Mandatory Continuing
Legal Education

Requirements and resources for continuing education in the practice of law

Mission Statement:

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By continuing legal education throughout the period of practice of law, attorneys can better fulfill their obligation competently to serve their clients. These rules establish minimum requirements for such continuing legal education and the means by which the requirements shall be enforced.

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Utah Supreme Court Board Of Continuing Education

Resources

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FIND UPCOMING BAR CLE
MCLE RULES
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Dates and Fees:

CURRENT SCHEDULE OF MCLE

MCLE NOTICE

 Due to the ongoing pandemic, the Supreme Court authorized the Board of Continuing Legal Education to suspend the live in-person credit requirement, allowing all required CLE to be fulfilled with online self-study audio or video presentations, webcasts or computer interactive telephonic programs for the compliance reporting period ending June 30, 2022.

Two Year Reporting Period: July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2022 – 24 hours of Utah approved CLE, to include two hours of legal ethics and one hour of professionalism and civility.

Annual Reporting Period: July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022 – 12 hours of Utah approved CLE, to include one hour of legal ethics and one hour of professionalism and civility.

For a copy of the MCLE rules, please visit https://utahbar.org/mcle.  For questions, please email mclestaff@utahbar.org, or call 801-531-9077.

MCLE DATES

The first two-year reporting period ends on June 30 of the second complete year following the new lawyer’s year of admission to the Bar. By the end of the two-year reporting period, new lawyers must have completed the CLE requirements.

$15.00 FILING FEE

Certificate of Compliance (pdf format)
Certificate of Compliance (editable Word format)

$100.00 LATE FILING FEE

CLE hours must be completed by June 30th of your reporting year and filed no later than July 31st or this fee will be assessed.

$200 REINSTATEMENT FEE

An additional $500.00 fee will be assessed if the need for reinstatement is a repeat violation within the past five years.

Frequently Asked Questions

A: You may request a transcript online. 

A: Attorneys may apply for credit by submitting an individual application. Applications are located on the MCLE Forms page

A: See Rule 14-404.

A: The approval process takes 4-6 weeks, you will receive a notice of decision within that time. If it has been over six weeks feel free to call: 801-297-7034, and we will find out what the delay is.

A: Utah does not allow carry over. All hours must be completed within the two year cycle.

A: If the program has been pre-approved the sponsor will submit your information within 60 days following the event. You may contact the sponsor to make sure they submit your hours. Please note that our records are a starting point; it is your responsibility to keep track of your hours.

A: Attorneys may receive self-study credit by submitting a Form 7.

A: You may find a list of CLE opportunities on the CLE Events Calendar, Section Luncheon Calendar, or the MCLE Master Calendar. You may also take online CLE through the Bar web site (you may take a maximum of 12 hours self-study.)

A: Sponsors may submit an application Form 3 to apply for credit.

Assistance Information:

MCLE COMPLIANCE

Lawyers on active status with a compliance period ending June 30, of a given reporting period are required to complete a minimum of 24 hours of Utah approved CLE, which shall include a minimum of three hours of accredited ethics.

One of the ethics hours shall be in the area of professionalism and civility.

Meet Our Team

MCLE COMPLIANCE

Utah Supreme Court Board of Continuing Legal Education

Executive Committee:

David Hirschi, Chair

Thomas Vaughn

Eric Clarke

801-990-0500

801-725-0433

435-986-2605

Board Members:

K. Dawn Atkin

Adam Caldwell

Blake Heiner

Mason Kjar

Lorrie Lima

Chrystal Mancuso-Smith

Joann Shields

John Baldwin

Brett Coombs

Sarah Jenkins Dewey

Oliver Whaley

Emily Wegener

801-521-2552

435-656-1900

801-236-3833

801-531-8900

385-351-8708

801-906-9916

801-231-2621

801-860-1876

435-884-4635

801-532-6626

801-336-8647

801-220-4526

MCLE Staff

Utah State Bar MCLE
  • Fax: 801-531-0660

MCLE RULES OF THE UTAH STATE BOARD OF CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION

Rules for MCLE are covered in the Supreme Court Rules of Professional Practice Chapter 14 Article 4

MCLE REQUIREMENTS

By the end of the two-year reporting period, new lawyers must have completed the following CLE requirements.

MCLE REQUEST A CLE TRANSCRIPT REPORT

This report will contain the attendance information that has been received and entered by the MCLE staff.

MCLE FORMS LIBRARY

Once you have the required forms please print them out, fill in the required information, sign the form and send them in to the Utah Sate Bar
MCLE RULES
MCLE REQUIREMENTS
2 TRANSCRIPT REPORT
MCLE FORMS

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Salt Lake City, UT 84111

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