CLE Unlimited

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CLE Unlimited

$99/year

Start a free 7-day trial to claim credit for one free course.Get my free credit

Illinois CLE made simple. And affordable.

Complete your Illinois CLE requirements for one affordable price. For $99 per year, you’ll get unlimited access to our CLE library—featuring all the Illinois CLE courses you need and much more.

Our Illinois CLE bundle includes:

  • 24.25 General credits
  • 4 Professional Responsibility credits
  • 1 Diversity and inclusion credit
  • 1 Mental health/substance abuse credit

All the CLE courses you need in Illinois

Get all 30 of your on-demand Illinois credits with our easy compliance bundle which contains 24 general, 4 professional responsibility, 1 diversity and inclusion, and 1 mental health/substance abuse credits.

Civility in Practice

1 Professional Responsibility credit

The Ethics of Attorney Wellness

1 Professional Responsibility credit
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Quimbee’s CLE courses offer a variety of topics to satisfy your CLE requirements. Find individual courses that cover your practice area or field of interest.

Illinois CLE requirements - general information

General information
CLE credit requirement30 credits every 2 years
Categories24 General CLE
CLE compliance deadlineJune 30
CLE reporting deadlineJuly 31
Approved Quimbee formatsOn-demand
Live webcasts
CarryoverUp to 10 credits may be carried over to the following reporting period.
CLE reporting instructionsQuimbee reports the previous week's attendance to the Illinois MCLE Board each Monday. Please retain your certificate as proof of your attendance. You may also access your certificates from our website at any time.

Illinois CLE requirements

What is my requirement as a Illinois-licensed attorney?

Illinois attorneys are required to complete 30 credits, including 6 Professional Responsibility CLE credits, every two years. Of those 6 Professional Responsibility credits, 1 credit must be in Diversity & Inclusion CLE and 1 credits must be in Mental Health & Substance Abuse CLE.

How can Quimbee help me complete my CLE requirement?

Illinois attorneys can complete their requirement through both live webcasts and on-demand courses. Quimbee's Illinois bundle includes 23 general credits, 4 professional responsibility credits, 1 diversity and inclusion credit, and 1 mental health/substance abuse credit. 


Quimbee is an accredited provider in Illinois.


How else can I earn CLE credit?

  • Attend an approved, in-person program. 
  • Attend a law school course. Attend a legal presentation at a bar association meeting for up to 1.0 hour of CLE credit. 
  • Teach an accredited CLE course. Teach (part-time only) a law course at a law school. 
  • Teach (part-time only) a law course at a university, college or community college. 
  • Judge a law school moot court argument or other training simulation. 
  • Publish a scholarly legal book or article. 
  • Complete a year-long mentoring program approved by the Commission on Professionalism.

When must I complete my CLE requirement?

Illinois attorneys must complete their requirement by June 30 on the second year of their two-year reporting period. Those with last names starting with A-M report in even-numbered years. Those with last names starting with N-Z report in odd-numbered years.

Can I carry over credit from my last reporting cycle?

Yes, up to 10 credits, including professional responsibility credits may be carried over to the following reporting period. Only the number of credits needed (up to 10) may be carried over only to satisfy the next consecutive period’s requirements. If carryover credits are needed to meet the current reporting period's requirement, any excess hours earned in the current period are forfeited and may not be carried forward into future reporting periods.


Newly Admitted Attorneys

I'm a new attorney. When do I report CLE credit?

Newly admitted Illinois attorneys must complete an approved Illinois basic skills course or complete the Illinois mentoring program along with additional CLE credits for a total of 15 credits, within the first year of admission. After the first year, the initial two-year reporting period begins on July 1 after the completion deadline.


CLE compliance and reporting

When do I report the CLE credits that I have earned?

Illinois attorneys must report their compliance with the MCLE requirements by July 31 following the end of their two-year reporting period. Illinois reporting groups are split into two groups: Last names A-M report in even-numbered years Last names N-Z report in odd-numbered years

How do I report the CLE credits that I have earned?

CLE Providers are responsible for reporting individual course attendance. Illinois attorneys must report their compliance by logging in to their Attorney Portal and submitting their MCLE report.


Resources

Contact info

The MCLE Board of the Supreme Court of Illinois 
200 West Madison Street, Suite 900 
Chicago, Illinois 60606 
312-924-2420

Rules & Regulations

Illinois MCLE Rules


CLE FAQs

What is included in Quimbee CLE Unlimited?

Quimbee CLE Unlimited gets you full access to Quimbee’s entire library of CLE courses for just $99 a year. Choose the courses most relevant to your practice to complete your requirements, with no limits on your selections or the number of credits you can earn.

What is included in a Quimbee CLE bundle?

Our compliance bundles include a selection of courses that will meet your entire CLE requirement. The number of courses included in each bundle corresponds to the number of credit hours required in each state.

How much time do I have to complete the courses in my compliance bundle?

Once you purchase a course, you can complete it any time you like. You will have access to a purchased course until its accreditation expires.

If a course is accredited in more than one state, is there an extra cost to receive certificates in all states?

Quimbee will issue certificates for attorneys licensed in multiple jurisdictions at no extra cost. We will only issue certificates for jurisdictions in which a course has been approved.

How do I receive my certificate once I’ve completed my course?

Once you complete a course, your certificate will be available for automatic download. We’ll also save all of your certificates in your account so that you can access them any time you need to.