New Mexico CLE Requirements

Active status attorneys in New Mexico must complete 12.00 CLE credits (including 2.00 CLE credits in ethics and 1.00 CLE credit in equity in justice) every year to maintain good standing with the New Mexico State Bar.

New Mexico attorneys must complete all 12.00 required credits by December 31 each year. Attorneys have until February 1 of the following year to report CLE credits.

The New Mexico CLE compliance period is 1 year and runs from January 1 through December 31 each year.

NBI reports your credit to the Board of Bar Commissioners of the State Bar of New Mexico.

The Board of Bar Commissioners of the State Bar of New Mexico will send you an annual report with your total CLE credits reported for the prior year. Notify the Board by March 1 if corrections need to be made.

You can check your transcript online on the State Bar of New Mexico website.

Experienced attorneys can fulfill their New Mexico CLE requirement by completing courses approved and accredited by the Board of Bar Commissioners of the State Bar of New Mexico. Examples of accepted course formats include:

Live

• Webcast
• In-Person
• Teleconference

Self-Study

• Pre-Recorded

New Mexico attorneys can carry over 12.00 CLE credits for one compliance year, including up to 2.00 ethics credits and 1.00 equity in justice credit.

Additional excess ethics credits will be applied as follows:

• First, applied to meet general CLE requirements in the current compliance year
• Next, carried over to the next compliance year to meet ethics credits
• Third, carried over to the next compliance year to meet general CLE requirements

Only four (4) self-study credit hours may be carried over as part of the twelve (12) hours of credits. No credit may be carried over for more than 1 compliance period.

Attorneys in New Mexico can earn all 12.00 CLE credits through self-study.

Yes. In-program attendance verification is required for downloadable courses.

• State Contact Information:
  • Address: State Bar of New Mexico, 5121 Masthead St NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109
  • Phone Number: (505) 797-6000
  • Email Address: contactus@sbnm.org
  • Website: https://www.sbnm.org/Licensing-Regulatory

• Additional New Mexico CLE Resources
  • NM MCLE Website and Attorney Login
  • Bridge the Gap Mentorship Program Webpage
  • "Bridge the Gap: Transitioning into the Profession" Program Rules

Newly admitted attorneys in New Mexico must enroll in the Bridge the Gap program administered by the State Bar of New Mexico. The Bridge the Gap program satisfies your CLE requirements for your first compliance year.

Your first reporting period ends on December 31 of the first full calendar year following your admission to the State Bar of New Mexico.

Yes. Newly admitted attorneys in New Mexico must complete the Bridge the Gap: Transitioning into the Profession program administered by the State Bar of New Mexico. New attorneys must enroll in the Bridge the Gap program within 30 days of admission to practice law in New Mexico and must complete the program by December 31 of the first full calendar year following admission.

Completion of the Bridge the Gap program satisfies your New Mexico CLE requirements for your first compliance year.

Attorneys within their first full calendar year of admittance are considered newly admitted.