North Carolina CLE Requirement

Total CLE Requirement:

24 credit hours every 2 years

Credit Format:

All credits may be completed online.

Credit Breakdown:

18 hours General maximum
At least 4 hours of Ethics
At least 1 hour of Technology
At least 1 hour of Professional Well-Being


* For 2024 only, attorneys admitted in odd-numbered years will have a one-year compliance period with a 12-hour CLE requirement (from 3/1/2024 to 2/28/2025). Attorneys admitted in even-numbered years will start their compliance under the new two-year cycle with a 24-hour CLE requirement (from 3/1/2024 to 2/28/2026)

* A minimum of 4 hours of Ethics are required under the 24-hour CLE requirement. The new 1 Professional Well-Being hour replaces the previous 1 Mental Health/Substance Abuse hour

Compliance Deadline:

February 28

Reporting Deadline:

February 28

TRTCLE reports each month of North Carolina attendance at the start of the following month.

Reporting Information:

TRTCLE reports all credits to the North Carolina State Bar Continuing Legal Education Board.

Newly Admitted Requirement:

New admittees must complete the North Carolina State Bar’s “Professionalism for New Admittees” program during the year of their first CLE requirement.

State Contact Information:

  • Address The North Carolina State Bar
    ATTN: North Carolina Continuing Legal Education
    217 E. Edenton St.
    P.O. Box 26148
    Raleigh, NC 27611
  • Numbers (T) (919) 733-0123
    (F) (919) 821-9168
  • mail [email protected]
    www.nccle.org

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