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State Rules

Florida Lawyers may satisfy all Florida CLE requirements through our online courses.

12/31/2019 and Beyond Compliance Deadline
Lawyers shall complete a minimum of 33 credit hours of approved continuing legal education activity every 3 years. Five of the 33 credit hours must be in approved legal ethics, professionalism, bias elimination, substance abuse, or mental illness awareness programs. Three of the 33 credit hours must be in approved technology programs.

Compliance Cycle Before 12/31/2019
The current requirement is 30 hours - including 5 of which must be in the area of ethics, professionalism, substance abuse, mental illness awareness or bias of elimination.

Newly Admitted Attorneys
Newly admitted attorneys in Florida must complete the Basic Skills Course Requirement (BSCR). It is a two phase requirement for new lawyers. Phase I is Practicing with Professionalism and Phase II is 3 basic level Young Lawyers Division (YLD) courses.These courses are available from the Florida Bar. Attorney Credits does not offer these newly admitted courses.

February 2022 and Beyond Professionalism Requirement
At least 1 of the 5 required legal ethics hours must be approved for professionalism credit. This applies to attorneys with compliance dates on or after February 2022.