Newly admitted attorneys must complete their CLE requirement in the following formats:
- Law Practice Management, Areas of Professional Practice, and Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection-General credit: may be completed in any approved format, including nonparticipatory formats such as on-demand audio or video, or live broadcast.
- Ethics and Professionalism, and Cybersecurity Privacy and Data Protection-Ethics 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.
- Skills credit: must be completed in the traditional live classroom setting or by fully interactive videoconference. Effective March 11, 2020 through June 30, 2025, newly admitted attorneys may earn Skills credit by simultaneous transmission with synchronous interactivity, such as webconference or teleconference, where questions are allowed during the program.
Newly admitted attorneys based in law offices outside of the United States may fulfill up to 16 credit hours in any approved format. The remaining credit hours must be completed in a format permissible for the category of credit.
Newly admitted attorneys eligible for a prorated CLE requirement must complete the credit in a format permissible for the category of credit, except that no more than 14 credits may be earned through nonparticipatory formats, such as on-demand audio or video, or live broadcast.