For the compliance period ending January 31, 2025, and subject to the proportional requirements (State Bar Rule 2.72(C)(2)(c) and exceptions (State Bar Rule 2.54) licensees are required to complete and report 25 hours of MCLE within the three-year compliance period as follows:
For compliance period ending January 31, 2025 (Group 1 - Last name A - G)
• At least four (4) credit hours of legal ethics (Legal EthicsCredit);
• At least two (2) credit hours of dealing with bias as follows:
- One (1) credit hour in the recognitionand elimination of bias in the legal profession and society (Elimination ofBias Credit).
- One (1) credit hour of this requirement must focus on implicit bias(Implicit Bias Credit);
• At least two (2) credit hours of education addressingcompetence,
- One (1) credit hour of which must focus on prevention and detection(Prevention & Detection Competence Credit)
- One (1) credit hour of which may focus onattorney wellness (Wellness Competence Credit)
• At least one (1) credit hour of education addressingtechnology in the practice of law (Technology in the Practice of Law Credit)
• At least one (1) credit hour of education addressing civility in thelegal profession (Civility in the Legal Profession Credit)
We have compiled a list of the changes to CLE rules/requirements. Please scroll down to your state. We update this list routinely.
Updated as of 03/25/2023
Delaware: As of April 6, 2020, the Supreme Court of Delaware has issued an order waiving the in person, live CLE requirement for the two year periods ending December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2021. All 24 CLE credit hours for those two-year periods may be satisfied by approved courses that do not require an in-person, live appearance. Click here for more info.
Indiana: On September 23, 2020, the Supreme Court of Indiana issued an order temporarily waiving the credit-hour limitation on distance education courses until further notice.
Iowa: Beginning in 2021, the Iowa Supreme Court has permanently lifted the six (6) hour cap for unmoderated CLE. Iowa attorneys may now complete all fifteen (15) hours of their CLE requirements using on-demand courses at CLECenter.com. You can find more information here.
Louisiana: The Louisiana Supreme Court has issued an order amending the online credit limit to six (6) hours for the 2022 compliance period ending December 31, 2022. The order can be found here.
Minnesota: Minnesota attorneys may claim up to 30 hours of credit within the 45 hour CLE period for on-demand courses as defined in Rule 2R.
Starting in 2021: New Jersey has updated their CLE requirement: New Jersey now requires attorneys to earn three (3) credits in Ethics/Professionalism and at least two (2) credits in Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias.
New York: Extended through December 31, 2023 - the NY CLE Board issued an order temporarily allowing Newly admitted attorneys to complete their Skills CLE via individual participation (self-study) or group participation, in the following live, non-traditional formats, where questions are allowed during the program:
- Webconference
- Teleconference
- Videoconference
Newly admitted NY attorneys cannot earn their Skills or Ethics credits on law.com/clecenter*
Tennessee: On December 3, 2020, the Supreme Court of Tennessee issued an order allowing attorneys to use unlimited online hours to establish their compliance for the 2021 compliance year. Attorneys seeking reinstatement in 2021 are also covered by the order. In addition attorneys will be able to carry forward a maximum of 15 hours of online CLE from 2020 toward their 2021 CLE requirement. This order is in effect through December 31, 2021.
On September 14, 2021, the Tennessee Supreme Court Amended Rule 21 to allow all hours for the 2022 compliance year to be earned online. Lawyers seeking reactivation or reinstatement during the 2022 compliance year pursuant to Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, section 30 and Rule 21are also covered. Hours must be earned by 12/31/2022. Click here to read the order.
Utah: Due to the ongoing pandemic, the Supreme Court authorized the Board of CLE to suspend the live in-person credit requirement, allowing all required CLE to be fulfilled with online self-study audio or video presentations, webcasts or computer interactive telephonic programs for the compliance reporting period ending June 30, 2022.
Washington: The Supreme Court of Washington issued an order extending the 2018-2020 reporting period for Group 2. Attorneys that are in this group must complete their full requirement on or before December 31, 2021 and certify their completion by February 1, 2022. The following reporting period for Group 2 attorneys has been shortened to 2022-2023. Attorneys in Group 2 may carry over up to 30 total credits including 4 Ethics into the 2022-2023 reporting period from the 2018-2021 cycle.
West Virginia: Due to ongoing concerns associated with the COVID-19 virus, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia granted a request from the MCLE Commission for a temporary waiver of current CLE rules and regulations which limit the CLE credits for online and in-house credits to 12 credits. Attorneys will now be able to earn all or any portion of the required 24 CLE credit hours through video, audio, computer-based training courses. This temporary waiver is limited to the 2020-2022 reporting period ending June 30, 2022. Read the full order here.
Wisconsin: The Supreme Court of Wisconsin has issued an order temporarily increasing the number of on-demand CLE credits attorneys are allowed to take to fulfil their CLE requirement through December 31, 2020 (for even-year reporters). Attorneys with a December 31, 2020 deadline or anyone making up hours from 2019 may take up to 30 hours of on-demand courses, except for legal ethics which need to be taken via LIVE online programming or in-person courses.
The following states have either not made any changes to their CLE rules or the changes have since expired.
Connecticut* (The rule change expired)
Florida*(The rule change expired)
Illinois* (The rule change expired)
Kentucky* (The rule change has expired)
Louisiana (The rule change expired)
Missouri (The rule change expired)
Nevada*
Rhode Island
South Carolina (The rule change expired)
Vermont (The rule change expired)
*Denotes states where all credits are allowed via distance learning
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