CLE Requirements in North Carolina
The annual CLE requirements in North Carolina are 12 hours of approved CLE. Of those 12 hours, 2 must be in the area of professional responsibility (ethics) or professionalism or any combination thereof. If a lawyer takes more than the required 12 hours in a calendar year, up to 2 additional hours of ethics and up to 10 additional hours of general education may be carried over to the next calendar year. There is no provision to carry hours over multiple years.
At least once every three calendar years, each lawyer must complete an additional hour or professional responsibility (ethics) devoted exclusively to instruction in substance abuse awareness or debilitating mental conditions, and a lawyer’s professional responsibilities.
North Carolina now recognizes that four of the annual twelve hours be taken online. The MCB is pleased to offer this online educational programming as a member service. We hope you have a good experience. We welcome your feedback.
