New York CLE Requirements

Experienced attorneys in New York must complete 24 Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit hours every two years, as required by the State Bar of New York. These 24 NY CLE hours must include:

• 4 hours of Ethics & Professionalism
• 1 hour of Diversity, Inclusion & Elimination of Bias
• 1 hour of Cyber Security, Privacy, and Data Protection

Experienced attorneys can earn all 24 New York CLE credit hours online with LexVid.

Newly admitted attorneys in New York must complete 16 transitional CLE hours per year during their first two years of admission to the Bar, for a total of 32 credit hours. Each year, the required CLE hours include:

• 3 hours of Ethics & Professionalism — these credits must be completed through an eligible live course to be earned with LexVid

• 7 hours of Law Practice Management

• 1 hour of Cyber Security, Privacy, and Data Protection — any credits taken in the Ethics category must be completed through an eligible live LexVid course

• 6 hours of Skills — these must be completed in a traditional live classroom or other qualifying in-person/group format and cannot be completed through LexVid

Newly admitted attorneys can complete 10 of their 16 required CLE hours with LexVid. The Ethics & Professionalism and Cybersecurity Ethics credits must be taken through LexVid’s live courses; eligible Law Practice Management and Areas of Professional Practice credits may be completed on demand. The remaining 6 Skills credits must be completed through the required in-person programming.

New York attorneys report their own CLE compliance using the attorney registration form issued at the end of each reporting cycle. Each certificate of completion lists the credits earned for that course. Certificates must be retained for four years, but do not need to be submitted to the CLE Board.

Experienced attorneys may carry over up to 6 credits into the next reporting period.

Newly admitted attorneys may carry over up to 8 credits from Year 1 to Year 2, and up to 6 credits from Year 2 into the next reporting period. Ethics & Professionalism and Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Data Protection – Ethics credits are not eligible for carryover.