Rule 41.3 - Continuing legal education requirement(1) Each attorney admitted to practice in this state must complete a minimum of 15 hours of legal education accredited by the commission during each calendar year. The commission is authorized pursuant to guidelines established by the supreme court to determine the number of hours for which credit will be given for particular courses, programs, or other legal education activities. Under rules to be promulgated by the supreme court, an attorney may be given credit in one or more succeeding calendar years, not exceeding two such years, for completing more than 15 hours of accredited education during any one calendar year.(2) Beginning January 1, 2021, the 15 hours required by rule 41.3(1) must include a minimum of 1 hour devoted exclusively to the area of legal ethics and 1 hour devoted exclusively to the area of either attorney wellness or diversity and inclusion. Excess hours of education devoted to legal ethics, attorney wellness, and diversity and inclusion can be carried over for purposes of the annual 15-hour requirement under rule 41.3(1) but cannot be carried over for the special legal ethics, attorney wellness, and diversity and inclusion requirements under this rule.Cont. Lega. Educ. Lawyer. 41.3
Court Order April 9, 1975; December 6, 1978; January 8, 1988; November 9, 2001, effective 2/15/2002; 2/22/2002; 2/21/2012; 3/21/2014; 12/13/2017, effective 1/1/2018; October 24, 2019, effective 1/1/2020; Order August 28, 2020, effective 8/28/2020.