As Director of Legal Education with Attorney Credits, I am constantly scouring the Internet for the latest CLE news. Whether it’s compliance information or rule changes, I try to keep you up to date on the important CLE issues that you need to be aware of. Yesterday’s post focused on properly reporting your CLE hours in California. In California, attorneys report MCLE…
The State Bar of California recently decided to increase the number of MCLE audits. In 2012, the State Bar of California’s goal is to audit about 5% of Compliance Group 1, or roughly 3,000-4,000 lawyers. In 2013, the State Bar’s goal is to audit 10% of Compliance Group 3 – roughly 7,000-8,000 lawyers. The message is clear. California lawyers must fulfill and…
Good news for attorneys who are licensed in New Jersey but live out of state – you may be able to complete all 24 NJ CLE units through online CLE courses. The New Jersey Board on Continuing Legal Education published amendments to the New Jersey CLE Regulations on September 28, 2012. These amendments were approved by the New Jersey Supreme Court on…
At Attorney Credits, part of our goal as an online CLE provider is to keep attorneys informed about pertinent CLE information. Since each state controls the MCLE rules for its own lawyers, we have tried to keep attorneys in different states abreast of important compliance and reporting information. Attorneys in Florida (FL) must complete 30 CLE credit hours each three-year compliance period…
Here at Attorney Credits we are constantly utilizing the latest technology to deliver you a superior product. We employ a talented team of designers and programmers to implement the latest technology to bring you a more convenient – and enjoyable – CLE experience. As part of CLE Your Way, we provide our CLE courses in a number of different media formats. This…
Oregon attorneys are running out of time to complete the mandatory 45 unit MCLE requirement.[1] The Oregon MCLE rules require all active members to complete forty-five (45) hours of approved CLE activities in each three (3) year reporting period. Of those forty-five (45) hours, five (5) must be legal ethics credits, and one (1) must be on lawyers’ child abuse reporting obligations.…
Ohio attorneys must complete twenty-four (24) CLE units every two years as part of the Ohio (OH) minimum continuing legal education (MCLE) requirement. This is an important point to remember – especially if you serve on the county elections board. Active attorneys and attorneys registered for corporate status must complete and report 24 hours of accredited CLE activities every two years. Fulltime,…
Texas attorneys must complete at least fifteen (15) MCLE hours annually to remain compliant with the Texas MCLE Department. Three of the fifteen hours must be completed in the area of legal ethics or professionalism, and this includes CLE courses in substance abuse and elimination of bias. It is important to note that the MCLE compliance year in Texas is a one-year…
Many states set year-end deadlines for attorneys to complete their NY CLE requirement. In an earlier post I listed a number of states that have a December 31 MCLE compliance date – 23 states in all.[1] New York is not one of these states. In New York, attorneys get an extra birthday present – MCLE compliance. That’s because in New York, the MCLE…
If you have an impending CLE deadline in California and you need to pick up specialty courses, we have the ethics, substance abuse and elimination of bias courses that you need. At Attorney Credits CLE, we have been hard at work this year and we have made an extra push to film numerous legal ethics, substance abuse and elimination of bias courses…