Delaware CLE Requirements

24 credit hours every two years

12 hours must be taken live, in-person
12 may be completed online

20 hours General
4 hours Ethics

December 31

Attorneys who are not compliant by December 31 of their compliance year will be assessed a $150 penalty; noncompliant attorneys who do not cure their noncompliance by March 1 will be assessed an additional $150 penalty; and those who do not cure by April 1 will be assessed an additional $200 penalty. Attorneys who do not cure their noncompliance by April 15 will be administratively suspended.

March 31

TRTCLE will report your completed credits to the Supreme Court of Delaware.

When attorneys are admitted to the Supreme Court of Delaware, the Clerk of the Supreme Court notifies the Commission of the attorney's name, address, identification number, and date of admission.

Attorneys admitted in the December admission ceremony have a 24-credit requirement due by December 31 of the year which is two years following admission.

The CLE requirement for a newly admitted attorney begins on January 1st of the year after which he/she is admitted to the Delaware bar. As to any attorney admitted after December 1, 2015, within four years of the start of the attorney’s CLE requirement (i.e., two compliance periods) the attorney MUST attend the following seven Fundamentals programs, available only through the Delaware State Bar Association: (1) Fundamentals of Lawyer-Client Relations; (2) Fundamentals of Family Law; (3) Fundamentals of Real Estate; (4) Fundamentals of Civil Litigation; (5) Fundamentals of Will Drafting and Estate Administration; (6) Fundamentals of Law Practice Management and Technology; and (7) Fundamentals of Criminal Law and Procedure.

Attendance at these programs shall be credited towards the attorney’s minimum continuing legal education requirements for the compliance period. The Fundamentals requirement is in addition to the required attendance at the Court’s Pre-Admission Conference prior to being admitted to the Delaware Bar.

• Commission on Continuing Legal Education of the
  Supreme Court of Delaware
  The Renaissance Centre
  405 North King Street, Suite 420
  Wilmington, DE 19801
• (T) (302) 651-3941
  
• (E) [email protected]
  courts.delaware.gov/cle/attorneys