Iowa CLE requirements
Whether you're an experienced Iowa attorney or newly admitted, here's what you need to know about Iowa’s mandatory continuing legal education (MCLE) requirements.
Whether you're an experienced Iowa attorney or newly admitted, here's what you need to know about Iowa’s mandatory continuing legal education (MCLE) requirements.
General information | |
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CLE credit requirement | 15 credits every year |
Categories | 13 General CLE 1 Attorney Wellness or Diversity and Inclusion |
CLE compliance deadline | December 31 |
CLE reporting deadline | March 10 |
Approved Quimbee formats | On-demand |
Carryover | Yes, you may carry over excess credits to the following reporting cycle. |
CLE reporting instructions | Iowa is a self-reporting jurisdiction and Quimbee does not report your completed courses to the Iowa Commission on Continuing Legal Education. Please retain your certificate as proof of your attendance. You may also access your certificate from our website at any time. |
Iowa-licensed attorneys must complete 15 credits each year, including 1 Ethics CLE credit and 1 Attorney Wellness or Diversity and Inclusion CLE credit.
Iowa attorneys may complete all of their requirement through Quimbee's on-demand courses.
Attorneys must complete their MCLE requirement by December 31.
Yes, you may carry over excess credits to the following reporting cycle. Excess credits in ethics, attorney wellness and diversity and inclusion CLE may be carried over to fulfill the general requirement. Attorneys must still complete the ethics CLE, attorney wellness or diversity and inclusion credits each year.
Newly admitted Iowa attorneys must complete an approved Basic Skills Course within one year of admission.
Iowa attorneys must report all credits they have earned during the reporting period by March 1.
Iowa attorneys must log into the Iowa Commission on CLE website to report the credits they have earned.
Commission on CLE
State Capital
Des Moines, IA 50319
515-697-7874
[email protected]
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