New York CLE requirements
Whether you're an experienced New York attorney or newly admitted, here's what you need to know about New York’s mandatory continuing legal education (MCLE) requirements.
Whether you're an experienced New York attorney or newly admitted, here's what you need to know about New York’s mandatory continuing legal education (MCLE) requirements.
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CLE credit requirement | Experienced attorneys must complete 24 credits every 2 years |
Categories | Effective July 1, 2023, all New York attorneys must complete 1 credit Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection per compliance period. Up to 3 credits of Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection - Ethics may be applied to the ethics requirement. Experienced attorneys: 1 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE 19 Areas of professional practice, law practice management or skills CLE Newly admitted attorneys: COVID-19 Update: Newly admitted attorneys may complete skills credit via live, in-person programs or live webcasts. This rule has been extended until December 31, 2022. 6 Skills 7 Areas of professional practice or law practice management CLE |
CLE compliance deadline | Attorney’s birthday in alternate years. |
CLE reporting deadline | 30 days after the attorney's birthday in alternate years |
Approved Quimbee formats | All on-demand courses for experienced attorneys. Law practice management or areas of professional practice on-demand courses for newly admitted attorneys. |
Carryover | Experienced attorneys - 6 credits, including ethics CLE credit Newly admitted attorneys - 8 credits, no ethics |
CLE reporting instructions | New York is a self-reporting jurisdiction and Quimbee does not report your completed courses to the New York CLE Board. Please retain your certificate as proof of your attendance for at least 4 years. Please see the reverse side of your certificate for additional reporting information. |
Effective July 1, 2023, all New York attorneys must complete 1 credit Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection per compliance period. Up to 3 credits of Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection - Ethics may be applied to the ethics requirement.
Experienced New York-licensed attorneys(admitted more than two years) are required to complete 24 credits, including 4 ethics CLE credits, 1 diversity, inclusion and elimination of bias CLE credit, and 1 technology credit every two years.
Newly admitted New York-licensed attorneys (admitted two years or less) are required to complete 32 hours of transitional credits during the first two years of admission. During each year, they must complete 3 ethics CLE credits, 6 skills credits, and 7 law practice management or areas of professional practice credits.
All of Quimbee’s on-demand courses can fulfill the New York CLE requirement for experienced New York attorneys through New York's approved jurisdiction policy. Quimbee’s New York bundle provides all 24 required credits, including 4 ethics credits and 1 diversity, inclusion and elimination of bias credit.
Newly admitted attorneys can complete courses in law practice management or areas of professional practice credit.
Experienced New York attorneys must complete their CLE requirement within 30 days after their birthday on alternate years.
Newly admitted attorneys must file their registration form within 30 days after their birthday in the second calendar year following their admission to the New York Bar.
Yes, experienced attorneys may carry up to 6 credits, in any category, to the next reporting cycle.
Newly admitted attorneys may carry up to 8 credits, excluding ethics, to their first reporting period as an experienced attorney.
COVID-19 Update: Newly admitted attorneys may complete skills credit by live, in-person programs or live webcasts. This rule has been extended until December 31, 2022.
Newly admitted attorneys must file their registration form within 30 days after their birthday in the second calendar year following their admission to the New York Bar.
New York attorneys must complete their CLE requirement and certify their compliance on their attorney registration form within 30 days after their birthday on alternate years.
New York attorneys must certify compliance on their attorney registration form.
New York State Continuing Legal Education Board
25 Beaver Street, Room 888
New York, New York 10004
212-428-2105
1-877-697-4253
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