLE credit.
• CLE Books Over 60 handbooks and practice manuals authored by Colorado attorneys and judges, covering practice areas such as ADR, Business, Cannabis, Construction, Criminal, Elder, Employment, Environmental, Family, Government Affairs, Health, Law Practice Management, Litigation, Real Property, Tort & Insurance, and Trust & Estate. Supplemented annually through an automatic supplementation program for subscribers. Designed for Colorado legal practitioners seeking authoritative reference materials.
• CLE Pass (BASIC and ELITE) Subscription service (12-month access) offering unlimited access to the online home study library. BASIC pass provides discounted live seminars and webinars at the CBA-CLE Classroom; ELITE pass includes free live seminar/webinar attendance at the CBA-CLE Classroom and substantial discounts on off-site programs; Pass65 is a senior pricing tier; group pricing is available for multiple-attorney subscriptions. Designed for Colorado attorneys seeking bundled, year-round CLE access.
• Fillable Forms Digital legal forms available for electronic completion, offered as a subscription-based access to a downloadable library of fillable format documents. Designed for Colorado legal professionals needing ready-to-use legal forms.
• Live Webinars Online participation in live programs via webcast, enabling real-time Q&A with presenters and accreditation as live CLE events. Typically priced the same as the home study version of the same course. Designed for Colorado attorneys preferring remote live attendance.
• Mandatory Professionalism Class A required six-hour professionalism course for new Colorado attorneys that must be completed in-person before the oath of admission. Targeted at newly admitted Colorado attorneys as a one-time license prerequisite.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 live programs presented each year
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Colorado Bar AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCBA-CLE is organized in support of the Colorado Bar Association to provide continuing legal education in Colorado. The DBA, CBA, their sections and committees co-sponsor many programs with CBA-CLE.
• Denver Bar AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCBA-CLE serves as the educational arm of both the Colorado Bar Association and the Denver Bar Association. Many programs are co-sponsored by DBA sections and committees.
• Supreme Court Board of Continuing Legal and Judicial EducationcoreOthersThe Supreme Court Board oversees the process of accrediting all continuing legal education programs for CLE credit and monitors CLE compliance for all licensed Colorado attorneys. The sponsor name on record with the Court for CBA-CLE is 'CLECI'. Located at 1300 Broadway, Ste. 500, Denver, CO 80203.
• Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel (Colorado Supreme Court)coreOthersCBA receives information on attorney registrations from the Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel of the Colorado Supreme Court. This publicly available information is used for member tracking and MCLE compliance.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• LexisNexis CLE: National CLE subscription product bundled within the Lexis+ legal research platform, offering thousands of self-study courses across jurisdictions. Competes with CBA-CLE's CLE Pass subscription and home study library.
• BARBRI: Dominant provider of bar review and CLE programs with extensive online and live course offerings. While primarily known for bar prep, BARBRI's CLE catalog overlaps directly with CBA-CLE's general practice offerings.
• Practising Law Institute (PLI): Long-established national nonprofit CLE and legal education provider offering live programs, on-demand webcasts, and treatises across all practice areas. PLI is a direct analogue to CBA-CLE's nonprofit CLE model but at national scale, making it the most comparable institutional peer.

Direct peers

• HalfMoon Education: Commercial CLE provider focused on live half-day and full-day seminars, webcasts, and home studies across multiple states. Comparable in product format and continuing-education focus to CBA-CLE's seminar offerings.
• National Business Institute (NBI): Commercial CLE provider running live seminars, webcasts, and home studies across multiple states with a similar portfolio depth to CBA-CLE. Direct competitor in the live and webinar CLE segment.
• West LegalEdcenter (Thomson Reuters): One of the largest commercial online CLE platforms, offering live webinars, on-demand home studies, and podcasts across jurisdictions. Directly competes with CBA-CLE for online CLE credit purchases by Colorado attorneys.
• Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI): Nonprofit CLE arm of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, providing live seminars, CLE Pass subscriptions, and publications. The most structurally similar peer — a state bar-affiliated nonprofit CLE provider serving one state's attorneys.
• New York State Bar Association CLE: State bar association CLE program offering live seminars, webcasts, on-demand courses, and publications to New York attorneys. Operates a similar nonprofit model tied to a state bar association, paralleling CBA-CLE's Colorado structure.
• Lorman Education Services: National commercial CLE provider offering live seminars, webinars, and on-demand courses across all 50 states. Closely comparable to CBA-CLE in delivery format and breadth of programming, though at national scale.

Emerging players

• myLawCLE: Commercial online CLE aggregator offering self-study courses across jurisdictions at low per-credit pricing. Represents the next-generation CLE model that pressures traditional state-affiliated providers like CBA-CLE on convenience and price.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cleincolorado
• Facebookfacebook.com/253536768013421
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cba-cle

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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