Accreditation and CLE Rules for Alaska
National Academy of Continuing Legal Education courses are accredited by numerous mandatory CLE States. The Alaska Bar Association will accept all credits earned from NACLE through reciprocity. Attorneys can earn all 12 hours including the specialty requirement through the National Academy of Continuing Legal Education. Attorneys may use our DVDs, Audio CDs, Online & iOS/Android App formats.
The mandatory minimum requirement for all active Alaska Bar members is 3 hours per calendar year of ethics continuing legal education. All active Bar members are encouraged to earn 9 additional hours per calendar year of voluntary continuing legal education. Alaska attorneys can carry forward up to a maximum of 12 CLE credits from the immediately preceding reporting period. Bar members are responsible for keeping track of their own CLE attendance, credit accumulation and reporting and are subject to audit for at least two reporting periods. Newly admitted lawyers report for the year immediately following their year of admission.
Newly admitted lawyers report for the year immediately following their year of admission. If you were admitted in 2017, your first reporting period is January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018. Your first report is due by February 1, 2019. If you were admitted in 2018, your first reporting period is calendar year 2019 and your first report is due by February 1, 2020.
December 31st is the deadline for earning credits. February 1st is the deadline for filing MCLE Reports. Inactive Bar members and new admittees are exempt from MCLE requirements.
Alaska Bar Association
510 L Street, Suite 602
Anchorage, AK 99501
(t) 907-272-7469
(f) 907-272-2932
http://www.alaskabar.org
