New York Newly Admitted CLE Rules (First Two Years of Admission)

Total CLE Requirements: 16 transitional credits must be completed in each of your first two years of admission. Of the 16 required credits, 3 must be in Ethics, 6 must be in Skills, and 7 must be in Professional Practice or Practice Management.

The New York State CLE Board adopted the following changes, effective January 1, 2016, to the requirement that newly admitted attorneys complete all of their CLE credits in the traditional live classroom setting or by fully interactive videoconference (there is no change to the number or categories of credit required, nor to the requirement that they be fulfilled by attending accredited transitional courses):

• Law Practice Management and Areas of Professional Practice credit may be completed in
  any approved format, including nonparticipatory formats such as on-demand audio or video,
  or live broadcast.
• Ethics and Professionalism credit may be completed in the traditional live classroom
  setting; by fully interactive videoconference; or by simultaneous transmission with
  synchronous interactivity, such as webconference, or teleconference, where questions are
  allowed during the program.
• There is no change in the requirement for Skills credit, which still must be completed in the
  traditional live classroom setting or by fully interactive videoconference.

CLE Deadline: Measured from the date of your admission.
Reporting: New York is a self-reporting jurisdiction.
Reporting Information: Each newly admitted attorney subject to New York’s transitional continuing legal education requirements is required to certify along with the submission of his or her biennial attorney registration statement that the attorney has satisfactorily completed 32 credit hours of transitional continuing legal education (16 credit hours in the first year of admission to the Bar, 16 credit hours in the second year of admission to the Bar) and that the attorney has retained the Certificates of Attendance or other documentation required by the CLE Board for the accredited courses or programs.

Note: All of Marino Legal’s Live Lectures may be used to satisfy your newly-admitted, transitional requirement.

State Contact Info:

NYS CLE Board
25 Beaver Street, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10004
(t) 212-428-2105
(f) 212-428-2974
https://www.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/changes_for_2016.shtml

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New York Veteran CLE Rules (Admitted More Than Two Years)

Total CLE Requirements: Experienced attorneys must complete a total of 24 accredited CLE credit hours during each biennial reporting cycle (the two-year period between your attorney registrations). At least 4 of these credit hours must be in the Ethics and Professionalism category, and at least 1 of these credit hours must be in the new Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias category. The remaining credit hours may be in any category of credit.

The new Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias requirement becomes effective July 1, 2018. Experienced attorneys due to re-register on or after July 1, 2018 (birthday is on or after July 1st) must comply.

CLE Deadline: Every two years on your birthday.
Reporting: New York is a self-reporting jurisdiction.
Reporting Information: As a self reporting jurisdiction, New York requires that on your biennial attorney registration form you verify that you have completed your continuing education requirement. You are required to retain all certificates from any continuing education classes you have for at least the past 4 years. If you complete any Marino Legal course (online or live lecture), your certificates will be saved in your account permanently so you can always access them at your convenience.

Note: All of Marino Legal’s Online Packages, Online Courses, Online Webinars, and Live Lectures may be used to satisfy your New York biennial requirement.

State Contact Info:

NYS CLE Board
25 Beaver Street, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10004
(t) 212-428-2105
(f) 212-428-2974
http://www.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/1500.shtml