Mississippi CLE Requirements

In Mississippi, active status attorneys must complete 12.00 CLE credits every year to maintain good standing with The Mississippi Bar.

The following are exempt: full-time members of the U.S. Armed Forces; members of the Judiciary; the Governor of the State of Mississippi; members of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives; and members of The Mississippi Bar 70 years of age and older.

Mississippi attorneys must complete all 12.00 required credits by July 31 each year. All CLE credits must be reported by August 15.

The reporting period is 1 year and runs from August 1 to July 31 for all Mississippi attorneys.

NBI reports your credit to the Mississippi Commission on Continuing Legal Education.

At the end of your reporting period, enter all completed courses on your annual report given to you by the Mississippi Commission on Continuing Legal Education.

Mississippi attorneys may carry over 12.00 CLE credits to the next reporting period. Excess ethics/professionalism credits carry over as general CLE credits and do not satisfy the ethics/professionalism requirement for the following reporting period.

Attorneys in Mississippi can earn a maximum of 6.00 CLE credits with online courses.

Mississippi attorneys must complete 1.00 CLE credit in ethics/professionalism every year. Topics that can satisfy this requirement include legal ethics, professional responsibility, professionalism, malpractice prevention, substance abuse, or mental health.

No. In-program attendance verification is not required.

• State Contact Information:
  • Address: Gartin Justice Building 450 High Street Jackson, MS 39201
  • Phone Number: 601-576-4622, 601-576-4733
  • Email: cle@courts.ms.gov
  • Website: https://courts.ms.gov/cle_bccr/cle.php

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New Mississippi attorneys must complete an approved new lawyer program by the end of the second CLE year occurring after their date of admission. This program satisfies the attorney's CLE requirement for the year of admission and the next CLE year.

The new lawyer program includes 12.00 CLE credits, including 6.00 credits in basic skills and 6.00 credits in ethics/professionalism.

Yes. The new-lawyer program satisfies your CLE requirements for your year of admission and the next CLE year. Additional CLE credits earned by the end of the second CLE year after admission to The Mississippi Bar may be carried over to the next CLE reporting period.

Your first reporting period ends on July 31 of the second CLE year after you are admitted to The Mississippi Bar. Your new lawyer program satisfies your Mississippi CLE requirements through the second CLE period after admission.

Yes. New Mississippi attorneys must complete an approved new lawyer program by the end of the second CLE year occurring after their date of admission. This program satisfies the attorney's CLE requirement for the year of admission and the next CLE year.

The new lawyer program includes 12.00 CLE credits, including 6.00 credits in basic skills and 6.00 credits in ethics/professionalism.

New attorneys who were previously admitted to practice law in another state may be exempted (upon submission of an affidavit) from the 6.00 hour basic skills portion of the new lawyer program if they have been actively engaged in the practice of law for 5 or more years immediately prior to admission to Mississippi.

The 6.00 hour ethics/professionalism component of the new lawyer program still applies and must be completed within 9 months of admission.

An attorney who has completed an approved New Attorney program.

An attorney who has not completed an approved New Attorney program.