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, page 1 | States from N-Z, below.
NE | NV | NH | NJ | NM | NY | NC | ND | OH | OK | OR |
PA
RI | SC | SD | TN | TX | UT | VT | VA | WA | WV | WI | WY
Information in this chart verified February 2007.
State MCLE Contact Info |
Credit for In-House Seminar? / Provisions |
|---|---|
NEBRASKA
|
No Mandatory CLE. |
NEVADANevada Board of CLE |
Yes. Approval required. Must apply at least 30 days in advance of seminar. Required: Open to monitoring by the Board or its representative. 60 min. = 1 Credit Hour* |
NEW HAMPSHIRENew Hampshire Bar Association |
Yes. Approval required. Must apply in advance or within 30 days after the seminar. Required: Minimum attendance of 3 lawyers, including the instructor. Maximum of 6 credit hours per year. 60 min. = 1 Credit Hour* |
NEW JERSEY |
No Mandatory CLE. Special requirements for newly admitted attorneys. |
NEW MEXICONew Mexico MCLE |
Yes. Approval required. Should apply at least 30 days prior to the seminar, although retroactive approval can be granted. In-house programs may be approved for MCLE credit under the rules and regulations applicable to any other sponsor. 60 min. = 1 Credit Hour* |
NEW YORKNew York State CLE Board |
Yes. Approval required unless sponsor is an accredited provider or program has been granted hybrid accreditation by the CLE Board. Marilyn Bush LeLeiko's programs have been granted hybrid accreditation; no application for approval of an individual seminar is necessary. 50 min. = 1 Credit Hour* |
NORTH CAROLINABoard of Continuing
Legal Education |
No, except for certain government entities. "In-house" programs are ineligible for CLE credit. The board may exempt from the definition of "in-house" CLE those programs it finds "to be conducted by public or quasi-public organizations or associations for the education of their employees or members." 60 min. = 1 Credit Hour* |
NORTH DAKOTANorth Dakota
Commission for CLE |
Approval required. Required: Either outside speakers or the seminar must be advertised and open to the general bar membership.  60
min. = 1 Credit Hour* |
OHIOCommission
on CLE |
Yes. Approval required. Must apply 60 days in advance for Ohio programs ($100 fee for late applications). Required: Outside faculty (one or more speakers); open to outside attorneys (25% of available seating made available to outside attendees); open to official observer. Maximum of 12 credit hours per biennial reporting period. In-house programs are called "Special Programs". 60 min. = 1 Credit Hour* |
OKLAHOMAMCLE Commission |
Yes. Prior approval required. Applications must be received 45 days in advance. Required: 50% of instructional time presented by outside faculty; if space is available, the seminar must be publicized and there must be reasonable opportunity for outside lawyers to attend. 50 min. = 1 Credit Hour* |
OREGONOregon
State Bar |
Yes. Approval required. Must apply before or not more than 30 days after seminar ($40 fee for late applications) Required: Open to official audit. 60 min. = 1 Credit Hour** |
PENNSYLVANIAPennsylvania
CLE Board |
Yes. Must be approved. Should apply prior to the seminar if possible. Retroactive application must be made within two years. Required: Outside publicity; open to "all lawyers thought to be interested in the subject matter." Note: The Regulations state that "In-house activities will not be approved for CLE credit," but "in-house activity" is defined as an educational activity with an attendance restriction on lawyers not affiliated with the law firm or corporation. 60 min. = 1 Credit Hour* |
RHODE ISLANDRhode Island
MCLE Commission |
Yes. Approval required. Commission must be notified 30 days in advance. Required: Open to in-person monitoring by a Commission member; scheduled at a time and location free of interruptions from phone calls and other office activity. Maximum of 5 credit hours per reporting period. 50 min. = 1 Credit Hour* |
SOUTH CAROLINACommission
on CLE & Specialization |
Yes. Prior approval required. Must apply on or before seminar. Required: All written materials must be filed with application; minimum attendance of 5 lawyers, not including instructors. Maximum of one-half of approved credits for any reporting period. These requirements do not apply to public/governmental entities. 60 min. = 1 Credit Hour* |
SOUTH DAKOTA
|
No Mandatory CLE. |
TENNESSEETennessee Comm. on
CLE & Specialization |
Yes. Approval required. Apply at least 45 days in advance of the seminar. Required: Open to outside attorneys on a broad basis (not just in-house counsel for clients). Governmental departments may offer in-house programs if they are open to all department attorneys in the state and if at least 50% of the approved hours are taught by persons with no continuing relationship or employment with the department. 60 min. = 1 Credit Hour* |
TEXASMCLE Department |
Yes. Prior approval required. Must apply at least 30 days prior to the seminar. Required: Outside faculty ("efforts should be made to achieve a balance of in-house and outside instructors"); open to official observers; 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* |
UTAHUtah
State Board of CLE |
Yes. Approval required. Must apply within sixty days prior to or following the seminar. Required: Open to outside attendance. 60 min. = 1 Credit Hour* |
VERMONTMCLE BoardSuite 2 2418 Airport Road Barre, VT 05641 802-828-3281 802-828-1695 (Fax) licensing@mail.crt.state.vt.us |
Yes. Prior approval required. Required: Must be made available to enough outside lawyers so that the audience can potentially be composed of at least 20% outside participants. 60 min. = 1 Credit Hour* |
VIRGINIAContinuing Legal Education
Board |
Yes. Approval required. 60 min. = 1 Credit Hour* Required: Must have the primary objective of increasing an attendee's professional competence and skills as an attorney; must accurately report the audience for each program, including the number of firm attorneys, attorney clients or potential clients, and non-attorneys. See MCLE Opinion 18. |
WASHINGTONWashington State Board of CLEWashington State Bar Ass'n Suite 400 2101 Fourth Avenue Seattle, WA 98121-2330 206-733-5912 206-727-8320 (Fax) questions@wsba.org |
Yes. Approval required. Must apply at least 30 days prior to course with a complete course schedule with time allocations. Approval determined on a case-by-case basis. Required: Attended by 5 or more lawyers (excluding instructor). Course may be open or closed to non-members of the sponsor provided that notice of the course be published on the WSBA's MCLE web page. Marketing of the sponsor is not permitted. No course provided by a law firm shall be paid for or in any way underwritten in whole or part, directly or indirectly, by a client or prospective or former client. A critique form or evaluation sheet and a completed attendance sheet must be submitted within 30 days after the program. If a governmental agency course is closed
to outside lawyers, any written materials must be made available to any
inquirer. 60 min. = 1 Credit Hour* |
WEST VIRGINIAWest Virginia CLE Commission2006 Kanawha Boulevard E Charleston, WV 25311-2204 304-558-7992 304-558-2467 (Fax) greshamh@wvbar.org
|
Yes. Prior approval required. Must apply at least 30 days before seminar. 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 credits earned by in-house programs, video, audio, teleconference, and correspondence not to exceed half of MCLE requirements; no carryover. 50 min. = 1 Credit Hour* |
WISCONSINBoard
of Bar Examiners |
Yes. Approval required. Form avaiilable at Wisconsin court system CLE page. Required: Attended by at least 2 attendees and moderator. No CLE activity offered in conjunction with a meal will be approved unless the meal portion is allocated no less than 30 minutes and the education portion occupies a separate period lasting at least 50 minutes. Only under unusual circumstances will credit in excess of 1 hour be extended to a CLE activity offered in conjunction with a meal. 50 min. = 1 Credit Hour* |
WYOMINGWyoming State Board of CLEWyoming State Bar PO Box 109 Cheyenne, WY 82003-0109 307-632-9061 307-632-3737 (Fax) mellis@wyomingbar.org |
Yes. Approval required. Must apply at least 30 days prior to seminar. 60 min. = 1 Credit Hour*
|
* 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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