Kansas CLE requirements
Whether you're an experienced Kansas attorney or newly admitted, here's what you need to know about Kansas’s mandatory continuing legal education (MCLE) requirements.
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Kansas CLE requirements - general information
| General information | |
|---|---|
| CLE credit requirement | 12 credits every year |
| Categories | 10 General CLE |
| CLE compliance deadline | June 30 |
| CLE reporting deadline | July 31 |
| Approved Quimbee formats | Rule change: The Supreme Court of Kansas has removed the cap for on-demand courses. On-demand |
| Carryover | Yes, up to 10 general CLE credits may be carried over. |
| CLE reporting instructions | Quimbee reports the previous week's attendance to the Kansas Continuing Legal Education Commission each Wednesday. Please retain your certificate as proof of your attendance. You may also access your certificate from our website at any time. |
Kansas CLE requirements
What is my requirement as a Kansas-licensed attorney?
Kansas-licensed attorneys must complete 12 credits each year, including 2 Ethics CLE credits.
How can Quimbee help me complete my CLE requirement?
Rule change: The Supreme Court of Kansas has removed the cap for on-demand courses.
Kansas-licensed attorneys can complete all of their requirement through Quimbee's on-demand courses.
How else can I earn CLE credit?
- Attend a live program
- In-person, classroom setting
- Satellite Video replay
- Live webcast Live teleconference
- View a pre-recorded program
- Audiotape
- Videotape
- CD, CD-ROM, DVD
- Podcast
When must I complete my CLE requirement?
Kansas attorneys must complete their CLE credits by June 30.
Can I carry over credit from my last reporting cycle?
Yes, up to 10 general CLE credits may be carried over to the following reporting cycle. Ethics and professionalism credits can be carried over as well, but only as general credits.
Newly Admitted Attorneys
I'm a new attorney. When do I report CLE credit?
Newly admitted Kansas attorneys are exempt from completing the CLE requirement for the reporting period in which they were admitted.
CLE compliance and reporting
When do I report the CLE credits that I have earned?
All CLE credits must be reported by July 31.
How do I report the CLE credits that I have earned?
Providers of online programs are required to file Kansas attorney attendance electronically within 30 days of the program.
Every August, active attorneys will receive a report for the preceding compliance period. If the report is accurate, the attorney is not required to respond and the report will be filed automatically. If any changes need to be made, attorneys must notify OJA within 30 days of the date of the report.
Resources
Contact info
Kansas CLE
Kansas Judicial Center
301 SW 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612
785-368-8201
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