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Florida CLE at a Glance
Florida attorneys can complete all 30 required CLE hours online through Attorney Credits.
30 CLE Credits
30 total credit hours required every 3 years
8 Specialty Credits
Legal Ethics or Substance Abuse or Mental Illness = 3 Credit Hours
Professionalism = 2 Credit Hours
Technology = 3 Credit Hours
8 Specialty Credit Hours required every 3 years
Varies Deadline
Compliance Deadline is Varies every 3 years
No Live Requirement
Florida has no live webinar credit requirements
Florida CLE Requirements
Total CLE Hours: 30 credit hours
Total Online Credits Allowed: 30 credit hours
Specialty Requirements: 8 credit hours total, including 3 credit hours of Legal Ethics, or Substance Abuse, or Mental Illness; 2 credit hours of Professionalism; and 3 credit hours of Technology.
Live Webinar Credits: None
Compliance Deadline: Varies
Reporting Deadline: Varies
Reporting Cycle: 3 years
State Reporting: The Florida Bar requires that you self-report your CLER credit hours on the Florida Bar website: https://member.floridabar.org.
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Top Florida CLE Questions
Get quick answers to the most common questions about Florida CLE requirements
How many CLE hours are required?
Florida lawyers shall complete a minimum of 30 credit hours every 3 years. Three of the 30 credit hours must be in approved legal ethics, substance abuse, or mental illness awareness programs. Two of the 30 credit hours must be in approved professionalism program. The 2 hour professionalism course is only offered by the Florida Bar. Three of the 30 credit hours must be in approved technology programs.
What is the new professionalism requirement?
Attorneys must complete a two hour professionalism course offered by the Florida Bar. This course is offered for free and MUST be completed with The Florida Bar.
How many CLE hours can I take through Attorney Credits?
28 credit hours. You must take the free professionalism course from the Florida Bar.
How do Attorney Credits' CLE courses qualify for credit in Florida?
All of our online and downloadable on-demand CLE courses have been approved for CLE credit by the Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education.
What are my CLE compliance and reporting requirements?
Reporting Cycle: 3 years
Compliance Deadline: Each Florida attorney is assigned a 3-year reporting cycle chosen at random by a computer program
Reporting Deadline: No later than the last day of the 3-year cycle
Is there a special requirement for newly admitted attorneys?
Yes. The Basic Skills Course Requirement (BSCR) is a two phase requirement for new lawyers. Phase I is a Practicing with Professionalism course and Phase II consists of 3 basic level Young Lawyers Division (YLD) courses.
In order to satisfy the BSCR, a newly admitted attorney must complete Practicing with Professionalism in person at one of the locations provided by The Florida Bar. New Lawyers or members completing Phase II of the BSCR can either attend a live presentation or by completing the online CLE version on The Florida Bar's website.
Practicing with Professionalism must be completed within 1 year of admission to The Florida Bar. The 3 basic substantive CLE programs sponsored by the Young Lawyers Division of The Florida Bar must be completed by the end of the newly admitted attorneys' initial CLE reporting cycle.
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