Stay compliant with the Maine State Bar CLE requirements. Find everything you need to know about credit hours, specialty credits, and reporting.
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Maine CLE at a Glance
Maine attorneys can complete all 12 required CLE hours online through Attorney Credits.
12 CLE Credits
12 total credit hours required annually
2 Specialty Credits
Legal Ethics or Professionalism = 1 Credit Hour
Reognition and Avoidance of Harassment = 1 Credit Hour
2 Specialty Credit Hours required Annually
December 31 Deadline
Compliance Deadline is December 31 every year
6 Live Credits
Maine requires 6 credit hours to be completed via live webinar
Maine CLE Requirements
Total CLE Hours: 12 credit hours
Total Online Credits Allowed: 11 credit hours
Specialty Requirements: 2 credit hours total, including 1 credit hour of Legal Ethics, or Professionalism; and 1 credit hour of Reognition and Avoidance of Harassment.
Live Webinar Credits: 6 credit hours
Compliance Deadline: December 31
Reporting Deadline: August 31
Reporting Cycle: 1 year
State Reporting: Maine attorneys must self report to the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar. When you file your annual registration statement, you must sign and submit your Annual Report to the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar. The Annual Report must list the course titles, dates, locations, sponsors and number of credit hours of all CLE activities completed during the preceding calendar year.
Top Maine CLE Questions
Get quick answers to the most common questions about Maine CLE requirements
How many CLE hours are required?
Twelve credit hours every year - including 1 required live hour of Professionalism and 1 required in-person hour of Recognition and Avoidance of Harassment and Discriminatory Conduct or Communication.
How many CLE hours can I take through Attorney Credits?
Eleven credit hours. Maine attorneys must complete 6 hours through live webinars.
How do Attorney Credits' CLE courses qualify for credit in Maine?
All of our live streaming and on-demand CLE courses have been approved for CLE credit by the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar.
What are my CLE compliance and reporting requirements?
Reporting Cycle: Annual
Compliance Deadline: December 31
Reporting Deadline: August 31
Can I carry hours forward to the next year?
Yes, up to 10 credit hours may be carried over to the next compliance period, provided that the professionalism and recognition and avoidance of harassment requirements are satisfied for each year.
Does Attorney Credits verify my completion?
Yes, under the Maine CLE Requirements we must monitor your course attendance and completion. For live webinar courses our system automatically monitors your presence in the course. For online streaming video courses you must click on randomly inserted pop ups during the video to confirm that you are viewing the course. For downloadable CLE courses we have embedded numeric codes in the courses. You must write these number codes down and then enter them on our website after you complete the course to obtain your course certificate. Please note that the date you enter the codes and get the certificate is the date that will be printed on the certificate.
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