Did you know that Illinois attorneys now have ‘new’ MCLE requirements? Traditionally, Illinois attorneys needed to complete 30 total hours, including 6 hours of Professional Responsibility. However, the IL MCLE requirement was recently amended.
New Professional Responsibility CLE Requirement
All Illinois attorneys must how complete:
- 4 hours of Legal Ethics
- 1 hour of Diversity & Inclusion
- 1 hour of Mental Health & Substance Abuse
All Illinois attorneys are now required to complete a minimum of 1 hour of Diversity & Inclusion and 1 hour of Mental Health and Substance Abuse – in addition to 4 hours of Legal Ethics credit.[1] The total number of MCLE credits required in each 2 year compliance period remains at 30. For more information about Illinois CLE please click here: IL MCLE.
[1] Starting with the 7/1/2017-6/30/2019 compliance group the Professional Responsibility requirement has been modified.