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Washington MCLE Rules Overview
Courses purchased through UnitedCLE.com are provided and fully accredited by The National Academy of Continuing Legal Education, a Washington State Bar Accredited CLE Sponsor.
Washington attorneys are required to take 45 credit hours every 3 years including 6 credit hours of Ethics and 15 credit hours in the area of Law and Legal Procedure. The reporting cycle is from January 1st through December 31st every 3 years and each member must certify compliance by Feb 1st.
Washington attorneys can earn all 45 CLE credit hours with us using our Online & iOS/Android App courses.
WSBA members are divided into three MCLE reporting groups based upon year of admission.
Group 1: Admitted through 1975, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2022
Group 2: Admitted in 1976 through 1983, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2020
Group 3: Admitted in 1984 through 1990, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2018, 2021
The CLE deadline for Group 1 is Dec 31, 2022, for Group 2 is Dec
31, 2023 and for Group 3 is Dec 31, 2024. The deadline for reporting is Feb 1.
Washington attorneys may carry over a maximum of 15 credits including a maximum of 2 Ethics credits for a period of 36 months.
Limited License Legal Technicians (LLLT) and Limited Practice Officers (LPO) are required to take 30 approved MCLE credits every applicable three-year reporting period, including, at least 15 law and legal procedure credits and 6 ethics credits. All 30 credit hours can be taken with us using our Online & iOS/Android App formats.
Courses purchased through UnitedCLE.com are provided and fully accredited by The National Academy of Continuing Legal Education, a Washington State Bar Accredited CLE Sponsor.
- Deadline: December 31st every 3 years
- Total Credits: 45
- Ethics: 6
- Law and Legal Procedure: 15
Washington attorneys are required to take 45 credit hours every 3 years including 6 credit hours of Ethics and 15 credit hours in the area of Law and Legal Procedure. The reporting cycle is from January 1st through December 31st every 3 years and each member must certify compliance by Feb 1st.
Washington attorneys can earn all 45 CLE credit hours with us using our Online & iOS/Android App courses.
Washington attorneys may carry over a maximum of 15 credits including a maximum of 2 Ethics credits for a period of 36 months.
Newly admitted members are exempt from reporting CLE credits for the year of their admission and the following calendar year. For example, if you were admitted in 2018, you would not report for the reporting period of 2016-2018 even though you are in Group 3. You would first report at the end of the 2019-2021 reporting period. Members admitted in 2019 will first report at the end of the 2020–2022 reporting period. When new members report at the end of their first reporting period, they may claim all CLE credits earned on or after their date of admission to the WSBA.
WSBA members are divided into three MCLE reporting groups based upon year of admission.
Group 1: Admitted through 1975, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2022
Group 2: Admitted in 1976 through 1983, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2020
Group 3: Admitted in 1984 through 1990, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2018, 2021
The CLE deadline for Group 1 is Dec 31, 2022, for Group 2 is Dec
31, 2023 and for Group 3 is Dec 31, 2024. The deadline for reporting is Feb 1.
*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the WA Supreme Court ordered a one-year extension of MCLE reporting for licensed legal professionals in 2018-2020 reporting period. Licensed legal professionals in the extended reporting period must complete earning their credits by Dec. 31, 2021, and must complete the certification of their credits by Feb. 1, 2022. This extension order encompasses all licensed legal professionals: lawyers, LLLTs and LPOs. The next reporting period will be a shortened two year reporting period: 2022-2023. WA Supreme Court Order
Limited License Legal Technicians (LLLT) and Limited Practice Officers (LPO) are required to take 30 approved MCLE credits every applicable three-year reporting period, including, at least 15 law and legal procedure credits and 6 ethics credits. All 30 credit hours can be taken with us using our Online & iOS/Android App formats.
WA State Board of CLE
1325 4th Ave
Seattle, WA 98101-2539
(t) 206-733-5987
(f) 206-727-8313
https://www.wsba.org/for-legal-professionals/mcle
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