Accreditation and CLE Rules for Illinois
*COVID-19 Update: The Supreme Court of Illinois in consultation with the MCLE Board has given each attorney in the 2018-2020 reporting group the option to secure a no-cost, three-month extension to complete their credits. To secure this no-cost extension, you must submit an online report of “Not Yet Complied” to the Board no later than July 31, 2020. If you report “Not Yet Complied” online by July 31, 2020, you will automatically secure a no-cost extension until September 30, 2020, to earn the required credits and report compliance to the MCLE Board. You can submit the report on the IL MCLE Board Website or you can call us at 312-971-3791 for further instructions.
National Academy of Continuing Legal Education is an Accredited CLE Provider in Illinois. The MCLE Board of the Supreme Court of Illinois maintains an Accredited Provider directory on their website. Illinois attorneys can satisfy their entire CLE requirement with NACLE using our DVDs, Audio CDs, Online & iOS/Android App formats.
The MCLE Rules require the completion of 30 hours of CLE activity in a two-year reporting period. An attorney’s reporting period depends on the first letter of the attorney’s last name as it appears on the master roll of attorneys. Illinois attorneys with last names beginning with A-M are due on June 30 of each even numbered year and attorneys with last names beginning N-Z are required to complete their requirement on each odd numbered year.
Beginning with the July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2019 and July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2020 two-year reporting periods, attorneys must continue to complete 30 total hours, including at least six hours of PR. However, of those six hours, Illinois attorneys must complete one hour of diversity/inclusion PR CLE and one hour of mental health/substance abuse PR CLE. Please refer to the Commission on Professionalism's FAQs for additional information.”
Newly Admitted attorneys in Illinois must complete 15 total credit hours within 1 year of being admitted. This requirement consists of a 6 credit Basic Skills course that has been approved by the MCLE Board to meet the Basic Skills requirement, as well as 9 additional hours of approved CLE credits. Newly Admitted attorneys can fulfill their entire requirement with NACLE using our DVDs, Audio CDs, Online & iOS/Android App formats. Your CLE requirements must be completed by the last day of the month that occurs one year after your admission to practice in Illinois. (S. Ct. Rule 793(b). Newly Admitted attorneys can carry over up to 15 hours including 6 hours of Professional Responsibility credits to your initial two year experienced cycle.
Attorneys must self-report completion of CLE to the MCLE Board of Supreme Court of Illinois. The Certificate of Completion issued by National Academy may be used to verify attendance. Up to 10 hours, including ethics hours may be carried over to the next reporting period.
The deadline to report is 31 days after the end of the attorney's reporting period. Attorneys must report compliance online.
The MCLE Board of the Supreme Court of Illinois
200 West Madison Street
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Chicago, Illinois 60606
(t) 312-924-2420
http://www.mcleboard.org/
