Attention all PTOS members! Are you interested in a Practicing Law Institute (PLI) Membership for access to CLE courses approved in all 46 states requiring CLE? (see the survey highlighted below)

The Practicing Law Institute (PLI) has agreed to offer their membership at a significant discount if we have 100+ people purchasing the membership. The PTOS Education Committee would like to gauge PTOS members’ interest in this deal.

PLI Membership normally: $3,495/person. The Education Committee would be offering this at $200/person to PTOS Members. - Note, this rate is ONLY valid if we reach 100 PLI Membership purchases. If we do not reach 100 PLI Membership purchases, you would be refunded your $200. (You are not purchasing anything at this time; again, we’re just trying to gauge future interest.) - Also note, this offer is ONLY open to PTOS Members who are USPTO employees. Specifically, PTOS Members signing up must use their USPTO address for the PLI Membership and certify that they are a USPTO Employee and a PTOS Member at the time of purchase.

SURVEY: If you are interested (if offered) in purchasing a PLI membership at the discounted rate of $200, please fill out this survey by COB Aug 9th : PTOS | PLI Survey https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=6b9K_7WDJkCLj_ppocrQuHqEQ3SuNhxJjWkwWKzP7txUOTlGWVlFUVVaOUNGMDVaWTVFVjBQS0s2Vy4u

MORE INFO: PLI membership would provide unlimited free in person and online access to PLI seminars* for all members. *PLI Seminars do NOT include Patent Office Registration Exam Course and SEC Institute Workshops

Unique membership benefits include: 1. Educational Value of Programming: stay at forefront of legal issues with 30+ practice areas of high quality content 2. In person and online programs: FREE with membership 3. Soft Skills/Professional Development: content covering writing/speaking/presentation skills/networking/remote teams etc… 4. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Mental Health & Wellness: Access content across key issues 5. Administrative Benefits: Save time tracking credits with PLI’s credit tracker tool 6. Paralegal Training Center: variety of content for paralegals to develop and enhance skills/earn credit 7. Other Credit Types: Access to CLE, CPE, CPD HR, Privacy and Compliance credits included too 8. PLI credit info: PLI offers CLE across ALL STATES: PLI Credit Info 9. PLI has Diverse Leadership and we are a non-profit organization. 10. Credit Tracker: save valuable time and energy with PLI’s free CLE credit tracker tool- free for all attorneys 11. APP: Free PLI APP access content and earn CLE on the go 12. Growth: add on as you grow the department- included! 13. Junior Lawyer Training: curriculum already created for you: PLI Essentials for Associates Below are sample practice area links that may be of interest ( all free with membership):  Intellectual property  Cybersecurity and data protection  Professional development  Employment and labor  Banking and finance  Litigation  Corporate law

There is no Other Time available for attending any PLI courses.