Accreditation and CLE Rules for Colorado
National Academy of Continuing Legal Education is a Certified Provider of CLE as recognized by the Colorado Supreme Court Continuing Legal and Judicial Education Committee. The Colorado Supreme Court maintains a list of accredited courses on their website at http://www.coloradosupremecourt.com/pdf/CLE/homestudy.pdf. You can find our courses by looking for “NACLE” in the Sponsor column.
All courses offered by National Academy of Continuing Legal Education for CO attorneys have been directly approved by the Colorado Supreme Court Board of Continuing Legal Education. Attorneys may earn all 45 hours including 7 hours of ethics with the National Academy of Continuing Legal Education through multiple formats including DVDs, Audio CDs, Online & iOS/Android App formats.
The CLE deadline is December 31st of the last year of your 3 year compliance period. Credits cannot be carried over from one cycle to the next cycle. Attorneys must self-report completion of CLE. The deadline for reporting your attendance is January 31st. The Certificate of Completion issued by National Academy has a unique Colorado course code that is used to report attendance. Members should retain their original certified affidavits for their records.
*Beginning January 1, 2023, Colorado attorneys must complete at least 45 credits including 7 Professional Responsibility of which, 5 are in Ethics or Professionalism, and 2 are in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity (EDI). Previously the requirement was 45 credits including 7 Ethics. Attorneys whose reporting cycle ends in 2021 or 2022 do not need to complete the new EDI requirement until their following cycle. Colorado attorneys will be required to complete 2 credits of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity (EDI) and 5 credits of Ethics as part of the biannual CLE requirement ending on December 31, 2023.
State of Colorado Supreme Court Board of Continuing Legal and Judicial Education
1300 Broadway Suite 510
Denver, CO 80203
(p) (303) 928-7771
http://www.coloradosupremecourt.com/Current%20Lawyers/Cle.asp