24 credit hours every 2 years - including 4 hours of legal ethics, 1 hour of technology, and 1 hour of Professional Well Being (PWB).
If you were admitted to North Carolina in an odd numbered year you will only be required to complete 12 total hours for the February 28, 2025 compliance deadline. The 12 hours require a minimum 2 hours of ethics, 1 hour of technology and 1 hour of PWB. If you were admitted to North Carolina in an even numbered year you will be required to complete 24 hours for the February 28, 2026 compliance deadline.
All 12/24 North Carolina CLE credit hours can be taken online.
Twelve credit hours every year - including 2 hours of legal ethics and 1 hour of technology every year. One required hour of substance abuse every 3 years.
All of our online and downloadable on-demand CLE courses have been approved for CLE credit by the North Carolina State Bar Board of Continuing Legal Education.
Reporting Cycle: Annual
Compliance Deadline: End of February
Reporting Deadline: End of February
A newly admitted attorney must complete the 12-hour Professionalism for New Attorneys (PNA) program.
No. Attorney Credits does not offer the PNA course.
Yes, up to 12 credit hours may be carried over to the next compliance period. No more than 2 hours of legal ethics may be carried over to the next year.
Yes, under the North Carolina CLE Requirements we must monitor your completion of the course. For online streaming video courses you must click on randomly inserted pop ups to confirm that you are viewing the video. For downloadable courses we have embedded numeric codes in the courses. You must write these numbers down and then enter them on our website after you complete the course to obtain your course certificate. Please note that the date you enter the codes and get the certificate is the date that will be printed on the certificate.
Yes, Attorney Credits does report your completed courses to the North Carolina State Bar Board of Continuing Legal Education. Our automated attendance reports run on 1st and 15th of every month and these are mailed to the state. In addition, we also maintain a record of all your completed courses and you can access your certificates of completion at anytime from our website. Please note that the State Bar of North Carolina charges $3.50 per credit hour which the attorney pays directly to the state bar. North Carolina attorneys will be billed by the North Carolina Bar for their attendance fees after they return their annual report forms each year.
In January you will receive an annual report form showing all of the information that the North Carolina State Bar Board of Continuing Legal Education has regarding your CLE credit hours for the preceding year. All active members of the North Carolina State Bar must update and return this form to the North Carolina State Bar Board of Continuing Legal Education by February 28. You can review your CLE records online at: https://www.nccle.org/member-login.
For more information about CLE in North Carolina, please call the North Carolina State Bar Board of Continuing Legal Education at (919) 733-0123 or visit the North Carolina State Bar Board of Continuing Legal Education webpage: http://www.nccle.org.
You may also contact Attorney Credits by phone. For further assistance and information about the North Carolina CLE requirement, please call our Support Center at (760) 434-1885.
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Total MCLE Credits Required: 24
Total Online Credits Allowed: 24
Legal Ethics - Minimum Credit Hours Per Cycle: 4
Technology - Minimum Credit Hours Per Cycle: 1
Professional Well Being (NC) - Minimum Credit Hours Per Cycle: 1
Reporting Cycle: 2 year
Compliance Deadline: End of February
Reporting Deadline: End of February
With Attorney Credits convenient North Carolina Online CLE courses, attorneys can complete their NC CLE requirement on their own schedule from the comfort of their home or office! Attorney Credits' online streaming video and video download CLE courses have all been approved for CLE credit by the North Carolina State Bar CLE Department. You can access AttorneyCredits.com and complete your North Carolina State Bar CLE courses on most computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones so you can study your NC Bar CLE courses where it's convenient for you! Under the North Carolina CLE Rules, attorneys may complete all 24 CLE credits through online North Carolina CLE courses as part of the two-year 24 hour CLE requirement for the state.
Attorneys in North Carolina must complete 24 hours of mandatory NC State Bar CLE each two year compliance period. Of the 24 mandatory NC Bar CLE hours, 4 hours must be in the area of legal ethics, 1 hour of technology and 1 hour of professional well being. Attorneys in North Carolina may complete all 24 hours of the required 24 hours, including 4 hours of legal ethics, 1 hour of technology and 1 hour of PWB with online North Carolina CLE courses. All of Attorney Credits' North Carolina CLE courses have been approved by the North Carolina State Bar Department of Continuing Legal Education. Contact us to find out more about our NC Bar CLE courses!