Accreditation and CLE Rules for New York

Courses purchased through UnitedCLE.com are provided and fully accredited by The National Academy of Continuing Legal Education, an Accredited NYS CLE Provider. The NY CLE Board maintains an Accredited Provider directory on their website. You can find National Academy of Continuing Legal Education listed on the most recent directory at http://www.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/aplist.pdf.

Experienced NY are required to take 24 credit hours every 2 years including 4 credit hours of Ethics and 1 credit hour of Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias and 1 credit of Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection.

NY attorneys can earn all 24 CLE credit hours with us using our Online & iOS/Android App courses.

*Beginning on July 1, 2023, experienced attorneys are now required to take at least 1 CLE credit in the category of Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection in each compliance period. This new requirement applies to all attorneys due to re-register on or after July 1, 2023 (birthday is on or after July 1st). Please note that this does not change the total amount of credits required in your CLE period, the total requirement remains at 24 credits.

Experienced NY attorneys are required to complete their requirement every 2 years by their birthday with a 30 day automatic grace period. Attorneys admitted to practice in even years are due on even years and attorneys admitted in odd years are due in odd years.

New York attorneys must report that they are CLE compliant on their biennial registration form and must retain proof of compliance for a minimum of four years. National Academy of CLE issues a NY CLE Certificate of Attendance for all CLE activities as proof of compliance and we store the certificate in your CLE Account indefinitely.

Newly admitted attorneys are required to take "transitional” courses (designed to help them develop a foundation in the essential skills to practice law) 16 credits each year for the first two years following their admission to the Bar. The 16 credits must consist of 3 Ethics credits, 6 Skills credits, and 7 Law Practice Management (LPM) or Professional Practice (PP) credits. Newly admitted attorneys must complete their CLE requirement in a format permissible for the category of credit. For more information please click here.

Newly admitted attorneys must complete each of their two 16 credit requirements by the first and second anniversaries of admission respectively.

*COVID-19 Update: In response to concerns related to the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus the NYS CLE Board has temporarily suspended the live in-person requirement for Newly Admitted attorneys. You now have until 6/30/2025 to earn both your Skills and Ethics credits through our livestream webinars. You can see the official notice about the temporary live requirement exception here.

Newly admitted attorneys can satisfy all 16 credit hours with us using our on-demand PP & LPM courses and our Live Webinar Skills and Ethics courses.

Effective July 1, 2023, Newly admitted attorneys must complete at least 1 CLE credit hour in the Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection CLE category of credit as part of their newly admitted cycle requirement (1 credit of Cyber in any of your first 2 years). The new requirement is for attorneys admitted to the NY Bar on or after July 1, 2023.

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New York CLE - Ethics Credit Courses

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Courses purchased through UnitedCLE.com are provided and fully accredited by The National Academy of Continuing Legal Education, an Accredited NYS CLE Provider. To view our full accreditation details please .

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Finding The Perfect Client: A Guideline to Personal Injury Representation

Successful Personal Injury representation is primarily an issue of client quality, not quantity. This detailed and informative CLE course will offer a thorough review of the various strategies and potential pitfalls in obtaining, assessing and representing personal injury clients. The course will begin with a detailed overview of how to obtain and evaluate potential clients including advertising, referrals, non-referred clients, and addressing areas of conflict. The course will offer a complet... More Info

$65

1.5Total Credits

0.5 LPM, 0.5 PP, 0.5 Ethics
Ethical Issues Shared Between Public Interest Lawyers and Private Lawyers

Attorney transitions are increasingly common in today’s volatile economy. This compelling CLE course examines the various ethical dilemmas that arise when an attorney shifts between public and private sectors. Presented by Frankfurt Kurnit and The Bronx Defenders, this seminar presents pertinent guidelines and case law such as the New York Rules of Professional Conduct, NYSBA Committee on Professional Ethics, The State Bar of California Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Peopl... More Info

$34

1Ethics Credit
Ethical Issues Facing Practitioners in Family Law

The intricacies of Family law go beyond legalities; they include emotional upheaval as well as ethical issues. Family law practitioners must know how to carefully navigate these issues. This CLE course, presented by experienced matrimonial and family law attorney Samuel J. Ferrara, will introduce hypothetical situations which represent the most common ethical dilemmas faced in this field. Ferrara takes you through a series of hypothetical's exploring the myriad ethical issues, such as certifica... More Info

$65

1.5Ethics Credits
Legal Pitfalls Relating to Public Relations & Online Media and How it Affects All Practitioners

Esteemed defense attorney Benjamin Brafman presents a riveting and comprehensive examination of the legal and ethical issues that arise in the process of litigation. Though the course does explore the impact of public opinion, the varied and often complex issues explored in this CLE course are not limited to high profile clients and may affect legal proceedings in even the most common of cases. The course will address issues of disclosure, advance discussions of pending litigation, drafting of c... More Info

$34

1Total Credits

0.5 LPM, 0.5 Ethics