Stay compliant with the Tennessee State Bar CLE requirements. Find everything you need to know about credit hours, specialty credits, and reporting.
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Tennessee CLE at a Glance
Tennessee attorneys can complete all 15 required CLE hours online through Attorney Credits.
15 CLE Credits
15 total credit hours required annually
3 Legal Ethics or Professionalism Credits
3 Specialty Credit Hours required Annually
December 31 Deadline
Compliance Deadline is December 31 every year
No Live Requirement
Tennessee has no live webinar credit requirements
Tennessee CLE Requirements
Total CLE Hours: 15 credit hours
Total Online Credits Allowed: 15 credit hours
Specialty Requirements: 3 credit hours total, including 3 credit hours of Legal Ethics, or Professionalism.
Live Webinar Credits: None
Compliance Deadline: December 31
Reporting Deadline: March 1
Reporting Cycle: 1 year
State Reporting: We report your completed courses to the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education. Our automated reports run weekly on Thursday. The Commission on Continuing Legal Education will email you the Annual Report Statement (ARS) by February 1. Attorneys that are short CLE hours, owe fees, or are claiming the Comity Compliance exemption must complete the Annual Report Statement and return it to the Supreme Court of Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education by March 1.
Top Tennessee CLE Questions
Get quick answers to the most common questions about Tennessee CLE requirements
How many CLE hours are required?
Fifteen credit hours every year - which must consist of no less than 12 general hours and 3 Ethics/Professionalism hours (or Dual hours) per year.
How many CLE hours can I take through Attorney Credits?
All 15 credit hours can be completed online.
How do Attorney Credits' CLE courses qualify for credit in Tennessee?
All of our online and downloadable on-demand CLE courses have been approved for CLE credit by the Supreme Court of Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education.
What are my CLE compliance and reporting requirements?
Reporting Cycle: Annual
Compliance Deadlines: December 31
Reporting Deadline: March 1
What is the requirement for newly admitted attorneys?
Beginning with the 2026 compliance year, no CLE credit is awarded for passing a bar exam. If you were sworn in prior to September 1, you must complete the full fifteen (15) hour CLE obligation for that year. If you were sworn in on or after September 1, your CLE obligation begins the following year.
Can I carry hours forward to the next year?
Yes, up to 1 year's worth of both general (12 hours) and Ethics/Professionalism (3 hours) may be carried over. Ethics credits in excess of the annual requirement (a maximum of 3 hours) will be carried forward to the next year's ethics requirement, but may NOT be used to satisfy any deficiency in the twelve (12) hour general requirement.
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