What Are My Newly Admitted CLE Requirements?

A comprehensive list of newly admitted attorney state CLE requirements

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Alabama Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

Newly admitted Alabama attorneys are required to complete a 3-hour course in professionalism. This live course will count toward your general 12-hour annual CLE requirement. You can take this course on even numbered years with CLE Alabama and Cumberland School of Law on odd numbered years. If you are a newly admitted attorney in Alabama, you are exempt until the end of the calendar year in which you are admitted. For example, if you were admitted in September 2023, you will be exempt through December 31, 2023 (not through September 2024). While we don’t offer the newly admitted 3-hour professionalism course, we do offer 6-credit hour Alabama CLE bundles. Check out our Alabama CLE FAQ for more information.

Alaska Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

We couldn’t find any newly admitted CLE requirements for Alaska. Checkout our Alaska CLE FAQ. Need Alaska CLE, click to see our Alaska CLE Compliance Bundles.

Arizona Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

Newly admitted Arizona attorneys are required within one year after being admitted to the practice of law to complete the State Bar’s course on professionalism, or an equivalent course on the principles of professionalism approved or licensed by the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Arizona. If you go inactive on admission, you are exempt but shall complete the course within 12 months once you become active in Arizona. If you don’t live in or practice in Arizona you are exempt from completing the course, however, if you become a resident or commence practicing in Arizona you must complete the course.

New members registered with the Bar during the first half of an educational year (July to December) have a reduced requirement of 10 total hours, of which a minimum of two need to be professional responsibility/ethics.  New members admitted to the Bar during the second half of an educational year (January to June) have no CLE requirement for that year.

Read up on Arizona CLE with our Arizona CLE Blog. Complete your Arizona CLE requirements with our 15-credit hour Arizona CLE Compliance Bundles.

Arkansas Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

Arkansas newly admitted attorneys are exempt from Arkansas CLE requirements for the year they are admitted to the bar. Newly admitted attorneys must complete their first set of the 12 required CLE credit hours during the reporting period that follows the reporting period in which they are admitted. You can find our popular AK CLE compliance bundles here. For more information about Arkansas CLE, see our Arkansas CLE FAQ.

California Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

Attorneys newly admitted to California must complete a 10-hour training course administered by the California State Bar Association within their first year of admission to the bar. New Attorney Training Program. Besides this 10-hour course, newly admitted attorneys must also complete a proportional MCLE requirement based on the number of months you are active out of the possible 36-month compliance period. Our California MCLE FAQ has more information for you. Our California MCLE Compliance bundles and multi-state bundles have many options for you to choose from.

Colorado Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

Colorado newly admitted attorneys don’t have a special requirement. However, please note that the initial compliance period for newly admitted attorneys includes the balance of the year they are admitted to the Colorado Bar plus the 3 following calendar years. More information about Colorado CLE can be found here and you can find our 45-credit hour Colorado Compliance bundles with this link.

Connecticut Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

Newly admitted attorneys must complete the 12 required MCLE hours in the calendar year following their admission to the Connecticut Bar Association. For example, Connecticut lawyers admitted in 2017 are not required to complete the MCLE requirement until 2018. If newly admitted attorneys complete MCLE courses in the year in they are admitted or certified, then they can carry over two hours of credits to the following year. Our Connecticut 12-hour CLE Compliance bundles and Connecticut CLE FAQ can be found by clicking on the previous links.

Delaware Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

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. The fundamental courses are only offered by the Delaware State Bar Association. For more information about Delaware CLE please see our DE FAQ. To find our Delaware CLE bundles click here.

District of Columbia Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

Newly admitted D.C. attorneys are required to take the mandatory course on the D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct and Practice. This offered by the D.C. Bar.

Our Washington D.C. FAQ has more information. Even though D.C. doesn’t have mandatory CLE, you can find our Washington D.C. CLE Bundles here.

Florida Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

The Basic Skills Course Requirement (BSCR) is a two-phase requirement for new lawyers. Phase I is a Practicing with Professionalism course and Phase II consists of 3 basic level Young Lawyers Division (YLD) courses.

To satisfy the BSCR, a newly admitted attorney must complete Practicing with Professionalism in person at one of the locations provided by The Florida Bar. New Lawyers or members completing Phase II of the BSCR can either attend a live presentation or by completing the online CLE version on The Florida Bar’s website.

Practicing with Professionalism must be completed within 1 year of admission to The Florida Bar. The 3 basic substantive CLE programs sponsored by the Young Lawyers Division of The Florida Bar must be completed by the end of the newly admitted attorneys’ initial CLER reporting cycle and are only available through the Florida Bar.

See our Florida CLE FAQ for more FL CLE information. See here for Florida CLE Compliance bundles and multi-state bundles.

Georgia Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

Newly admitted Georgia attorneys must complete the State Bar of Georgia Transition into Law Practice Program. This program is only offered by the GA State Bar. See the previous link for full details, or for additional information about GA CLE see here: Georgia CLE FAQ. If you need to complete your regular GA CLE, see here for our Georgia CLE Compliance Bundles.

Hawaii Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

The MCLE requirement is waived for the calendar year that an attorney is admitted to the Bar. Newly admitted attorneys must complete the Hawaii Professionalism Course by December 31 of the first full year of being admitted to the Hawaii State Bar Association. The HI Professionalism Course is only offered by the Hawaii State Bar. For more general information see our Hawaii CLE FAQ. Click for our regular Hawaii CLE Compliance Bundles.

Idaho Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

Within 12 months of admission to the ISB, all new Idaho attorneys must complete 10 New Admittee Credit-Approved (NAC-Approved) continuing legal education (CLE) credits under Idaho Bar Commission Rule (IBCR) 402(f).  NAC-Approved CLE Credits address Idaho practice, procedure, and/or ethics. For details about this requirement, click here: ISB.

Illinois Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

Newly admitted Illinois attorneys must complete a total of 15 Illinois approved MCLE credits, which must include a 6-hour Basic Skills course and at least 9 additional hours of Illinois approved General, or Professional Responsibility MCLE credits. Please note that only the 6-hour Basic Skills requirement may be satisfied prior to you being sworn into the bar – the remaining 9 hours must be completed after you are sworn into the bar. The completion deadline is one year after the last day of the month that you were admitted to the Illinois bar. Attorney Credits does not offer these newly admitted courses.

See here for our regular Illinois CLE FAQ. Click to see our 30 CLE Credit Hour Illinois Compliance Bundles.

Indiana Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

Whether you are admitted by exam in spring or fall, you must complete the 6-hour applied professionalism course after January 1 of the next calendar year and by December 31 of the third year thereafter. Attorney Credits does not offer this course.

So, if you are admitted in October 2019, you must complete the course between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2022.

If you plan to leave Indiana and practice in another state during your first three-year educational period, you still must complete the course as long as you remain in Active status on the Indiana Roll of Attorneys. If you change your status to Inactive, you do not need to satisfy the requirement. If you become Active again, the requirement will apply.

More Indiana CLE information can be found by clicking here. See all Attorney Credits full 36-hour CLE Compliance Bundles.

Iowa Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

We couldn’t find any newly admitted CLE requirements for Iowa. Checkout our Iowa CLE FAQ. Need Iowa CLE, click to see our Iowa CLE Compliance Bundles?

Kansas Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

An attorney who is newly admitted to practice law in Kansas is exempt from the CLE requirement during the period prior to the first compliance period beginning after admission to practice. To read about Kansas CLE requirements, see our Kansas CLE Blog, or check out our 12-credit hour Kansas CLE Compliance Bundles.

Kentucky Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

Within 12 months following the date of admission to the Kentucky Bar Association, each newly admitted attorney must complete the New Lawyer Program. This program is offered twice a year and is done in conjunction with the Kentucky Bar Association Annual Convention. See our Kentucky CLE FAQ. View our 12-credit hour Kentucky CLE Compliance Bundles.

Louisiana Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

Any newly admitted active Member shall, during the year of his or her admission through the next calendar year, attend twelve and one half (12.5) hours of approved CLE and not less than eight (8) of such hours shall concern legal ethics, professionalism, or law office management. Note that the online limit of 4 credit hours per compliance period still applies. Our general Louisiana CLE FAQ is found here. Find our Louisiana CLE Bundles.

Maine Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

We couldn’t find any newly admitted CLE requirements for Maine. Checkout our Maine CLE FAQ. Need Maine CLE, click to see our Maine CLE Compliance Bundles.

Maryland Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

We couldn’t find any newly admitted CLE requirements for Maryland. Checkout our Maryland CLE FAQ. Even though Maryland doesn’t require CLE, click to see our Maryland CLE Bundles

Massachusetts Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

We couldn’t find any newly admitted CLE requirements for Massachusetts. Checkout our Massachusetts CLE FAQ. Massachusetts doesn’t require CLE, but you can click to see our Massachusetts CLE Bundles.

Michigan Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

We couldn’t find any newly admitted CLE requirements for Michigan. Checkout our Michigan CLE FAQ. Although Michigan doesn’t require CLE, we have Michigan CLE Bundles

Minnesota Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

New Minnesota lawyers have a full three-year reporting period, plus the balance of the year that the lawyer is admitted. You can find more info here about Minnesota CLE in our FAQ. If you need Minnesota CLE, checkout our Minnesota CLE Bundles.

Mississippi Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

Each newly admitted attorney must complete a new-lawyer program approved by the Mississippi Commission on Continuing Legal Education, consisting of 12 hours of CLE including 6 hours of basic skills training and 6 hours of ethics/professionalism. This program must be completed by the conclusion of the second CLE year occurring after the date of admission to The Mississippi Bar. Attorney Credits does not offer these newly admitted courses. See our general Mississippi CLE FAQ. View our Mississippi CLE Bundles.

Missouri Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

Newly admitted Missouri attorneys are not required to complete or report any credit hours in the reporting year in which they are initially licensed to practice law in Missouri. Please note that the MCLE reporting year is different from the standard calendar year and begins on July 1 and ends on June 30 the following year. For example: A lawyer admitted to practice in April 2022 would be admitted during the 2021-2022 reporting year and would not be required to complete or report MCLE hours until the 2022-2023 reporting year (July 31, 2023, filing deadline). A lawyer admitted to practice in September 2022 would be admitted during the 2022-2023 reporting year and would not be required to complete or report MCLE hours until the 2023-2024 reporting year (July 31, 2024, filing deadline). Credit hours should be reported in the online annual report for the July 1- June 30 reporting year in which the program credit hours occurred.

More detailed Missouri CLE information can be found on our Missouri CLE FAQ. If you are short MO CLE, checkout our Missouri CLE Bundles.

Montana Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

Newly admitted MT attorneys are not required to complete any Montana CLE requirements for the duration of the reporting year (April 1 – March 31) during which they are admitted to the State Bar of Montana. Find our Montana FAQ. View Attorney Credits Montana CLE Bundles.

Nebraska Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

Newly admitted attorneys are not required to complete any MCLE until the first calendar year of admission to the Nebraska State Bar Association.

Nevada Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

Newly admitted attorneys are exempt from the Nevada CLE requirement for the remainder of the calendar year in which they are admitted AND for the next full calendar year. Instead of earning CLE credits, a newly admitted attorney must participate in the “TIPS” program sponsored by the State Bar of Nevada. Attorney Credits does not offer the TIPS newly admitted courses.

New Hampshire Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

Supreme Court Rule 42 XIII (a) requires that, within two years of admission to practice law in NH, a practical skills course presented by the New Hampshire Bar Association must be attended.

Practical Skills credits earned may also be applied to the Supreme Court Rule 53 NHMCLE requirement of the reporting year in which the Practical skills course is attended.

You can learn more about New Hampshire CLE via our FAQ. Need to fulfill your 12-credit hour New Hampshire CLE requirement, see our New Hampshire CLE Compliance Bundles.

New Jersey Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

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 15 credit hours in at least 5 of the following 9 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 trust and business accounting; New Jersey landlord/tenant practice; New Jersey municipal court practice; and New Jersey law office management. 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 15-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. Read more here.

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New Mexico Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

Newly admitted attorneys must complete the Bridge the Gap program by December 31 of the first full calendar year following the date of admission to the bar. MCLE hours the first full calendar year after they are admitted (newly admitted attorneys are exempt from the MCLE requirement for the remainder of the calendar year they are admitted) for any lawyer who successfully completed the Bridge the Gap program. Attorney Credits doesn’t off the NM BTG program.

Visit our New Mexico CLE FAQ. Browse our New Mexico CLE Bundles.

New York Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

Newly admitted attorneys must complete a total of 32 CLE credit hours during their first two years — 16 before the first anniversary of admission and 16 during the second year of admission. Newly admitted attorneys can take a maximum of 14 CLE credits from our website, in the categories of law practice management and areas of professional practice only. Check out our New York CLE FAQ. Find our newly admitted and experienced New York CLE Bundles.

North Carolina Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

Newly admitted attorneys must complete the 12-hour Professionalism for New Attorneys (PNA) Program in the year the lawyer is first required to fulfill CLE requirements. Attorney Credits does not offer this newly admitted course. Additional North Carolina information can be found in our NC CLE FAQ. Click this link for our North Carolina 12-credit hour CLE Compliance Bundles.

North Dakota Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

The initial reporting period for North Dakota attorneys begins the July 1 following the date of initial licensure or relicensure. New admittees may carry-over credits earned from courses taken after August 1 of the year of their admission. Interested in learning more information about ND CLE? Do you need some North Dakota CLE? If so, browse our North Dakota CLE Bundles.

Ohio Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

Newly admitted attorneys must comply with New Lawyers Training (“NLT”) educational requirements unless otherwise exempted from the Ohio Supreme Court CLE requirements. The required 12 hours of NLT instruction must be completed by the end of the first biennial compliance period. Attorney Credits does not offer the newly admitted courses. Our FAQ for Ohio Attorneys. Twenty-four hour Ohio CLE Compliance bundles are found here.

Oklahoma Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

Newly admitted Oklahoma attorneys are exempt from the MCLE requirements for the remainder of the calendar year they are first admitted to practice. Fun OK CLE facts are found here: Oklahoma CLE FAQ. Our Oklahoma CLE Compliance bundles are an affordable and easy way to meet your CLE compliance needs.

Oregon Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

Newly admitted attorneys and attorneys that have been reinstated from inactive status have specific requirements and must contact the Oregon State Bar directly. For specific information about your Oregon State Bar MCLE requirement, please call the Oregon State Bar MCLE Department at (503) 431-6315, email mcle@osbar.org, or visit the Oregon State Bar MCLE webpage:  https://www.osbar.org/mcle. We do not offer the Oregon specific ethics or practice courses required for new Oregon attorneys. However, you can read about Oregon CLE at our FAQ. Peruse our 45-credit hour Oregon and multi-state Compliance Bundles.

Pennsylvania Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania requires newly admitted lawyers to complete the Bridge the Gap program prior to their first CLE compliance deadline. Interested in additional Pennsylvania CLE information, check out our PA CLE FAQ. Or, if you need PA CLE, checkout our Pennsylvania CLE Bundles.

Rhode Island Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

Newly admitted lawyers must complete the Rhode Island Bridge the Gap program by the end of the first, full Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) calendar year after the attorney is admitted to the Rhode Island Bar Association, unless an exemption applies. Attorney Credits does not offer this newly admitted course. View Rhode Island CLE FAQ. See Rhode Island CLE Bundles.

South Carolina Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

Newly admitted attorneys are exempt from MCLE requirements during the reporting year that they are admitted to the South Carolina Bar. Before the end of the first required reporting year, newly admitted members admitted pursuant to Rule 402, SCACR, unless exempt, must complete and Essentials Series course administered by the South Carolina Bar in addition to regular CLE requirement.

Our essential South Carolina FAQ can be read here. Attorney Credits offers multiple South Carolina Bundles.

South Dakota Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

All members of the State Bar of South Dakota are required to complete Sexual Harassment Prevention Training within two years following admission to the practice of law and once every three years thereafter. This course is offered by the State Bar of South Dakota.

Visit our South Dakota CLE FAQ. Even though South Dakota doesn’t require CLE, we do offer South Dakota CLE Bundles.

Tennessee Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

If you pass the February Tennessee Bar Exam you have a CLE obligation for the year that you pass the Bar Exam – but the Commission on CLE will award you the required 15 hours of CLE credit to fulfill that CLE obligation. If you were not sworn in prior to September 1, then you should contact the Tennessee Commission on CLE. Full Tennessee CLE information can be found on our FAQ. Fifteen credit hour Tennessee Compliance Bundles are available on Attorney Credits.

Texas Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

Newly admitted attorneys must complete “A Guide to the Basics of Law Practice” which is only offered by the Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism in addition to the regular Texas MCLE requirement.

For newly licensed attorneys, the initial MCLE compliance year is a 24-month period beginning on the first day of the attorney’s birth month after the licensing date and ends two years later, on the last day of the month preceding the attorney’s birth month.

For example: An attorney has an admission date of November 2021, and September is the attorney’s birth month. The initial compliance year begins on the first day of the next birth month to occur after admission; this attorney’s initial compliance year would begin on September 1, 2022. The initial compliance year ends 24 months later, on the last day of the month immediately preceding the attorney’s birth month; in this case, August 31, 2024.

Credits taken between the licensing date and compliance year start date will be applied toward the attorney’s initial compliance year. In the example given above, the attorney may use CLE credits accumulated on or after September 1, 2021, toward the 15-hour minimum requirement of the initial compliance year.

See here for our Texas CLE FAQ. Our wildly popular Texas 15 credit hour Compliance Bundles can be purchased here.

Utah Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

New lawyers must complete the following MCLE requirements: the New Lawyer Training Program and 12 accredited MCLE hours. Attorney Credits does not offer NLTP courses, however we do offer the 12 accredited MCLE hours. Read all about Utah CLE on our FAQ. Click the following link if you need to take some Utah CLE credits.

Vermont Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

Newly admitted Vermont attorneys (regardless of licensing status) must complete 15 hours of specially approved continuing legal education courses on Vermont practice and procedure.  A minimum of 9 of those 15 CLE hours must be earned by attendance at programs delivered either as Moderated Programming or Non-Moderated Programming with Interactivity as a Key Component. The 15 hours must be completed no earlier than 1 year before, and no later than 1 year after, admission to the bar.  Attorney Credits does not offer these specialty courses. Note that courses taken to satisfy the first-year CLE requirement will count toward the MCLE requirement during your first reporting period.  For more information on MCLE requirements, visit the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education page.

Interested in more information on Vermont CLE, see our FAQ. Visit our website to view our Vermont CLE Bundles.

Virginia Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

Newly admitted active Virginia lawyers are exempt from the MCLE requirement for the year in which they are licensed. Your license date is the date on which the VBBE released the bar exam results.

Lawyers registering as active must also take the mandatory Harry L. Carrico Professionalism Course which is required within 24 months of registering with the VSB. Attorney Credits does not offer this course.

You can read about some of the Virginia CLE rules on our Virginia CLE FAQ. View our Virginia CLE Bundles.

Washington Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

Newly admitted attorneys are exempt from the Washington MCLE requirement for the calendar year of admission. Further details about Washington CLE are on our FAQ. Find our 45 credit hour Washington State CLE Compliance Bundles.

West Virginia Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

Newly admitted West Virginia members are required to complete a mandatory Bridge the Gap (BTG) Program sponsored by the State Bar within 24 months after admission to the WV State Bar. The mandatory BTG Program is provided by the State Bar at least twice per year. The Bridge the Gap Program will be provided free of charge to newly admitted members.

You can read about the BTG program and other West Virginia CLE Rules on our FAQ. If you need some WV CLE, click here for our West Virginia CLE Bundles.

Wisconsin Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

Newly admitted Wisconsin attorneys are exempt from the attendance and reporting of CLE in the year of their admission. To find out about other Wisconsin CLE facts, please read our Wisconsin CLE FAQ.

Wyoming Newly Admitted Attorney CLE Requirements

New Wyoming Active Members must complete a minimum of 15 hours of continuing legal education including a minimum of two hours of legal ethics each calendar year. Note that newly admitted Wyoming attorneys are exempt from the CLE requirements during the calendar year in which the attorney is admitted to practice law in Wyoming.

Checkout our Wyoming CLE FAQ. Look over our Wyoming CLE Bundles.

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