Georgia CLE Requirements

12 credit hours annually

12 hours may be completed online and/or live.

10 hours General (including 3 hours of Trial hours for
trial attorneys only)
1 hour Ethics
1 hour Professionalism

December 31 (3-month grace period to March 31st)

If you miss the March 31 deadline, pay the $100 late fee which extends the deadline to June 30. After June 30 an additional $150 in fees are due for a total of $250 for late completion of your CLE requirement.

January 31 (3-month grace period to March 31st)

If you miss the March 31st deadline, pay the $100 late fee which extends the deadline to June 30. After June 30 an additional $150 in fees are due for a total of $250 for late completion of your CLE requirement.

TRTCLE reports completed courses to the State Bar of Georgia every two weeks.

Carryover Hours:
Regular CLE hours - 12 hours can be carried to the next year
Ethics hours - 2 hours can be carried to the next year
Professionalism hours - 2 hours can be carried to the next year
Trial hours - 3 hours can be carried to the next year

Unless exempt, any newly admitted active member must complete in the year of his or her admission or in the next calendar year the State Bar of Georgia Transition Into Law Practice Program, and such completion of the Transition Into Law Practice Program shall satisfy the mandatory continuing legal education requirements for such newly admitted active member for both the year of admission and the next succeeding year.

• State Bar of Georgia
  104 Marietta Street NW
  Suite 100
  Atlanta, GA 30303
  
• (T) (404) 527-8700 or 800-334-6865
  
• www.gabar.org