You must complete 45 hours of CLE, seven of which must be devoted to professional liability. The seven hours devoted to professional responsibility must include: At least two credit hours in the area of justice, diversity and inclusion and at least five credit hours in the areas of legal ethics or legal professionalism. As society becomes more complex, the provision of legal services becomes increasingly complex. The public expects lawyers in their legal practice and judges in the performance of their duties to continue their legal and legal education throughout their legal careers. The purpose of the mandatory legal education requirements is to ensure that every Colorado attorney and judge has a legal and professional development plan throughout their career in order to promote competence and professionalism and stay up to date with the law in our rapidly changing society. When entering your credit hours in your online CLE transcript, keep in mind that “general” credits include the total number of hours for which a program has been accredited. If a program has also achieved recognition of professional responsibility (legal ethics, legal professionalism and/or justice, diversity and inclusiveness), do not subtract these credits from the “general” category. For example, if a program has been accredited for 6 general credits, 4 of which have earned ethics credits – if you have completed 100% of the program, enter 6 in the field for general credits and 4 in the field for legal ethics. DO NOT subtract from these categories unless you have not participated in the entire course. One hour of CLE credit is equivalent to 50 minutes of instruction. Overview and Requirements of Continuing Legal Education Your MCLE engagement begins on the date of your admission or certification to the Colorado Bar Association. The first compliance period begins on the day of approval or certification and ends on December 31 of the third full calendar year following the year of approval or certification to practice law in Colorado. For non-lawyer judges, the first period of compliance with the CLE begins on the date of appointment as a judge and ends on the 31st.
December of the third full calendar year following the year of appointment as a judge. The Attorney`s Office of Regulatory Counsel has the authority to ensure that every Colorado attorney meets their CLE requirements under C.R.C.P. 250 et seq. The Office of Continuing Legal and Judicial Education is responsible for maintaining records for CLE credits claimed by each Colorado attorney. The Supreme Court`s Continuing Legal and Judicial Education Committee formulates regulations and carries out specific tasks set out in the ECLC Rules. On Tuesday, December 22, 2020, the Minnesota Supreme Court issued an order granting the motion filed on August 7, 2019 by five Minnesota licensed attorneys. From 1 January 2021, the rules will apply. IMPORTANT: You can use Adobe Acrobat or Foxit Reader to populate the application. To save the data entered in your form, you must use the Foxit Reader. You must keep records of all accredited courses you take or complete, as well as any other activities you have submitted to our office for CLE credit approval. To determine which courses have been accredited, consult the list of accredited courses. You can also view a copy of your current transcript using the online affidavit system.
Only programs accredited by our office can be entered directly into your online transcript. To report any activity to our office other than participation in an accredited Live program in Colorado or a Homestudy/On-Demand program, you must complete the appropriate form and submit it to our office for review and processing. Click here for the forms. Click here for frequently asked questions about other activities for which you can earn CLE credits. Click here to learn more about CLE non-compliance and reprocessing using Foxit* (a free and easy-to-download player): first, download the app and save it to your local computer. Then, install Foxit with these instructions. Lawyers licensed by On Motion, UBE Score Transfer or as a sole client, judge-lawyer, military spouse or law professor must complete the required professionalism course within six months of admission. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in an administrative suspension of your Colorado legal license. Colorado is a self-declaring state.
Most lawyers meet their MCLE requirements by participating in live CLE programs or pre-registered on demand programs accredited by our office. If you participate in a cle program or complete a CLE program upon request, the sponsor of that program will NOT report your participation or completion of a program upon request to our office. You must certify and notify your participation in a CLE program or completion of a program upon request to your online transcript at www.cletrack.com. The easiest way to report your participation in a program or completion of an on-demand program is to have the Colorado Program ID before you start participating. All providers should be able to give you the program ID issued by our office when the program was accredited. Click here for announcements of CLE rules and regulatory changes You cannot register for any of the CLE programs on our website. You must contact the CLE program provider to register for all the programs you are currently taking. Log in to OASIS (Online Attorney and Sponsor Integrated System) to request course approvals, view course approval status, report your CLE participation, pay your CLE fees, or update your email address in your CLE folder.
The Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) requirement for all actively licensed attorneys in Colorado (under age 72) is 45 CLE credit hours, seven of which must be professional responsibilities. C.R.C.P. 250.2(1). You must complete all CLE activities by December 31 of last year during your execution period, but you must have completed all CLE activities by December 31 of last year. January of the following month to declare compliance. In the example above, you will need to complete your key activities before December 31, 2022, but you would have until January 31, 2023 to report the activities to our office. We recommend that you declare your key activities at the time of completion to avoid late fees and penalties for reporting late compliance. For example, if you are admitted to Colorado on May 10, 2019, your first compliance period will run from May 10, 2019 to December 31, 2022 – provided you have been in active condition for that entire period. Your subsequent compliance period runs from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025, provided that you have been in active condition throughout that period. The following MCLE compliance periods begin on January 1 immediately after a previous compliance period and end on January 31. December of the third full calendar year thereafter. Click here to learn more about admission swearing in *You must use Microsoft`s Internet Explorer browser when working with Foxit.