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Idaho CLE Requirements

Whether you're an experienced Idaho attorney or a Idaho newly admitted attorney, here's what you need to know about Idaho’s mandatory continuing legal education (MCLE) requirements.

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Idaho CLE Requirements - General Information

General Information
CLE credit requirement30 credits every 3 years
Categories27 General 
3 Ethics and professional responsibility
CLE Compliance deadlineDecember 31
CLE Reporting deadlineJanuary 31
Approved Quimbee formatsQuimbee CLE courses for Idaho attorneys are coming soon. Click here to be notified via email.
CarryoverCarryover is not allowed.
CLE reporting instructionsCourse sponsors report attendance.

Idaho CLE Requirements

Idaho-licensed attorneys are required to complete 30 credits, including 3 ethics and professional responsibility credits every 3 years.

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  • Attend approved, live, in-person courses. 
  • Attend approved live, interactive online programs. 
  • Teach an approved CLE course. Attorneys who teach at an approved CLE course will receive 3 credit hours for each hour of teaching. 
  • Publish legal writing that is intended for an attorney audience. Attorneys who publish original writing in a professional legal journal or publication may be granted one credit per 1,000 words. A maximum of 6 writing credits can be used per reporting period.

Idaho attorneys must complete 30 credits by December 31 every three years.

No, carryover is not allowed.

Newly Admitted Attorneys

In the first 12 months of admission to the Idaho StateBar, newly admitted attorneys are required to complete at least 10 New Admittee Credit-Approved (NAC-Approved) CLE credits. These NAC-Approved CLE credits completed in the first year of admission will be counted towards satisfying the 30 CLE credit hour requirement. 

A new member who has actively practiced law for less than 3 years in any jurisdiction prior to admission to the Idaho State Bar must also complete the New Attorney Program within the first year of admission. 
A newly admitted Idaho attorney’s first reporting period begins on the date of admission to the Bar and ends on December 31 of the third full year following admission.

CLE Compliance and Reporting

Idaho attorneys report their MCLE credits every three years.

Idaho attorneys must submit a written Certificate of Compliance to the Idaho State Bar at the end of each 3 year reporting period. The Certificate of Compliance will be provided to each reporting attorney at the end of their reporting period.

Resources

Idaho State Bar

PO Box 895 
Boise, ID 83701 
208-334-4500

Idaho State Bar Rules

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