CLE Requirements by State
Browse All State CLE Requirements
Below you’ll find a list of all states supported by TRTCLE and their CLE requirements. To view your state’s requirements, select your state above.
Total CLE Requirement:
12 credit hours annually
Credit Format:
6 hours must be taken live
6 may be completed online
Credit Breakdown:
11 hours General
At least 1 Ethics hour
Compliance Deadline:
December 31st
Reporting Deadline:
February 15th
Reporting Information:
TRTCLE reports for Alabama Attorneys.
Attorneys may carry over 12 credits, including 1 Ethics credit.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
New admittees must take “Alabama’s Mandatory Professionalism Seminar” within the first 12 months of admission. The 3 hours earned at this seminar will count towards the 12 hour annual CLE requirement.
State Contact Information:
Alabama State Bar
415 Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36104
(T) (334) 269-1515
(F) (334) 261-6310
www.alabar.org
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
12 credit hours annually
On January 17, 2024, the Alaska Supreme Court signed SCO No. 2016 amending Bar Rules 65 and 66 to increase mandatory continuing legal education for active bar members to twelve CLE credit hours per year. Three of those twelve CLE credits must be ethics CLE.
The rule will go into effect on January 1, 2025, and the first reporting deadline for the new rule will be February 1, 2026.
SCO No. 2016 also expanded the activities that count for CLE credit. For more information, click here.
Credit Format:
All credits may be completed online, via on-demand courses.
Credit Breakdown:
9 hours General
3 hours Ethics
Compliance Deadline:
December 31st
Reporting Deadline:
February 1st
Reporting Information:
Alaska is a self-reporting jurisdiction. Attorneys may carry over 12 credits to the next reporting period. Attorneys are required to report whether they have completed their full CLE requirement.
Attorneys can report their credits online through their member portal on the Alaska Bar Association website.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
New admittees report for the year following their year of admission.
State Contact Information:
- Alaska Bar Association
840 K Street, Suite 100
Anchorage, AK 99501 - (T) (907) 272-7469
(F) (907) 272-2932 - info@alaskabar.org
www.alaskabar.org
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
15 credit hours annually
Credit Format:
All credits may be completed online.
Credit Breakdown:
12 hours General
3 hours Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Compliance Deadline:
June 30th
Reporting Deadline:
September 15th
Reporting Information:
Arizona is a self-reporting jurisdiction. Attorneys must certify their attendance each educational year by June 30th. Attorneys can submit their affidavit online via the State Bar of Arizona's website.
Attorneys may carry over 15 credit hours, including 3 Ethics hours.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
New admittees registered from July to December have a reduced requirement: 8 General hours and 2 Ethics hours.
New admittees registered from January to June do not have a CLE requirement for that year.
State Contact Information:
- State Bar of Arizona
4201 N. 24th Street, Suite 100
Phoenix, AZ 85061 - (T) (602) 252-4804 or
(T) (866) 482-9227
(F) (602) 271-4930 - mcle@staff.azbar.org
www.azbar.org
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
12 credit hours annually
Credit Format:
Online and Live
Credits can be completed online, through TRTCLE's on-demand courses; or live, through TRTCLE's teleconferences.
Credit Breakdown:
General: 11 hours
Ethics/Professionalism: At least 1 hour
Compliance Deadline:
June 30th
Reporting Deadline:
July 31st
Reporting Information:
Arkansas is a self-reporting jurisdiction. Attorneys can submit their Certificates of Attendance to the Arkansas Supreme Court Office of Professional Programs or through the Arkansas Attorney portal.
Attorneys may carry over 12 credits, including 1 Ethics credit.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
New admittees will complete their first CLE requirement during the reporting period immediately following the reporting period in which they are admitted.
State Contact Information:
- Arkansas Office of Professional Programs
2100 Riverfront Drive Suite 110
Little Rock, AR 72201 - (T) (501) 374-1855
(F) (501) 374-1853 - www.arcourts.gov
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
25 credit hours every three years
Credit Format:
All credit hours may be completed online.
All TRTCLE courses are approved for "participatory" MCLE credit.
Credit Breakdown:
General: 15 hours (max)
Legal Ethics: At least 4 hours
Competence Issues: At least 2 hours, with at least one hour focused on prevention and detection competence
Recognition and Elimination of Bias: At least 2 hours, with at least one hour focused on implicit bias and the promotion of bias-reducing strategies
Technology in the Practice of Law: At least 1 hour
Civility in the Legal Profession: At least 1 hour
*IMPORTANT CHANGES*
Changes to the MCLE course requirements effective October 1, 2023: Beginning with the compliance period ending January 31, 2025, attorneys must comply with the following new requirements:
* At least 1 hour of Technology in the Practice of Law: One hour addressing technology in the practice of law, including education on technology tools, programs, or applications to assist attorneys in their law practice
* At least 1 hour of Civility in the Legal Profession: One hour addressing civility in the legal profession, including education that discusses the link between civility and bias, incivility that is directed at opposing parties or counsel, and incivility aimed at the judiciary
* At least 2 hours of Competence Issues: At least one of the two hours must be focused on prevention and detection education that addresses substance use or other mental or physical issues that impair a licensee’s ability to perform legal services with competence (prevention and detection competence); and An optional one-hour focused on wellness education, including physical and mental wellness and wellbeing or stress management, in the context of the practice of law and the impact these issues can have on an attorney’s ability to perform legal services with competence (wellness competence)
Compliance Deadline:
Attorneys with last names beginning with A-G (Group 1).
Compliance period: 2/1/22-3/29/25
Deadline to report: Apr. 1, 2025
Attorneys with last names beginning with H-M (Group 2).
Compliance period: 2/1/24-3/29/27
Deadline to report: Mar. 30, 2027
Attorneys with last names beginning with N-Z (Group 3).
Compliance period: 2/1/23-3/29/26
Deadline to report: Mar. 30, 2026
NOTICE: Please note the following updates to MCLE compliance deadlines:
* Last names A-G: Extended to a single 38-month cycle ending March 29, 2025. Report deadline: April 1, 2025.
* Compliance groups 2 and 3: Extended to a single 38-month cycle ending March 29, 2026, or 2027. Report deadline: March 30.
* After the single 38-month cycle, each group returns to a standard 36-month cycle starting March 30 of their respective year and ending the day before the deadline 36 months later.
Attorneys assigned to a compliance group will always remain in that same group, even if they change their last name.
* Attorneys admitted on or before Feb. 1, 1992, were assigned to a compliance group based on the first letter of their last name, as listed on their official State Bar records, effective Feb. 1, 1992 (the beginning of the MCLE program.)
* Attorneys admitted after Feb. 1, 1992, are assigned to a compliance group based on the first letter of the last name listed on their admit cards. Admit cards are filled out when they are sworn in.
Reporting Deadline:
Attorneys are required to complete their MCLE requirements by the end of their compliance group's deadline.
Group 1: Apr. 1, 2025
Group 2: Mar. 30, 2027
Group 3: Mar. 30, 2026
Reporting Information:
California is a self-reporting jurisdiction. Attorneys must certify their compliance by logging into their State Bar Profile at My State Bar Profile
and submitting a statement of compliance.
Attorneys may not carry over credits into the next compliance period.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
New admittees may be subject to a proportional requirement based on their date of admission. Click here to calculate your newly admitted requirement.
State Contact Information:
Office of Certification
State Bar of California
180 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-1639- (T) (415) 538-2000
- www.calbar.ca.gov
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
45 credit hours every three years
Credit Format:
All credits may be completed online
Credit Breakdown:
38 hours General
7 hours Professional Responsibility
*At least 5 hours in Legal Ethics or Legal Professionalism
*At least 2 hours in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity (EDI)
BEGINNING January 1, 2023: the seven hours devoted to professional responsibility must include the following:
At least two credit hours in the area of equity, diversity, and inclusivity, and at least five credit hours in the areas of legal ethics or legal professionalism. All actively licensed attorneys who are required to comply with Colorado’s CLE requirements—in all compliance periods—must comply with this requirement.
Compliance Deadline:
December 31st
Reporting Deadline:
January 31st
Reporting Information:
Colorado is a self-reporting jurisdiction. Attorneys need to submit their credits through an online affidavit at the Colorado CLE Track website, or by mailing the affidavit in to the Colorado Supreme Court Board of Continuing Legal and Judicial Education.
Colorado does not permit carry over credits.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
The initial compliance period for newly admitted attorneys includes the remainder of the year in which they are admitted plus the three subsequent calendar years.
State Contact Information:
- Colorado Supreme Court
Board of Continuing Legal and
Judicial Education
1300 S Broadway, Suite 510
Denver, CO 80203 - (T) (303) 928-7771
- cleinfro@csc.state.co.us
www.coloradosupremecourt.com
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
12 credit hours annually
Credit Format:
All credits may be completed online.
Attorneys may also carry over up to two hours of credit from the prior year.
Credit Breakdown:
10 hours General
2 hours Ethics/Professionalism
Compliance Deadline:
December 31
Reporting Deadline:
Attorneys must maintain records to prove compliance with the Rule for a period of at least seven years.
Reporting Information:
There is no requirement that you send in any written proof of compliance to the Judicial Branch, bar association, or Statewide Grievance Committee. The MCLE program in Connecticut is a self-reporting system. You keep track of the courses and hours that you take each year, maintain records to prove compliance with the rule for seven years (see Practice Book §2-27A(d)), and certify on your annual registration form that you have complied with the rule or are exempted from compliance.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
Newly admitted attorneys have to comply with the Rule in the
calendar year following their admission or certification.
For example, lawyers admitted in 2017 do not have to take courses
for MCLE credit until 2018.
State Contact Information:
- Connecticut State Bar
30 Bank Street
New Britain, CT 06050 - 860.223.4400
- mcle@jud.ct.gov
www.jud.ct.gov
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
24 credit hours every two years
Credit Format:
12 hours must be taken live, in-person
12 may be completed online
Credit Breakdown:
20 hours General
4 hours Ethics
Compliance Deadline:
December 31
Attorneys who are not compliant by December 31 of their compliance year will be assessed a $150 penalty; noncompliant attorneys who do not cure their noncompliance by March 1 will be assessed an additional $150 penalty; and those who do not cure by April 1 will be assessed an additional $200 penalty. Attorneys who do not cure their noncompliance by April 15 will be administratively suspended.
Reporting Deadline:
March 31
Reporting Information:
TRTCLE will report your completed credits to the Supreme Court of Delaware.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
When attorneys are admitted to the Supreme Court of Delaware, the Clerk of the Supreme Court notifies the Commission of the attorney's name, address, identification number, and date of admission.
Attorneys admitted in the December admission ceremony have a 24-credit requirement due by December 31 of the year which is two years following admission.
The CLE requirement for a newly admitted attorney begins on January 1st of the year after which he/she is admitted to the Delaware bar. As to any attorney admitted after December 1, 2015, within four years of the start of the attorney’s CLE requirement (i.e., two compliance periods) the attorney MUST attend the following seven Fundamentals programs, available only through the Delaware State Bar Association: (1) Fundamentals of Lawyer-Client Relations; (2) Fundamentals of Family Law; (3) Fundamentals of Real Estate; (4) Fundamentals of Civil Litigation; (5) Fundamentals of Will Drafting and Estate Administration; (6) Fundamentals of Law Practice Management and Technology; and (7) Fundamentals of Criminal Law and Procedure.
Attendance at these programs shall be credited towards the attorney’s minimum continuing legal education requirements for the compliance period. The Fundamentals requirement is in addition to the required attendance at the Court’s Pre-Admission Conference prior to being admitted to the Delaware Bar.
State Contact Information:
- Commission on Continuing Legal Education of the
Supreme Court of Delaware
The Renaissance Centre
405 North King Street, Suite 420
Wilmington, DE 19801 - (T) (302) 651-3941
- (E) margot.millar@state.de.us
courts.delaware.gov/cle/attorneys
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
30 credit hours every three years (2 of which have to be taken with the Florida Bar, free of charge)
**IMPORTANT UPDATE**
Effective January 8th, 2024, the Supreme Court of Florida amended Bar Rule 6-10.3(b) (Minimum Hourly Continuing Legal Education Requirements):
1. The overall CLE requirement is reduced from 33 to 30 hours per reporting cycle.
2. Bar members are required to complete a two-hour legal professionalism course produced by The Florida Bar and approved by the Court during each reporting cycle. This two-hour course, which the Bar will offer free of charge, replaces the existing one-hour professionalism program requirement.
3. Bias Elimination is removed from the requirement that “at least 5 of the 30 credit hours must be in approved legal ethics, professionalism, substance abuse, or mental health and wellness programs.” Courses in “bias elimination” that meet The Florida Bar’s general course approval requirements will continue to count toward fulfilling Bar members’ overall 30-hour CLE requirement, but such courses will no longer count toward fulfillment of the five-hour sub-requirement specified in the rule.
Credit Format:
All credits may be completed online
Credit Breakdown:
22 hours General
At least 3 hours in Technology
At least 5 hours in Legal Ethics, Professionalism, Substance Abuse, or Mental Health and Wellness Programs.
As part of the 5 credit hours in Legal Ethics during each reporting cycle, attorneys must complete the 2-credit Florida Legal Professionalism course produced by The Florida Bar and approved by the Supreme Court of Florida. Click here to take the mandatory Legal Professionalism course.
Compliance Deadline:
Individual by Attorney
Reporting Deadline:
Attorneys are assigned individual compliance and reporting deadlines upon admission to the Bar. Please contact The Florida Bar for more information on your deadline date.
Reporting Information:
Florida is a self-reporting jurisdiction. To self-report your CLE attendance online, log into the Florida State Bar Member Portal.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
All Florida Bar members in good standing under the age of 36 and all members in good standing who have not been admitted to the practice of law in any jurisdiction for more than 5 years is a member of the Young Lawyers Division (Rule 1.9.1 of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar).
There two phases to the BSCR (Rule 6-12.3). They are:
Phase I: Completion of Practicing with Professionalism (PWP) within the first year of
admission to The Florida Bar.
Phase II: Completion of 3 basic level programs (or 21 hours of basic level programming) within the first three years of admission to The Florida Bar. Basic level courses that satisfy the BSCR requirement will begin with the term “Basic” in its title (i.e. Basic Criminal Law, Basic Trial Practice, Basic Real Property, etc.), and sponsored by the Young Lawyers Division of The Florida Bar.
State Contact Information:
- Legal Specialization & CLE
The Florida Bar
651 East Jefferson Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2300 - (T) (850) 561-5600
- clemail@floridabar.org
www.floridabar.org
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
12 credit hours annually
Credit Format:
12 hours may be completed online and/or live.
Credit Breakdown:
10 hours General (including 3 hours of Trial hours for trial attorneys only)
1 hour Ethics
1 hour Professionalism
Compliance Deadline:
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.
Reporting Deadline:
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.
Reporting Information:
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
Newly Admitted Requirement:
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.
State Contact Information:
- State Bar of Georgia
104 Marietta Street NW
Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30303 - (T) (404) 527-8700 or 800-334-6865
- www.gabar.org
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
3 credit hours annually
Credit Format:
All credits may be completed online
Credit Breakdown:
3 hours General
1 hour of Ethics/Professional Responsibility every three years (to be counted towards the annual continuing legal education requirement.)
Compliance Deadline:
December 31
Reporting Deadline:
January 31
Reporting Information:
TRTCLE submits monthly attendance reports. However, Active Attorney requirements are self-reported and members should maintain records of approved CLE for three reporting periods. Certificates need not be submitted to the Bar unless otherwise requested for a random, compliance or status change audit. Attorneys may carryover 3 credits to the next reporting period. Ethics cannot be carried over.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
The CLE requirement is waived for the calendar year that a member is admitted to the Bar. However, pursuant to RSCH Rule 1.14, this waiver does not modify the requirement that the attorney must complete the Hawaii Professionalism Course mandated by the Hawaii Supreme Court no later than December 31st of the following year of election of active status.
As an added bonus, upon completion of the Hawaii Professionalism Course attorneys will earn 4.5 CLE credits, 3 of which may be carried over into the next year to be used towards the annual requirement.
State Contact Information:
- Hawaii State Bar Association
Alakea Corporate Tower
1100 Alakea Street, Suite 1000
Honolulu, HI 96813 - (T) (808) 537-1868
(F) (808) 521-5936 - webinfo@hsba.org
www.hsba.org
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
30 credit hours every three years
Credit Format:
15 hours must be taken live
15 may be completed online
Credit Breakdown:
27 hours General
3 hours Legal Ethics/Professionalism
Compliance Deadline:
December 31
Reporting Deadline:
January 31
Reporting Information:
TRTCLE reports to the Idaho State Bar on behalf of attorneys.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
Attorneys must complete 10 New Admittee Credit-Approved CLE credits, including the 4 required Idaho Substantive Law Courses, within 12 months following their admission to the Bar.
New admittees that have actively practiced law for less than 3 years prior to admission to the Bar must also complete the “New Attorney Program” within their first year of admission.
State Contact Information:
- Mailing Address:
Idaho Law Foundation
PO Box 895
Boise, ID 83701
Street Address:
525 W. Jefferson Street
Boise, ID 83702 - (T) (208) 334-4515
(F) (208) 334-4515 or
(F) (208) 334-2764 - www.isb.idaho.gov
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
30 credit hours every two years
Reporting periods last two years, from July 1 to June 30—in even-numbered years for those with A-M last names and in odd-numbered years for those with N-Z last names.
Credit Format:
All credits may be completed online.
Credit Breakdown:
24 hours General
Minimum 6 hours Professional Responsibility (professionalism, civility, legal ethics, diversity/inclusion, or mental health/substance abuse), including the Minimum of 1-hour Diversity & Inclusion and 1-hour Mental Health & Substance Abuse*
Compliance Deadline:
June 30
Reporting Deadline:
July 31st
As of August 1, 2019, TRTCLE will report all completed courses and credits to the Illinois Minimum Continuing Legal Education Board. To do so, attorneys must have Illinois and his/her ARDC number indicated in his/her TRTCLE profile to be reported.
The Illinois MCLE Board charges a late fee of $5.00 per course for each course not reported within thirty (30) days of the course being completed. If an attorney completes a course(s) but does not have his/her ARDC number indicated in his/her TRTCLE profile, then the credits will not be reported timely, which will result in the Board charging $5.00 per course that needs to be reported.
The second year in the period is the reporting year. To avoid late fees, all CLE hours must be completed by 11:59 PM CDT on June 30 of that year (completion deadline), and your compliance (or a valid exemption that needs to be reported) must be reported by 11:59 PM CDT on July 31. Online reporting opens on May 1 of your reporting year.
Reporting Information:
TRTCLE will report your individual courses and subsequent credits to the Illinois Minimum Continuing Legal Education Board. In order to do so, you must have Illinois and your ARDC number indicated in your TRTCLE profile.
The Illinois MCLE Board charges a late fee of $5.00 per course for each course not reported within thirty (30) days of the course being completed. If we do not have your ARDC number, your credits will not be reported timely, which will result in the Board charging $5.00 per course that you need reported.
*PLEASE CHECK YOUR PROFILE UNDER MY INFO TO CONFIRM THAT YOU HAVE ILLINOIS AND YOUR ARDC NUMBER ENTERED.*
Newly Admitted Requirement:
New admittees must complete a modified requirement during their first compliance period. Click here to view your compliance options.
State Contact Information:
- Office of the Illinois MCLE Board
200 West Madison Street Suite 900
Chicago, Illinois 60606-3415 - (T) (312) 924-2420
- www.mcleboard.org
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
36 credit hours every three years (minimum 6 credit hours per year)
Credit Format:
As of June 6, 2022, all credits may be completed through online, on-demand courses. There is no longer a limit on distance education.
Credit Breakdown:
33 hours General
At least 3 hours in Professional Responsibility/Ethics
Compliance Deadline:
December 31
Reporting Deadline:
December 31
Reporting Information:
TRTCLE reports to the Indiana Office of Admissions & Continuing Education every two weeks.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
New admittees must complete an approved six-hour “Applied Professionalism” program instead of the ethics requirement during their first three-year cycle.
State Contact Information:
- Indiana Office of Admissions & Continuing Education (ACE)
251 N. Illinois Street, Suite 550
Indianapolis, IN 46204 - Phone: 317-232-2552
TDD: 317-233-1442
Fax: 317- 233-1442 - www.in.gov/judiciary/ace
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
15 credit hours annually
Credit Format:
Effective August 28, 2020, the six-hour cap on unmoderated (on-demand) CLE has been lifted permanently. Attorneys may earn all of their CLE credit via on-demand programs, live programs, or a combination thereof.
Credit Breakdown:
13 General
At least 1 hour of Legal Ethics and at least 1 hour of either Attorney Wellness or Diversity and Inclusion
Compliance Deadline:
December 31
Reporting Deadline:
March 10
Reporting Information:
Attorneys must self-report completion of CLE requirements at the end of each reporting period through the Iowa Court Admissions website.
** To assist attorneys with the reporting of their 2024 continuing legal education (CLE) credits, The Iowa State Bar Association (ISBA) has created the
2024 ISBA CLE information guide. This publication includes the CLE titles, dates, and credit information, as well as the activity numbers, for all programs offered by the ISBA last year. Credit information for ISBA On-Demand CLE events can also be found in this guide.
Annual reports are due by March 10, 2025. If an extension is needed for CLE hours, log into your account on the
Iowa Supreme Court Commissions website
to request an extension. Yearly CLE filing requires 15 hours of CLE, 1 hour of which must be accredited for legal ethics and 1 hour accredited for either attorney wellness or diversity. Attorneys admitted in calendar year 2024 do not have a CLE obligation but must still file a 2024 CLE report.
Please visit the
ISBA CLE Credit webpage
and feel free to contact the ISBA CLE Department at (515) 697-7874 or email cle@iowabar.org for questions concerning CLE credit of ISBA-sponsored events. For questions on the regulation of CLE, please contact the Commission on Continuing Legal Education at (515) 348-4670 or cle@iowacourts.gov.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
Iowa newly admitted attorneys must complete an 8-hour Basic Skills course within one year from the date of admission to practice in Iowa. The program must have at least 1 hour of ethics and focus on Iowa law in at least 8 of the following 10 practice areas: Civil Procedure; Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure; Family Law; Guardianship, Conservatorships, Trusts, and Powers of Appointment; Business Entities; Probate; Torts; Contracts; Real Estate Transactions; and Ethics and Professionalism.
State Contact Information:
- Commission on Continuing Legal Education
Judicial Branch Building
1111 East Court Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50319 - (T) (515) 725-8029
- cle@iowabar.org
www.iowabar.org
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
12 credit hours annually
Credit Format:
12 hours can be completed live or online through our live teleconferences or on-demand, online courses.
Credit Breakdown:
10 hours General
At least 2 hours of Ethics/Professionalism
Up to 2 hours of Law Practice Management
Compliance Deadline:
June 30
The program must be completed before midnight (central time) on June 30. If the program is not completed according to our policy by midnight, the hours will be registered as complete on or after July 1, and late penalties are applied.
Reporting Deadline:
July 31
Reporting Information:
TRTCLE reports your completed courses to the Kansas Continuing Legal Education Department.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
New attorneys are exempt from CLE requirements during the first compliance period of their admission.
State Contact Information:
- Kansas CLE
Kansas Judicial Center
301 SW 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612 - Phone Number: (785) 368-8201
- cleadmin@kscle.org
www.kscle.org
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
12 credit hours annually
Credit Format:
All 12 credits can be completed through our online, on-demand courses.
As of July 2018 attorneys may claim unlimited non-live technologically transmitted credits each educational year (online, DVD, CD, video and audio format).
Credit Breakdown:
10 hours General
2 hours Ethics
Compliance Deadline:
June 30
Reporting Deadline:
August 10
Reporting Information:
Attorneys are required to self-report to Kentucky on The Kentucky Bar Association portal.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
New admittees must complete the Kentucky Bar Association’s “New Lawyer Program” within 12 months following their date of admission.
State Contact Information:
- Kentucky Bar Association
514 W. Main Street
Frankfort, KY 40601 - (T) (502) 564-3795
(F) (502) 564-3225 - www.kybar.org
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
12.5 credit hours annually
Credit Format:
8.5 hours must be taken live
4 may be completed online
Credit Breakdown:
10.5 hours General
1 hour Ethics
1 hour Professionalism
Compliance Deadline:
December 31
Reporting Deadline:
January 31
Reporting Information:
TRTCLE reports completed courses to The Louisiana State Bar on behalf of the attorney.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
New admittees must complete 12.5 credits including 8 hours of ethics, professionalism, or law management before the end of the calendar year that follows their year of admission.
State Contact Information:
- Louisiana State Bar Association Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Department
601 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70130 - (T) (504) 566-1600 or
(T) (800) 421-5722
(F) (504) 504-828-1416 - www.lsba.org/MCLE
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
12 credit hours annually
Credit Format:
7 hours must be taken live
5 hours may be completed online through self-study coursework
Credit Breakdown:
10 hours General
At least one (1) Live hour in Ethics and Professionalism; and
** At least one (1) Live In-Person hour must be primarily concerned with the recognition and avoidance of harassment and discriminatory communication and conduct.
Compliance Deadline:
December 31st
Reporting Deadline:
Last business day in February
Reporting Information:
Online, self-study courses should be self-reported.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
n/a
State Contact Information:
- Board of Overseers of the Bar
PO Box 527
Augusta, ME 04332 - (T) (207) 623-1121
(F) (207) 623-4175 - cle@mebaroverseers.org
www.mecle.org
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
45 credit hours every 3 years
Credit Format:
All 45 hours may be completed online, on-demand.
* As of January 1, 2024, the live requirement has been removed.
* Approved on-demand courses viewed and reported before Jan. 1, 2024, are subject to a 30-credit limit per 3-year reporting period. If the approved on-demand course was viewed and reported after January 1, 2024, and is to satisfy reporting requirements for reporting years 2024 and later, there is no credit cap.
Credit Breakdown:
General: Maximum of 39 Credits
Ethics or Professional Responsibility: Minimum of 3 Credits
Elimination of Bias: Minimum of 2 Credits
*Mental Health and Substance Use in the Legal Profession and the Practice of Law: Minimum of 1 Credit
* Effective July 1, 2024, each Minnesota lawyer must report no fewer than 1 hour of approved courses in mental health and substance use in the legal profession and in the practice of law
Compliance Deadline:
Lawyer Reporting Categories:
Category 1: July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024; July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027
Category 2: July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2022; July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025
Category 3: July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2023; July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026
Reporting Deadline:
August 31st
Reporting Information:
Report CLE: There are two ways to report CLE attendance of approved courses:
1. Report attendance online using OASIS, or
2. Report attendance on a paper Affidavit of CLE Compliance form and mail it to the CLE office. There’s a $10 paper affidavit fee if you do not report in OASIS.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
N/A
State Contact Information:
- Minnesota State Board of CLE
180 East 5th Street, Suite 950
St. Paul, MN 55101 - (T) (651) 297-7100
(F) (651) 296-5866 - www.cle.mn.gov/
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
12 credit hours annually
Credit Format:
6 hours must be taken live
6 may be completed online
Credit Breakdown:
11 hours General
1 hour: Ethics, Professional Responsibility, Professionalism, Malpractice Prevention, Substance Abuse, or Mental Health
Compliance Deadline:
July 31st
Reporting Deadline:
August 15th
Reporting Information:
CLE must be earned by July 31 each year and reported to the Commission on the CLE Annual Report Statement by August 15. The CLE Annual Report Statement is mailed out to attorneys in June of each year. On it will be posted any CLE that has been reported to the CLE Commission at the time of its printing. Any additional CLE earned for the year may be added to this form (Rule 5).
Newly Admitted Requirement:
Newly admitted attorneys must complete a 12 credit new-lawyer program which includes 6 hours of basic skills training and 6 hours of ethics/professionalism within their first 2 years of admission.
Attorneys who are newly licensed to practice in Mississippi but were previously admitted to practice in another state may be exempted from the 6 hours of basic skills if they submit an affidavit to the Mississippi Commission on Continuing Legal Education within 3 months of admission.
State Contact Information:
- State of Mississippi Judiciary
450 High Street,
Jackson MS 39201 - (T) (601) 576-4622
(F) (601) 576-4733 - www.courts.ms.gov
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
15 credit hours annually
Credit Format:
9 hours must be taken live
6 may be completed online
TRTCLE's online, on-demand courses qualify as Self-Study, which is limited to six (6) credits per year.
Please note: Attorneys may not satisfy the ethics or elimination of bias requirements through on-demand or self-study programs. They must be through live programming, which includes TRTCLE's Teleconferences.
Credit Breakdown:
12 hours General
At least 2 hours of Ethics, Substance Abuse and Mental Health, Professionalism, or Malpractice Prevention
At least 1 hour in the area of Cultural Competency, Diversity, Inclusion, and Implicit Bias within the Legal Profession
Compliance Deadline:
June 30
Reporting Deadline:
July 31
Reporting Information:
To file your Annual Report of Compliance electronically or to check your carryover credit from the preceding year, click on the "Report My MCLE" at this link.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
Newly Admitted lawyers are exempt from the annual requirements for the July 1 - June 30 reporting year in which they are admitted.
State Contact Information:
- The Missouri Bar
326 Monroe Street
PO Box 2355
Jefferson City, MO 65102 - (T)573-635-4128
(F)573-635-2811 - mcle@mobar.org
www.mobar.org
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
15 credit hours annually
Credit Format:
5 credit hours may be completed online through TRTCLE's on-demand courses, and 10 credit hours must be "live" or "interactive", which includes TRTCLE's live videoconference and teleconference courses.
Credit Breakdown:
13 hours General
2 hours Legal Ethics/Professionalism
Compliance Deadline:
March 31
Reporting Deadline:
May 15
*Please note that Montana has a 6-week grace period during which you may earn and report CLE credits without penalty. This means you may attend CLE programs up until May 15 to meet the requirement for the year ending March 31 without being assessed a late fee.
Reporting Information:
TRTCLE reports attendance to The Montana Commission of Continuing Legal Education.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
New admittees are exempt from the CLE requirement during the first reporting year in which they are licensed.
State Contact Information:
- Montana Continuing Legal Education
7 West 6th Avenue
P.O. Box 577
Helena, MT 59624 - (T) (406) 442-7660
- cle@montanabar.org
www.mtcle.org
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
10 credit hours annually
Credit Format:
5 must be taken live
5 can be completed online
Credit Breakdown:
8 hours General
2 hours Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Compliance Deadline:
December 31
Reporting Deadline:
January 20th
Reporting Information:
TRTCLE reports your completed courses to the Nebraska Continuing Legal Education Commission. You may also use the ASD website to record education completed, submit requests for CLE approval, and complete all other administrative tasks related to MCLE. Click here to visit the site.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
N/A
State Contact Information:
- Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE)
3808 Normal Blvd.
Lincoln, NE 68506 - (T) (402) 471-3137
(F) (402) 471-0728 - nsc.mcle@nebraska.gov
www.mcle.wcc.ne.gov
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
13 credit hours annually
Credit Format:
All credits may be completed online.
Credit Breakdown:
10 hours General
2 hours Ethics
1 hour Mental Health & Substance Abuse
Compliance Deadline:
December 31st
Reporting Deadline:
December 31st
Reporting Information:
TRTCLE reports completed courses to The Nevada Board of Continuing Legal Education.
Attorneys may carry forward a maximum of twenty (20) general credits, four (4) ethics credits, and two (2) mental health & substance abuse credits that are in excess of the annual requirement. Extra ethics and mental health & substance abuse credits may be used to satisfy the general credit requirement. However, extra mental health & substance abuse credits cannot be used to satisfy the ethics requirement.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
New attorneys are exempt from the CLE requirement during the first calendar year of their admission and the following calendar year. During this period, new admittees must complete the State Bar of Nevada’s “TIPS” program.
State Contact Information:
- State Bar of Nevada Board of Continuing
Legal Education
3100 West Charleston Blvd., Suite 100
Las Vegas, NV 89102 - (T) 702.382.2200
(F) 775.329.4291 - nvbar.org/licensing-compliance/mcle/
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
12 credit hours annually
Credit Format:
All credits may be completed online, if completed within 3 years of the production date.
Credit Breakdown:
10 hours General
2 hours Ethics
Compliance Deadline:
May 31st
Reporting Deadline:
July 1st
Reporting Information:
New Hampshire is a self-reporting jurisdiction. New Hampshire attorneys can report their credits through The New Hampshire Minimum Continuing Legal Education Attorney Reporting Tool.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
Lawyers first admitted between July 1st and December 31st must comply for the year ending the following June 30th. Lawyers first admitted on or after January 1 of the reporting year are exempt from the requirement for the year that ends on that May 31st.
State Contact Information:
- New Hampshire Supreme Court
NHMCLE Board
2 Pillsbury St., Ste. 300
Concord, NH 03301 - (T) (603) 224-6942
(F) (603) 224-2910 - nhmcle@nhbar.org
www.nhbar.org/nhmcle
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
24 credit hours every two years
Credit Format:
12 hours must be taken live
12 may be completed online
Credit Breakdown:
19 General hours
At least 5 Ethics/Professionalism hours, including 2 hours of Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias.
Compliance Deadline:
December 31
Reporting Deadline:
December 31
COMPLIANCE PERIOD RULE:
Compliance Group 1: Attorneys born in January through June report in even-numbered years.
Compliance Group 2: Attorneys born in July through December report in odd-numbered years.
New Jersey attorneys certify compliance on the Annual Attorney Registration and Billing Statement. They must maintain possession of their Certificates of Attendance for at least 3 years as they will be asked to produce those records in the event of an audit.
Reporting Information:
New Jersey is a self-reporting state; therefore, attorneys must maintain all necessary records and documentation to demonstrate compliance in accordance with the Board’s Regulations. Random audits of individual attorneys will be performed to ensure the overall compliance of attorneys. If randomly audited, an attorney will be required to submit all
certificates of course attendance obtained during a compliance period as proof of compliance with the CLE requirement.
For reporting compliance, an attorney whose birthday is between January 1 and June 30 is in
Compliance Group 1. An attorney whose birthday is between July 1 and December 31 is in Compliance Group 2. Those in Group 1 will report the completion of the required credits taken during the compliance period in the annual attorney registration and billing process in even-numbered years; for example, an attorney born in February would report compliance in 2014, 2016, 2018, etc. Those in Compliance Group 2 will report compliance in odd-numbered years in the annual attorney registration and billing process; for example, an attorney born in July would report compliance in 2015, 2017, 2019, etc. Attorneys are encouraged to register and report CLE compliance online, rather than through the paper billing process.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
Every active lawyer is required to complete 24 credit hours of continuing legal education (CLE) every 2 years. Of those 24 credits, at least 5 credits must be in ethics and/or professionalism, including 2 credits of coursework in diversity, inclusion, and elimination of bias.
During the newly admitted lawyer’s first full two-year compliance period, within the general 24 credit CLE requirement, a newly admitted lawyer with a plenary license in New Jersey must obtain 16 credit hours in at least 6 of the following 12 subject areas: New Jersey basic estate administration; New Jersey basic estate planning; New Jersey civil or criminal trial preparation; New Jersey family law practice; New Jersey real estate closing procedures; New Jersey attorney trust and business accounting fundamentals; New Jersey landlord/tenant practice; New Jersey municipal court practice; New Jersey law office management; New Jersey administrative law; New Jersey workers’ compensation law; and New Jersey labor and employment law. At least one credit of the required sixteen credits must be in New Jersey attorney trust and business accounting fundamentals.
A “newly admitted lawyer” is defined by the Board on Continuing Legal Education (Board) as a lawyer who becomes an active member of the New Jersey bar for the first time. Newly admitted attorneys with a limited license do not have to take the 16-credit new admit coursework. Some newly admitted attorneys, depending on when admitted and when their birth month falls may have a one-year transitional reporting period.
CLE Reporting Requirements for Attorneys Admitted in 2024
CLE Reporting Requirements for Attorneys Admitted in 2025
State Contact Information:
- Supreme Court of New Jersey
Board on Continuing Legal Education
P.O. Box 965
Trenton, NJ 08625-0965 - (T) (609) 633-9733
- sctcle.mailbox@judiciary.state.nj.us
www.judiciary.state.nj.us
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
12 credit hours annually
Credit Format:
All hours may be taken as self-study through TRTCLE's on-demand videos
Credit Breakdown:
9 hours General
2 hours Ethics/Professionalism
1 hour Equity in Justice
*IMPORTANT UPDATES*
From the State Bar of New Mexico:
* There is a new Equity in Justice credit requirement. Starting from the 2024 compliance season, attorneys are required to have 9 General, 1 EIJ, and 2 Ethics credits. Excess EIJ credits will roll over to General
* There is no longer a cap on self-study credits. Attorneys can earn all of their credits via self-study options, such as TRTCLE's online courses
Compliance Deadline:
February 1st
Reporting Deadline:
March 1st - TRTCLE reports the credits for New Mexico Attorneys.
Reporting Information:
TRTCLE reports completed courses and respective credits to the State Bar of New Mexico MCLE Department. Attorneys cannot self-report TRTCLE's courses.
Carry-over. Any member may carry up to twelve (12) hours of excess credits earned in one (1) compliance year over to the next compliance year only. Only two (2) hours of ethics and professionalism credit may be carried over as part of the twelve (12) hours of credits. Excess ethics and professionalism credits can be converted to be used toward the substantive (general) requirement. Only four (4) self-study credit hours may be carried over as part of the twelve (12) hours of credits. No credit may be carried over for more than one (1) compliance year. May 1: Any uncompleted aspect will cause a member's name to be sent to the Supreme Court and you risk a possible administrative suspension of your license.Newly Admitted Requirement:
New Mexico attorneys must complete the New Mexico Bridge the Gap Program within their first full year of admission.
State Contact Information:
- New Mexico MCLE
PO Box 93070
Albuquerque, NM 87199 - (T) (505) 821-1980
(F) (505) 821-0220 - www.sbnm.org
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
24 credit hours every two years
Credit Format:
Veteran Attorneys may complete all credits online. For Newly Admitted requirements, please see below.
Credit Breakdown:
18 hours General
4 hours Ethics and Professionalism
1 hour Diversity, Inclusion & Elimination of Bias
1 hour Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Data Protection*
*Beginning on July 1, 2023, experienced and newly admitted attorneys must comply with the 1-credit requirement in the Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Data Protection category of CLE credit. Experienced attorneys due to re-register on or after July 1, 2023 (birthday is on or after July 1st) must complete at least 1 CLE credit hour in Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Data Protection as part of their biennial CLE requirement. Please see the CLE Program Rules at 22 NYCRR 1500.22(a)
You may choose to complete the Cybersecurity credit in Cybersecurity General or Cybersecurity Ethics (or a combination of the two: ½ credit in Cybersecurity General and ½ credit in Cybersecurity Ethics).
You may count a maximum of 3 credit hours of Cybersecurity Ethics - but not Cybersecurity General - toward your 4-credit Ethics and Professionalism requirement.
Example: if you earn 3 credits in Cybersecurity Ethics, then you still need to earn 1 credit in Ethics and Professionalism, 1 credit in Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias, and 19 credits in any category of credit - a total of 24 credits
Compliance Deadline:
Within 30 days of attorney's birthday on alternate years.
Reporting Deadline:
All attorneys must certify, at the time of their biennial registration, that they have satisfactorily completed their CLE requirement for that reporting cycle and that they have retained the proper documentation.
Reporting Information:
The best way to file your attorney registration or make address changes is via Attorney Online Services found at www.nycourts.gov/attorneys. You may also contact us via email at attyreg@nycourts.gov for further assistance.
Note: Effective December 1, 2023, an amendment to Part 118 of the Rules of the Chief Administrator will require every attorney admitted to the bar in the State of New York, whether they are resident or non-resident, active or retired, or practicing law in New York or anywhere else to file their biennial registration electronically – see press release. Attorneys may utilize their Online Services account to file their registration electronically, make changes to contact information or view receipts – Sign in to Online Services.
Section 468-a of the NY Judiciary Law and 22 NYCRR Part 118 of the Rules of the Chief Administrator of the Courts require the biennial registration of all attorneys admitted in the State of New York, whether they are resident or non-resident, active or retired, or practicing law in New York or elsewhere. All attorneys are required to renew their attorney registration every two years, within 30 days after their birthday.
The fee for registration is $375.00 (of which $60.00 is deposited in the Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection, $50.00 in the Indigent Legal Services Fund, $25.00 in the Legal Services Assistance Fund, and the remainder in the Attorney Licensing Fund).
No fee is required from an attorney who certifies that he or she is retired from the practice of law as defined in 22 NYCRR 118.1(g).
Newly Admitted Requirement:
Newly admitted attorneys must take 16 total accredited CLE hours of transitional CLE courses, of which 3 Ethics and Professionalism must be in a traditional Live classroom setting, a fully interactive video conference, or a live webcast or teleconference. The required 6 Skills credits must be completed in a traditional Live classroom setting or a fully interactive video conference. The credits must be completed during each of the first two years of admission to the Bar.
The remaining 7 Law Practice Management or Areas of Professional Practice credits may be completed in any approved format.
3.0 Ethics
6.0 Skills
7.0 Law Practice Management and/or areas of Professional Practice
TRTCLE's Bridge the Gap Compliance Days fulfill all 16 credits with a combination of live programming and online courses.
*COVID-19 Temporary Change: In an effort to address the growing concerns related to the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus, the CLE Board implemented the following changes, effective March 11, 2020, through June 30, 2025:
Newly Admitted Attorneys – Newly admitted attorneys (those admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less) might participate in Skills CLE courses by either individual participation (self-study) or group participation in the following live, nontraditional formats, where questions are allowed during the program:
a. webconference,
b. teleconference, and
c. videoconference
State Contact Information:
New York State CLE Board
25 Beaver Street, Rm 888
New York, NY 10004- (T) (212) 428-2105
- CLE@nycourts.gov
www.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
24 credit hours every 2 years
Credit Format:
All credits may be completed online.
Credit Breakdown:
18 hours General maximum
At least 4 hours of Ethics
At least 1 hour of Technology
At least 1 hour of Professional Well-Being
* For 2024 only, attorneys admitted in odd-numbered years have a one-year compliance period with a 12-hour CLE requirement (from 3/1/2024 to 2/28/2025). Attorneys admitted in even-numbered years start their compliance under the new two-year cycle with a 24-hour CLE requirement (from 3/1/2024 to 2/28/2026)
* A minimum of 4 hours of Ethics are required under the 24-hour CLE requirement. The new 1 Professional Well-Being hour replaces the previous 1 Mental Health/Substance Abuse hour
Compliance Deadline:
February 28
Reporting Deadline:
February 28
TRTCLE reports each month of North Carolina attendance at the start of the following month.
Reporting Information:
TRTCLE reports all credits to the North Carolina State Bar Continuing Legal Education Board.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
New admittees must complete the North Carolina State Bar’s “Professionalism for New Admittees” program during the year of their first CLE requirement.
State Contact Information:
- The North Carolina State Bar
ATTN: North Carolina Continuing Legal Education
217 E. Edenton St.
P.O. Box 26148
Raleigh, NC 27611 - (T) (919) 733-0123
(F) (919) 821-9168 - dholland@ncbar.gov
www.nccle.org
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
36 credit hours every three years
*IMPORTANT UPDATE*
From the State Bar of North Dakota:
* Attorneys are now required to complete a total of 36 hours of approved credit every three years
* Individuals may claim no more than 24 hours of credit by self-study during a reporting period
* Members receiving credit hours in excess of the 36-hour minimum taken during the three year reporting period may carry forward a maximum of 12 hours to the next reporting period. No ethics hours may be carried forward
Credit Format:
24 hours may be completed online
12 hours must be taken live
Credit Breakdown:
33 hours General
3 hours Ethics
Compliance Deadline:
June 30th
Reporting Deadline:
July 31st
Reporting Information:
Attorneys must self-report completion of CLE requirements by sending certificates of attendance to the North Dakota Commission for CLE.
CLE Reporting Group 1 reports in 2027 for the period beginning July 1, 2024–June 30, 2027.
CLE Reporting Group 2 reports in 2025 for the period beginning July 1, 2022–June 30, 2025.
CLE Reporting Group 3 reports in 2026 for the period beginning July 1, 2023-June 30, 2026.
Carry-Over Credits.
Members receiving credit hours in excess of the 36-hour minimum taken during the three year reporting period may carry forward a maximum of 12 hours to the next reporting period. No ethics hours may be carried forward.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
Depending on when an attorney is admitted to practice in North Dakota, he or she is assigned to one of three reporting groups. These groups are designed so that all attorney compliance periods are staggered, and not all attorneys complete and report compliance in the same year.
State Contact Information:
- North Dakota CLE Commission
PO Box 2136
Bismark, ND 58502 - (T) (701) 225-1404
(F) (701) 224-1621 - info@sband.org
www.sband.org
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
24 credit hours every two years
Credit Format:
All credits can be completed entirely through attendance at self-study activities through any of TRTCLE's course offerings.
The Supreme Court of Ohio adopted rule changes to permanently remove the CLE self-study caps for attorneys, effective January 1, 2023. The changes will allow attorneys to comply with their biennial CLE requirements through approved self-study courses.
For attorneys with last names ending with M-Z who have a CLE requirement for the 2021-2022 compliance period ending December 31, 2022, the self-study caps were waived previously under the Administrative Order issued on September 22, 2021, allowing those attorneys to comply with the CLE requirements through approved self-study courses.
Credit Breakdown:
21.5 hours General
2.5 hours in Professional Conduct, including Ethics, Professionalism, Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, Mental Health, or Access to Justice
Compliance Deadline:
December 31
COMPLIANCE PERIOD RULE: Attorneys with last names beginning with A through L report in odd-numbered years. Attorneys with last names beginning with M through Z report in even-numbered years.
Reporting Deadline:
January 31
Reporting Information:
TRTCLE reports completed courses to the Supreme Court of Ohio.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
Ohio newly admitted attorney must complete 12 hours of new lawyers training, consisting of 9 hours of substantive law topics, 1 hour of professionalism, 1 hour of client fund management, and 1 hour of law office management by the end of the attorney's first biennial compliance period.
State Contact Information:
- Supreme Court Ohio Office of
Attorney Services
65 South Front Street 5th floor
Columbus, OH 43215 - (T) 614-387-9320
(F) 614-387-9329 - ccle@sc.ohio.gov
www.supremecourt.ohio.gov
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
12 credit hours annually
Credit Format:
Oklahoma Bar Association members are no longer limited to a total of 6 on-demand credits per year for compliance periods after 2018.
Credit Breakdown:
10 credit hours General
At least 2 credit hours of Legal Ethics and Professionalism, legal malpractice prevention, and/or mental health and substance use disorders
Compliance Deadline:
December 31
Reporting Deadline:
February 15
Reporting Information:
TRTCLE reports completed courses to the Oklahoma Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Commission
Newly Admitted Requirement:
New attorneys are exempt from the CLE requirement during the calendar year of their admission.
State Contact Information:
- Oklahoma Bar Association
1901 N. Lincoln Blvd.
PO Box 53036
Oklahoma City, OK 73152 - (T) (405) 416 7009 or
(T) (800) 522-8065 - mcle@okbar.org
okmcle.org
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
45 credit hours every three years
Credit Format:
All credits may be completed online
Credit Breakdown:
45 MCLE Hours*
At least 5 Ethics hours
At least 1 hour on a lawyer's statutory duty to report Child Abuse and Elder Abuse
*The Oregon Supreme Court has approved a new MCLE rule (effective on January 1, 2019) requiring at least 1 hour per reporting period on the subject of mental health, substance use and cognitive impairment.
**Including 3 hours of Access to Justice every other reporting period.
Compliance Deadline:
April 30th
Reporting Deadline:
May 31st
Reporting Information:
Effective September 18, 2020, the Supreme Court ordered amendments to the MCLE Rules and Regulations that move the MCLE compliance deadlines to the spring. This is permanent for all reporting periods going forward.
Reporting period end dates have changed to April 30, and reporting deadlines have changed to May 31.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
New admittees must complete a modified requirement during their first compliance period:
9 hours Practical Skills
3-hour Introductory Course in Access to Justice
2 hours Ethics
The Oregon Supreme Court has approved a new MCLE rule (effective on Jan. 1, 2019) requiring one credit hour per reporting period on the subject of mental health, substance use and cognitive impairment.
State Contact Information:
- Oregon State Bar
16037 SW Upper Boones Ferry Rd
Tigard, OR 97224
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 231935
Tigard, OR 97281-1935 - (T) (503) 620-0222
(F) (503) 684-1366 - info@osbar.org
www.osbar.org
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
12 credit hours annually
Credit Format:
6 Credits must be live-online or in-person
Up to 6 credits may be completed through pre-recorded online courses.
Compliance Group 1 - Annual Deadline April 30
2024 Compliance Period 5/1/23 - 4/30/24 and 2025 Compliance Period 5/1/24 - 4/30/25
Compliance Group 2 - Annual Deadline August 31
2024 Compliance Period 9/1/23 - 8/31/24 and 2025 Compliance Period 9/1/24 - 8/31/25
Compliance Group 3 - Annual Deadline December 31
2024 Compliance Period 1/1/24 -12/31/24 and 2025 Compliance Period 1/1/25 - 12/31/25
Only credits through live online and in-person/classroom courses taken during this period may carry forward (up to two compliance periods).
Credit Breakdown:
10 hours General
2 hours Ethics
Compliance Deadline:
Attorneys are assigned to one of three compliance groups by their Lawyer ID number. Attorneys must complete and report their CLE requirement by the end of their compliance deadline:
Group 1: April 30
Group 2: August 31
Group 3: December 31
Reporting Deadline:
Accredited Providers are granted 30 days from the date of a course to report credits to PA CLE.
Reporting Information:
TRTCLE will report your credits to The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
New admittees must also attend 4 hours of an approved “Bridge the Gap” program within their first compliance period.
State Contact Information:
- Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board
Pennsylvania Judicial Center
601 Commonwealth Ave., Suite 3400
P.O. Box 62495
Harrisburg, PA 17106 - (T) 717-231-3250
(T) 800-497-2253
(F) 717-321-3251 - pacleb@pacle.org
www.pacle.org
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
24 credit hours every three years
Credit Format:
All credits may be completed online.
Credit Breakdown:
20 hours General
4 hours Ethics
Compliance Deadline:
After the first three years attorneys are admitted, their compliance period begins the first day of the month in which they were born and it ends the last day of the month before the month of their birthday.
Reporting Deadline:
The reporting deadline is by the last day of the attorneys compliance period according to Rule 29(A).
Reporting Information:
TRTCLE reports completed courses to the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico CLE Department every 30 days.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
Newly admitted attorneys are exempt from compliance with the CLE requirements during the first three years following the date of their initial admission to the practice of law.
State Contact Information:
- Physical Address:
Building No. 610 Ponce de Leon Avenue
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Postal address:
PO Box 190917
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00919-0917 - (P): (787) 641-6604
(F): (787) 641-6602 - educacioncontinua@ramajudicial.pr
www.ramajudicial.pr
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
10 credit hours annually
Credit Format:
6 hours may be completed online through on-demand video-replay courses
4 hours must be taken live through in-person, teleseminar, or webcast/webinars
Credit Breakdown:
8 hours General
2 hours Ethics
Compliance Deadline:
June 30
Reporting Deadline:
June 30
Reporting Information:
TRTCLE reports completed courses to the Rhode Island MCLE Commission.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
All newly admitted attorneys shall be required to take the one-day, mandatory “Rhode Island Bridge the Gap” course upon admission to the Rhode Island Bar unless, at the time of admission the attorney has been admitted in another jurisdiction for a period of three (3) years. The attorney shall submit a certificate of good standing to the MCLE Commission via the MCLE Portal attesting to the fact that the attorney has been admitted in another jurisdiction for the prescribed period. No course substitution from other jurisdictions will be accepted for this requirement.
State Contact Information:
- MCLE Commission
John E. Fogarty Judicial Annex
24 Weybosset Street, 3rd Floor
Providence, RI 02903 - (T) 401-222-4942
- mcleinfo@courts.ri.gov
www.courts.ri.gov
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
14 credit hours annually
Credit Format:
6 hours must be taken live, in-person
8 may be completed online
Credit Breakdown:
12 hours General
2 hours Ethics
Including 1 hour of Substance Abuse, Mental Health Issues, or Stress Management and the Legal Profession every two (2) years
Compliance Deadline:
February 28
Reporting Deadline:
March 1
Reporting Information:
TRTCLE reports completed courses to The Supreme Court of South Carolina Commission on CLE and Specialization.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
New admittees are exempt from the MCLE requirement during the reporting period in which they are licensed.
State Contact Information:
- Commission on CLE & Specialization
PO Box 2138
Columbia, SC 29202 - (T) 803-799-5578
(F) 803-799-5671 - commcle@bellsouth.net
www.commcle.org
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
15 credit hours annually
Credit Format:
All credits may be completed through online, on-demand programming. Any of TRTCLE's approved courses for Tennessee satisfy the credit format requirements.
*The Tennessee Supreme Court has amended the Rule for Mandatory Continuing Legal Education to remove limitations on distance-learning continuing legal education (“CLE”) credits. The Order was filed and effective on November 1, 2022.
Credit Breakdown:
12 hours General
3 hours Ethics/Professionalism (or "Dual" hours)
Compliance Deadline:
December 31st
Reporting Deadline:
March 31st
Reporting Information:
TRTCLE reports completed courses to the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
New admittees are exempt from the CLE requirement during the calendar year in which they are licensed.
State Contact Information:
- Tennessee Commission on
Continuing Legal Education
1321 Murfreesboro Pike Suite 810
Nashville, TN 37217 - (T) (615) 741-3096
(F) (615) 532-4277 - info@cletn.com
www.cletn.com
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
15 credit hours annually
Credit Format:
All credits may be completed online.
Credit Breakdown:
12 hours General
3 hours Ethics
*Effective June 1, 2021, ethics credit is permitted for implicit and explicit bias courses.
Compliance Deadline:
The last date of the month that immediately precedes the attorney's birth month.
Reporting Deadline:
COMPLIANCE PERIOD RULE: Each attorney’s annual compliance/reporting period begins on the first day of their birth month and ends on the last date of the month immediately preceding the attorney's brith. Attorneys must submit their attendance by the last day of their birth month.
Reporting Information:
TRTCLE reports completed courses to the State Bar of Texas every two weeks. However, attorneys are required to confirm that their attendance is completed and reported timely if they have an impending deadline; we encourage self-reporting through My Bar Page to ensure compliance.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
New admittees have an initial CLE compliance period of 24 months that begins on the first day of their birth month after receiving their license.
State Contact Information:
- State Bar of Texas
MCLE Department
P.O. Box 13007
Austin, Texas 78711-3007 - (T) (512) 427-1806
(T) (800) 204-2222 ext. 1806
(F) (512) 427-4423 - mcle@texasbar.com
www.texasbar.com
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
12 credit hours annually
Credit Format:
6 hours must be taken live (in-person or verified E-CLE)
6 may be completed online (self-study)
TRTCLE's Live Programs are verified E-CLE and satisfy the live requirement.
Credit Breakdown:
10 hours General
1 hour of Legal Ethics
1 hour of Professionalism and Civility
Compliance Deadline:
June 30th
Reporting Deadline:
July 31st
Reporting Information:
TRTCLE reports completed courses to the Utah State Bar every 30 days.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
New admittees must complete the Utah State Board’s “New Lawyer Training Program” and “New Lawyer Ethics Program” in addition to 12 general CLE credits during their first compliance period.
State Contact Information:
- Utah Law & Justice Center
645 South 200 East, Suite 312
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 - (T) (801) 531-9077
(F) (801) 531-0660 - mcle@utahbar.org
www.utahbar.org
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
24 credits every two years
Credit Format:
12 credit hours must be completed through "Moderated Programming", including any of TRTCLE's live videoconference or teleconference courses.
12 credit hours may be completed online through "Non-Moderated Programming with Interactivity as a Key Component."
Credit Breakdown:
General: 20 credits
Ethics: At least 2 credits
Attorney Wellness: At least 1 credit
Diversity and Inclusion: At least 1 credit
Compliance Deadline:
June 30
Reporting Deadline:
July 1
Reporting Information:
Before June 1 of each year, the Board will notify each attorney subject to reporting for the current reporting period that the attorney must complete the Rule 3 MCLE requirements and certify such completion by the end (June 30) of the reporting period.
An attorney subject to reporting for the current reporting period must file
either a certification of completion of the Rule 3 MCLE requirements or a makeup plan detailing how the attorney intends to complete those requirements by the end of the reporting period (June 30), unless the Board extends the time for good cause.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
Newly admitted attorneys must complete 15 hours of specially approved continuing legal education courses on Vermont practice and procedure. At least 6 of the 15 hours must be earned by attendance at live courses. The 15 hours must be completed no earlier than 1 year before, and no later than 1 year after, admission to the bar. Note that courses taken to satisfy the first-year CLE requirement will count toward the MCLE requirement during your first reporting period.
State Contact Information:
- Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board Office of Attorney Licensing
Costello Courthouse
32 Cherry St., Suite 213
Burlington, VT 05401 - (T) (802) 859-3000
(F) (802) 859-3003 - jud.attylicensing@vermont.gov
www.vermontjudiciary.org
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
12 credit hours annually
Credit Format:
4 hours must be taken live
8 may be completed online
Credit Breakdown:
10 hours General
2 hours Ethics/Professionalism
Beginning November 1, 2019, each active member of the Virginia State Bar shall certify whether they have attended, within the past three (3) years, at least one (1) credit hour of lawyer well-being education related to the practice of law. Failure to comply with this rule shall not subject the member to the penalties of Paragraph 13.2 of these rules.
Beginning on October 11, 2021, The Supreme Court of Virginia, at the request of the Virginia State Bar and Bar Council, amended Paragraph 17, Part Six, Section IV of the Rules of Court to allow elimination of bias education to count toward legal ethics or professionalism requirements for Continuing Legal Education.
Compliance Deadline:
October 31st
Reporting Deadline:
December 15th
Reporting Information:
Virginia attorneys are required to self-report. Please go to the Virginia State Bar website.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
In addition to the standard CLE requirement, new admittees must complete the Virginia State Bar’s “The Professionalism Course” within their first 12 months of admission.
State Contact Information:
- Virginia State Bar
1111 East Main Street, Suite 700
Richmond, Virginia 23219-0026 - (T)804-775-0577
(F)804-775-0544 - mcle@vsb.org
www.vsb.org
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
45 credit hours every three years
Credit Format:
All credits may be completed online.
* You cannot earn more than 8 credits in a day.
Credit Breakdown:
At least 15 hours in Law and Legal Procedure
At least 6 hours in Ethics with 1 hour on the topic of Equity, Inclusion, and the Mitigation of Implicit and Explicit Bias in the Legal Profession and the Practice of Law
*Effective Sept. 1, 2022, the Washington Supreme Court as adopted an amendment to Admission and Practice Rule (APR) 11, requiring each licensed legal professional in Washington to complete at least one (1) ethics credit in the topic of equity, inclusion, and the mitigation of both implicit and explicit bias in the legal profession and the practice of law in every three-year reporting period. See order NO. 25700-A-1349.
The first MCLE reporting period with an “Equity…” credit requirement is 2023-2025 (Group 1). Followed by the 2024-2026 reporting period (Group 2) and 2025-2027 (Group 3).
Compliance Deadline:
December 31
Reporting Deadline:
February 1
Reporting Information:
Attorneys must self-report their CLE hours earned through Online, On-Demand courses at login.wsba.org.
TRTCLE will report credits earned through our Live Webcast, In-Person, Teleconference, and Videoconference programs.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
New attorneys are exempt from the CLE requirement during the first calendar year of their admission and the following calendar year.
State Contact Information:
- Washington State Bar
Association
1325 Fourth Ave., Ste. 600
Seattle, WA 98101 - (T) (206) 733-5987
(F) (206) 727-8316 - mcle@wsba.org
www.wsba.org
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
24 credit hours every two years
Credit Format:
12 hours must be taken live
12 may be completed online
*All fully interactive, synchronous broadcasts are now considered Live under the new CLE rules that went into effect on July 1, 2020. New rule 6.09(j).
Credit Breakdown:
21 hours General
3 hours Legal Ethics, Office Management, Substance Abuse, or Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession
Compliance Deadline:
June 30 (Even Years)
Reporting Deadline:
July 31
Reporting Information:
TRTCLE reports your credits to the West Virginia State Bar.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
Members admitted to the West Virginia State Bar after July 1, 2018 are subject to the new Bridge the Gap Program, which requires mandatory in-person attendance at one of the West Virginia State Bar's two seminars to be held annually. The training sessions will occur once at the State Bar Annual Meeting and a second time at a geographically different location each calendar year.
Each new lawyer admitted to practice after July 1, 2018 will have twenty-four months after their date of admission to complete the program.
State Contact Information:
- The West Virginia State Bar
2000 Deitrick Blvd
Charleston, WV 25311-1231 - (T) 304-553-7220 or
866-989-8227
(F) 304-558-2467 - www.wvbar.org
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
30 credit hours every two years
Credit Format:
The mandatory three (3) Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility credits (EPR) must be completed through live programming (e.g. teleconferences or live webcasts), or through in-person courses.
At least 15 hours must be completed through live programming (e.g., teleconferences or live webcasts), or through in-person courses.
Credit Breakdown:
27 hours General
3 hours Ethics
Compliance Deadline:
December 31st
Reporting Deadline:
January 31st (*All credits must be earned and reported by this date.)
Reporting Information:
Attorneys are required to electronically file their CLE report using the CLE reporting website. Go to the CLE reporting website at this link to electronically file.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
New attorneys are exempt from the CLE requirement during the first year of their admission.
State Contact Information:
- Supreme Court of Wisconsin
Board of Bar Examiners
110 East Main Street, Suite 715
P.O. Box 2748
Madison, Wisconsin 53701 - (T) (608) 266-9760
(F) (608) 266-1196 - bbe@wicourts.gov
www.wicourts.gov
TRTCLE Courses:
Total CLE Requirement:
15 credit hours annually
Credit Format:
7 hours must be taken live
8 may be completed online
Credit Breakdown:
13 hours General
2 hours Legal Ethics
Compliance Deadline:
December 31
Reporting Deadline:
January 15
Reporting Information:
Attorneys can apply for credit and report their completed courses through the member portal on the Wyoming State Bar Website.
Newly Admitted Requirement:
Effective January 1, 2020: A minimum of 15 hours of continuing legal education including a total of two hours of legal ethics must be completed each calendar year, as provided in these rules. An attorney is exempt from the requirements of this rule during the calendar year in which the attorney is admitted to practice law in Wyoming.
State Contact Information:
- Wyoming State Bar
4124 Laramie St
PO Box 109
Cheyenne, WY 82001 - (T) (307) 632-9061
(F) (307) 623-3737 - www.wyomingbar.org
TRTCLE Courses: