Florida Bar Cle Requirements 2019

The florida bar has extended the deadlines for members with three year cycle cle reporting ending february through november 2020 to december 31 2020.

Florida bar cle requirements 2019.

Cler or continuing legal education requirement was adopted by the supreme court of florida in 1988 and requires all members of the florida bar to continue their legal education. Minimum standards for city county and local government law certification provided in rule 6 18 3 include. Compliance for the new rule will begin in the member s next reporting cycle following the march 5 2019 effective date. This includes the basic skills course requirement.

Practice of law for at least five years or four years with an ll m. All the rules and policies may be found on. 651 e jefferson st tallahassee fl 32399 phone. Rule 6 10 of the rules regulating the florida bar sets out the requirement.

Effective march 5 2019 5 of the required 33 credit hours must be in approved legal ethics professionalism bias elimination substance abuse or mental illness awareness programs with at least 1 of the 5 hours in an approved professionalism program.