Friday Five: January CLE Dealines
Posted: January 11th, 2008
By: Zach Heller
Category: CLE Programming, Friday Five, Lawline.com

As a Continuing Legal Education provider, Lawline.com maintains a constant communication with the many bar associations and CLE boards across the country.  It is important to note when there is a rule change, a reporting cycle update, or a deadline is approaching.  And in January, there are many deadlines for attorneys in a number of different states.  So to help remind attorneys that time is running out, below is a list of the five biggest deadlines to meet this January 31st.

TOP FIVE CLE DEADLINES THIS MONTH

1. Oregon.  Attorneys in the Beaver State have to complete 45 credit hours every three years.  This requirement includes 5 hours of Ethics, 3 hours of Elimination of Bias, and 1 hour of Child Abuse Reporting Obligations.  Oregon allows attorneys to take all 45 credits online, and Lawline.com offers discounted Oregon CLE Bundles for up to 41 credits.

2. California. Staying out on the west coast, California attorneys also have a deadline this month.  California requires 25 credits every two years, of which 4 hours have to be in the area of Legal Ethics, 1 hour in Substance Abuse, and 1 final hour in the area of Elimination of Bias.  Lawline.com offers a number of California CLE Bundles that include 23 credits for less than $400.

3. Georgia. As opposed to the previous two states, Georgia attorneys have a deadline every January.  They require 12 credit hours each year, including 7 general credits, 3 hours of trial skills, 1 hour of ethics, and 1 hour of professionalism.  Lawyers in Georgia are only permitted to take 6 of their credits online.  You can see a list of courses offered for Georgia on Lawline.com here.

4. South Carolina. Just like Georgia, South Carolina requires that attorneys complete CLE on a yearly basis.  They require 14 credits, including 2 hours of Ethics.  In addition, South Carolina also limits the amount of credits that can be earned online to 6.  Lawline.com offers a 6 credit South Carolina CLE Bundle for $175.

5. Wyoming. The final January 31 deadline here is Wyoming.  Attorneys in Wyoming have to complete 15 credits every year, including 1 hour of Ethics.  Lawline.com offers a 5 credit Wyoming CLE Bundle, the maximum amount of online credits permitted by the state, for $125.

In addition to these deadlines, attorneys in Florida, Texas, and New York have CLE deadlines every month depending on their birthdays and date of admission.  To all those with upcoming deadlines, we wish you good luck.  It can be hard to fit in the time to complete your Continuing Legal Education, which is why Lawline.com is trying to make the process as easy as possible.

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