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Legal Community
Mandatory Continuing Legal
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Applying for CLE Credit
Frequently Asked Questions
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 How do I determine if a CLE course is accredited? |
Courses by the Regulation 5 providers are pre-approved. Once a sponsoring agency has been granted the status of an 'accredited sponsor' it shall be exempt from the requirement for prior approval as set out in Regulation 4, for all course or activities in compliance with the Board's standards for approval as set out in Regulation 3. Credit for courses in compliance shall be given in accordance with Regulation 2. Attorneys should check with the CLE provider to ascertain what credit was approved under Vermont's rules.
| | What is the benefit to becoming a Regulation 5 accredited sponsor? |
Once granted accredited sponsor status, it is exempt from the requirement for prior approval for all courses or activities, in compliance with the standards for approval in Regulation 3.
| | How do I become a Regulation 5 accredited sponsor? |
You must apply through a letter to the Board of Continuing Legal Education, 111 State Street, Suite 9B, Montpelier, VT 05609-0701 stating your legal education history in Vermont for the preceding two calendar years. You should include dates, subjects offered, total hours of instructions presented, and the names and qualifications of speakers.
| | What is the procedure for having a course or program accredited? |
Fill out the application and return with an agenda, a table of contents or equivalent, and faculty names and credentials (if not in brochure or description), and the relevancy to the law. We will then determine how many hours will be approved and notify you of that determination. There is no fee as long as the request is made within 30 days of the activity. Please allow 2 weeks for processing.
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Ethics
Frequently Asked Questions
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| What qualifies as ethics credit? |
Courses will be granted ethics credits if they focus on a discussion of the Rules of Professional Conduct and other disciplinary rules, and not be courses with a primary focus on other topics, parts of which may touch upon matters of professional conduct.
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Reporting CLE
Frequently Asked Questions
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| What are the requirements for continuing legal education in Vermont? |
Every active attorney admitted to the Bar shall complete a minimum of 20 hours of Vermont-accredited CLE during each two year compliance period. A minimum of 2 credits must be in legal ethics.
A maximum of 10 credits may be self-study, such as on-line and video presentations. Courses attended must have significant intellectual or practical content, with its primary objective to be increasing your professional competence as a lawyer.
| | How can I determine whether a CLE activity is considered live or self-study? |
If an activity is offered in real time with the opportunity and capability to interact with the presenter and others participating in the activity, then it is considered live. For example, renting videotapes for personal viewing at your convenience is considered self-study. An on-line course that you can do in stages and at your convenience is considered self-study. A live webcast with the opportunity to email in questions to the presenter and view questions posed by others participating in the webcast is considered live.
| | When is my CLE reporting period up? |
Your reporting period is up on June 30th of the second year of your Group reporting period (all attorneys are either in Group I or II, depending on the year of admission). A list of all Vermont attorneys in good standing is updated quarterly.
| | When is my CLE compliance report due? |
Your compliance report should be submitted by July 1st of your reporting period. The appropriate form to use will be available after May 1 of your reporting year and will be emailed to you. There is also an online service open year round at https://secure.vermont.gov/courts/licensing/ Attorneys can enter their CLE as they earn it, but will continue to log in between May 1 and July 1 of their reporting period to actually submit their CLE.
If you cannot remember your reporting period, check your licensing card or here
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| Make Up Plan | 50.00 | Continuing Legal Education | | Out of Time Request | 50.00 | Continuing Legal Education | | Suspension Fee | 100.00 | Continuing Legal Education |
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Contact Information
111 State Street, Suite 9B
Montpelier, VT 05609-0701
Phone: 802-828-3281
Fax: 802-828-6550
Martha I. Hicks-Robinson, Director
jud-attylicensing@state.vt.us
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MCLE Board Members
| Hon. Karen Carroll, Chair | | J. Scott Cameron, Esq., Vice Chair | | Eileen Blackwood, Esq. | | Keith Kasper, Esq. | | Jason Jagemann, Ph.D. | | Martha Woodman | | Clara Gimenez, Esq. |
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