Georgia CLE Requirements

12 credit hours annually

12 hours may be completed online and/or live.

10 hours General (including 3 hours of Trial hours for trial attorneys only)
1 hour Ethics
1 hour Professionalism


*IMPORTANT CHANGES*

Beginning in 2026, Georgia’s CLE requirement will move to a biennial (instead of annual) CLE requirement with the required hours changing to 18 CLE hours, including 3 ethics hours and 2 professionalism hours every two years. The first biennial compliance period begins January 1, 2026, and ends December 31, 2027.

Going forward, the CLE compliance deadline will be December 31st of every odd year. That deadline applies to all active, non-exempt lawyers except for new lawyers participating in the Transition into Law Practice Program (TILPP).

The Trial hours requirement will also be eliminated for trial lawyers.

Georgia lawyers’ CLE requirement for this year (2025) remains the same (12 CLE hours including 1 ethics, 1 professionalism and 3 trial hours) with a deadline of March 31, 2026.

December 31 (3-month grace period to March 31st)

* If you miss the March 31 deadline, pay the $100 late fee which extends the deadline to June 30.
* After June 30, an additional $150 in fees are due for a total of $250 for late completion of your CLE requirement.

January 31 (3-month grace period to March 31st)

* If you miss the March 31st deadline, pay the $100 late fee which extends the deadline to June 30.
* After June 30, an additional $150 in fees are due for a total of $250 for late completion of your CLE requirement.

TRTCLE reports completed courses to the State Bar of Georgia every two weeks.

Carryover Hours:
* Regular CLE hours - 12 hours can be carried to the next year
* Ethics hours - 2 hours can be carried to the next year
* Professionalism hours - 2 hours can be carried to the next year
* Trial hours - 3 hours can be carried to the next year

Unless exempt, any newly admitted active member must complete in the year of his or her admission or in the next calendar year the State Bar of Georgia Transition Into Law Practice Program, and such completion of the Transition Into Law Practice Program shall satisfy the mandatory continuing legal education requirements for such newly admitted active member for both the year of admission and the next succeeding year.

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