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Minnesota
Minnesota Board of CLE
180 East 5th Street, Suite 950
St. Paul, MN 55101
(651) 297-7100
(651) 296-5866 Fax
www.mbcle.state.mn.us

  • 45 hours over 3-year period, 3 hours legal ethics, 2 hours elimination of bias required, maximum of 6hours law office management.
  • Reporting date is August 30th.

Mississippi
Mississippi State Bar
P. O. Box 369
Jackson, MS 39205-0369
450 High Street, Jackson, MS 39201
(601) 576-4622
(601) 576-4733 Fax
www.mssc.state.ms.us/cle_bccr/cle_bccr.html

  • 12 hours per year including 1 hour legal ethics, professional responsibility, or malpractice prevention each year.
  • Reporting date is July 31st.

Missouri
Missouri Bar Center
P. O. Box 119
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0119
(573) 635-4128
(573) 659-8931 Fax
www.mobar.org

  • 15 hours per year including 3 hours ethics every 3 years, new admittees 3 hours professionalism, legal/judicial ethics within 12 months.
  • Reporting date is July 31st.

Montana
Montana Board of CLE
P. O. Box 577
Helena, MT 59624
(406) 442-7660
(406) 442-7763 Fax
www.montanabar.org
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  • 15 hours per year including a minimum of 5 hours of ethics every 3 years.
  • Reporting date is March 1st.

Nebraska 

Nebraska State Bar
635 S. 14th Street
PO Box 81809
Lincoln, NE 68501
http://www.nebar.com/

  • No CLE requirements.

Nevada
Nevada Board of Continuing Legal Education
295 Holcomb Avenue, Ste. A
Reno, NV 89502
(775) 329-4443
(775) 329-4291 Fax
www.nvbar.org
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  • 12 hours per year of which 2 must be in ethics.
  • Reporting date is March 1st.

New Hampshire
New Hampshire Minimimum CLE Board
2 Pillsbury Street, Suite 300
Concord NH  03301-3502
603.715.3222 Direct Dial
603.224.6942 NHBA
603.224.2910 Fax
www.nhbar.org/NHCLE

  • 12 hours per year/at least 6 from out of the office live programs, including 2 hours legal ethics/professionalism, or substance abuse.
  • Reporting date is August 1.

New Jersey

New Jersey State Bar
1 Constitution Sq
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(732) 249-5000
www.njsba.com

  • No CLE requirement.

New Mexico
New Mexico CLE
P.O. Box 93070
Albuquerque, NM 87199
(505) 797-6015
(505) 797-6097 Fax
www.nmCLE.org

  • 12 hours per year including one (1) hour ethics, one (1) credit must be professionalism.
  • Reporting date is December 31st.

New York
New York State Continuing Legal Education Board
25 Beaver Street, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10004
(212) 428-2105
(212) 428-2188 Fax
www.courts.state.ny.us

  • Newly Admitted Attorneys: Practicing less than 2 years in NY (or less than 5 years in another jurisdiction immediately preceding admission to the NY Bar.).
  • 32 hours of "transitional" education within the first two years admission to the Bar.
  • 16 hours completed each year including 3 hours ethics/professionalism, 6 hours practical skills, 7 hours practice management and areas of professional practice. ("Transitional" courses help the newly admitted attorney develop a foundation in practical skills, techniques and procedures essential to the practice of law.).
  • Experienced Attorneys:  24 hours over two year period including 4 hours ethics/professionalism.
  • Reporting period is every two years from the time admitted to the bar.


North Carolina
North Carolina State Bar
208 Fayetteville Street Mall
P.O. Box 26148
Raleigh, NC 27611
(919) 733-0123
(919) 821-9168 Fax
www.ncbar.com

  • 12 hours per year including 2 hours ethics, 9 of the 12 hours in practical skills during first 3 years of admission, and 1 hour substance abuse or debilitating mental conditions every 3 years.
  • Reporting date is February 28th.

North Dakota
North Carolina State Bar
208 Fayetteville Street Mall
P.O. Box 26148
Raleigh, NC 27611
(919) 733-0123
(919) 821-9168 Fax
www.ncbar.com

  • 45 hours over 3-year period, 3 hours ethics every 3 years. 
  • Reporting date is June 30th.



 
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