Can You Receive CLE Credit for an In-House Legal Writing Seminar?
In many states, MCLE rules allow participants to receive CLE credit for an in-house legal writing seminar. This chart sets out each state's rules, with contact information and links for each state's MCLE web site. If you have any questions, contact your state's MCLE office.
States from A-M, below | States from N-Z, page 2.
AL | AK | AZ | AR | CA | CO | CT | DE | DC | FL | GA | HI | ID
IL | IN | IA | KS | KY | LA | ME | MD | MA | MI | MN | MS | MO | MT
Information in this chart verified February 2007.
State MCLE Contact Info |
Credit for In-House Seminar? / Provisions |
|---|---|
ALABAMA MCLE Commission |
Yes. Approval required. Approval normally must be sought and granted at least 30 days before the seminar, but retroactive approval may be granted. Required: 50% instruction by outside faculty. No program submitted more than 60 days after December 31 of the compliance year will be approved. 60 min. = 1 Credit Hour* |
ALASKAAlaska
Bar Association |
Yes. Approval required. 60 min. = 1 Credit Hour*
|
ARIZONAState Bar of Arizona |
Yes. Arizona does not approve or accredit programs for MCLE, but certificates of attendance should be provided for seminar participants. Participants should keep certificates in case of audit. 60 min. = 1 Credit Hour* |
ARKANSASArkansas
CLE Board |
Yes. Prior approval required. Required: For an in-house program at a private law firm, a minimum of 3 "out-of-firm" attorneys must be allowed to attend; appropriate notification to local attorneys who may wish to attend. Maximum of 6 CLE credit hours during any reporting period. 60 min. = 1 Credit Hour* |
CALIFORNIAOffice of Certification |
Yes. Approval required. Approval can be obtained before or after the seminar. Required: Must be scheduled at a time and location so as to be free of interruptions from telephone calls and other office matters. 60 min. = 1 Credit Hour* |
COLORADOBoard
of Continuing Legal
|
Yes. Prior approval required. Must apply 15 days in advance. Upon a showing of good cause, Board may approve even if the timely filing requirement is not met. Required: Open to outsiders; outside publicity. These requirements do not apply to professional associations or to activities sponsored by an agency for the benefit of employees of a governmental unit. 50 min. = 1 Credit Hour* |
CONNECTICUT
|
No Mandatory CLE.
|
DELAWARECommission
on CLE |
Yes. Approval required. May earn up 12 credit hours every two years through in-house programs. 60 min. = 1 Credit Hour*
|
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
|
No Mandatory CLE. Special requirements for newly admitted attorneys. Contact Ms. Leith
R. Alvaro, Special Projects Coordinator, District of Columbia Bar, 202-737-4700,
ext 234. |
FLORIDALegal
Specialization & Education |
Yes. Prior approval required. Applications should be received at least 10 working days before the seminar ($25 fee for late applications). 50 min. = 1 Credit Hour*
|
GEORGIACommission
on Continuing |
Yes. Prior approval recommended. Applications should be submitted at least 30 days, and preferably longer, before seminar. The CCLC may grant retroactive approval. Required: Open to official observers; scheduled at a time and location so as to be free of interruptions from telephone calls and other office matters. Maximum of 6 hours per compliance period for approved in-house and self-study activities; up to 6 hours of in-house and self-study credit may be carried forward to the next calendar year or carried back to a previous year. 60 min. = 1 Credit Hour* |
HAWAII
|
No Mandatory CLE. Special requirements for newly admitted attorneys. Contact Ms. Paulette
Suwa, CLE/Program Manager, Hawaii State Bar Association, 808-537-1868,
psuwa@hsba.org. |
IDAHOIdaho State Bar |
Yes. Approval required. Must apply 28 days prior to the seminar or within 14 days after it. 60 min. = 1 Credit Hour*
|
ILLINOISMinimum CLE Board of the
Mandatory CLE adopted September 29, 2005. For attorneys with last names beginning A-M, the first compliance period is July, 2006 - June, 2008. For attorneys with last names beginning N-Z, the first compliance period is July 2007 - June 2009. |
Yes. Approval required. For prior determination of accreditation, application should be filed at least 30 days prior to the program. Prior approval is not required. Approval must be sought within 90 days after the program is presented. Required: Open to outsider observers; at least 5 attorney participants (they need not be associated with the same firm, corporation or governmental agency); scheduled at a time and location so as to be free of interruptions from telephone calls and other office matters. Efforts should be made to achieve a balance of in-house and outside instructors. CLE Credit is awarded only for attendance at an entire course or activity. Identifiable segments within a course or activity may be accredited separately through applications for those identifiable segments. |
INDIANAIndiana
Commission for CLE |
Yes. Approval required. Applications must be received at least 30 days prior to the program. Required: Must be taught by outside judge, attorney or sponsor who is not a member, employee or of counsel of the sponsoring firm. The Commission and its Executive Director must be able to audit the course for regulation purposes. Governmental and academic attorneys may receive unlimited in-house credits. Nongovernmental and non-academic attorneys may receive up to three hours per three-year educational period through in-house means. 60 min. = 1 Credit Hour* |
IOWACommission
on CLE |
Yes. Approval required. Must apply 60 days before seminar or within 30 days after it. Approval determined on a case-by-case basis. 60 min. = 1 Credit Hour* |
KANSASKansas CLE Commission |
Yes. Approval required. Applications must be received 30 days before seminar, except for "regional activities" (see below). Required: Open to official observers; written materials or course outline submitted by date of seminar; scheduled at a time and location so as to be free of interruptions from telephone calls and other office matters. Maximum of 5 credit hours per reporting year. These requirements do not apply to a regional activity including individuals from a variety of locations (e.g., attendees representing the same entity from three or four states). 50 min. = 1 Credit Hour* |
KENTUCKYKentucky Bar Association CLE Commission |
Yes. Prior approval required. Must apply 30 days before seminar. Required: 50% outside faculty; Commission designee permitted to attend/observe at no cost. Maximum of 6 credit hours per year for a combination of in-house and "technologically transmitted" credits (online, video,and audio). 60 min. = 1 Credit Hour* |
LOUISIANACommittee on
MCLE |
Yes, but only for government agency programs. Must apply 45 days before seminar, but retroactive approval may be granted, at the Committee's discretion, upon a showing of good cause. No credit will be given for activities sponsored by law firms or corporate law departments for the sole or principal benefit of their own members or employees. To apply for approval of an in-state seminar, a sponsor must first be approved as a provider of CLE in Louisiana. 60 min. = 1 Credit Hour* |
MAINE Maine Board of Overseers |
Yes. Approval required. Must apply at least 30 days before the seminar. Required: Must be scheduled at a time and location free of interruption. In-house credit is considered self-study credit and is capped at 5.5 CLE hours annually. 60 min. = 1 Credit Hour* |
MARYLAND
|
No Mandatory CLE. Special requirements for newly admitted attorneys. Contact Ms. Wanda
Claiborne, Director of Meetings and Bar Liaison, The Maryland State
Bar Association, 410--685-7878 x 3022, wclaiborne@msba.org. |
MASSACHUSETTS
|
No Mandatory CLE.
|
MICHIGAN
|
No Mandatory CLE.
|
MINNESOTAMinnesota Board of CLE
|
Yes. Approval required. Approval must be sought before seminar. Required: 25% of the hours must be taught by outside faculty; outside publicity; open to 25% outside participation. These requirements do not apply if a seminar is presented by an independent CLE course sponsor (such as Marilyn Bush LeLeiko). 60 min. = 1 Credit Hour* |
MISSISSIPPIMississippi
Commission on CLE
|
Yes. Approval required. Must apply at least 45 days prior to the seminar. Required: Open to outsiders; outside publicity; off-site. These requirements do not apply to employees of governmental departments or agencies. Full-time employees of governmental departments or agencies may earn up to 12 credit hours a year from in-house programs; part-time employees up to 6 credit hours a year. 60 min. = 1 Credit Hour* |
MISSOURIDirector of Programs |
Yes. Approval required. Must apply at least 60 days before program. In-house programs may be accredited on the same basis as programs by other sponsors. 50 min. = 1 Credit Hour* |
MONTANAMontana
Commission of CLE
|
Yes. Approval required. Must apply before seminar. Applicant must furnish seminar schedule and curriculum materials. Required: Client-related matters and case studies must not be part of credit hours sought; course must be attended by 5 or more lawyers, including instructor; must be scheduled at a time and location free of interruption from phone calls and other office matters; open to attendance by Comm. member or designee. In-house credits are classified as "Other" credits; they are limited to 5 credit hours per year and may not be carried forward. 60 min. = 1 Credit Hour* |
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* In most states, introductions, welcoming remarks, breaks, and meal time are not included; some states permit credit or partial credit for a program held during a meal if the program is substantive in nature.
** In Oregon, breaks exceeding 15 minutes per 3 hours of instruction are excluded in computed credit hours.
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