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Attorney Credits State Info

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Attorney Credits is a Supreme Court of New Jersey Board on Continuing Legal Education Approved Provider.

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State Reporting

New Jersey attorneys are required to self-report their compliance with NJ CLE requirements through the Supreme Court's website at: https://www.njcourts.gov.

STATE CONTACT INFO: 609-633-9733 | www.njcourts.gov

State Requirements

Total MCLE Credits Required: 24
Total Online Credits Allowed: 12

Specialty Requirements

Legal Ethics - Minimum Credit Hours Per Cycle: 3
Diversity & Inclusion - Minimum Credit Hours Per Cycle: 2

Compliance Requirements

Reporting Cycle: 2 years
Compliance Deadline: December 31
Reporting Deadline: Following Year's Registration Process

Carryover

Carryover Allowed: Yes
Number of Carryover Credits Allowed: 12

State Rules

Compliance Group 1: NJ attorneys with birthdays between January 1 - June 30 must complete their required CLE requirement in ODD numbered years by December 31 and report their compliance during the next year's attorney registration process.

Compliance Group 2: NJ attorneys with birthdays between July 1 - December 31 must complete their required CLE in EVEN numbered years by December 31 and report their compliance during the next year's attorney registration process.

New Jersey Residents

Attorneys residing in New Jersey can take up to 12 of the 24 required NJ State Bar CLE hours online.

Non Resident Attorneys

Non resident New Jersey attorneys may take all 24 hours online if the meet BCLE 201:8. Under BCLE 201:8 lawyers who reside in, work in, and are licensed in a mandatory CLE jurisdiction that allows for 100% of CLE courses to be taken through alternative verifiable learning formats shall, through reciprocity, be able to satisfy their CLE obligation in New Jersey through 100% alternative verifiable learning formats.

Newly Admitted Attorneys

Within a newly admitted lawyer's first two year compliance period, within the general 24 credit CLE requirement, a newly admitted New Jersey attorneys must take 16 credit hours in any 6 of the following nine (9) subject areas - New Jersey basic estate administration, New Jersey basic estate planning, New Jersey civil or criminal trial preparation, New Jersey family law practice, New Jersey real estate closing procedures, New Jersey trust and business accounting, New Jersey landlord/tenant practice, New Jersey municipal court practice, and NJ law office management. One of these credit hours must be in New Jersey attorney trust & business accounting fundamentals. Attorney Credits does not offer courses for newly admitted New Jersey attorneys.

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