New Jersey Legal Requirements.
This information is intended to provide answers to commonly asked questions. It is not intended to replace detailed information found in your state's requirements. Though we have made reasonable efforts to ensure that the information given is reliable and current, we cannot guarantee that it is. For more information please contact the Board on Continuing Education. See FAQ’s below.
What is the New Jersey CLE requirement for an attorney? Every active New Jersey attorney is required to complete 24 credit hours of continuing legal education every two years.
*As of January 1, 2021, the New Jersey Supreme Court requires that five (5) of your 24 MCLE credits be concentrated in the areas of ethics/professionalism, of which at least two (2) must be concentrated in diversity, inclusion, and elimination of bias.
CAPE is a fully accredited CLE provider in Pennsylvania. CLE credits received from CAPE will satisfy the NJ CLE requirement through reciprocity. What is reciprocity?
New Jersey attorneys who are satisfying the CLE requirement of another state or who take courses approved in another state will receive 1:1 credit for courses approved in that jurisdiction through reciprocity. However, attorneys should be aware that there are differences in requirements from state to state. Those attorneys must ensure that they are also meeting the requirements of New Jersey’s program. For example, New Jersey requires that four credits be taken in courses related to ethics and/or professionalism. In addition, alternate verifiable learning format courses are limited to only 12 credits in any compliance period. BCLE Reg. 201:4
CAPE’s on-line and teleconference courses are considered “alternate verifiable learning format”. What is an alternate verifiable learning format?
Alternate verifiable learning format courses are those courses presented on videotape, audiotape, remote place viewing or on-line internet computer presentations, satellite simulcast, teleconferencing, videoconferencing, and internet computer self-study. BCLE Reg. 103:1(b) Alternate verifiable learning format courses are limited to12 credits in any compliance period. BCLE Reg. 201:4
Can courses taken in excess of any requirement carry over into the next compliance period?
Up to 12 credit hours can be carried over to a subsequent compliance period. BLCE Reg. 201:3
Additional FAQ’s can be viewed at https://www.njcourts.gov/attorneys/cle/faq
Regulations of the Board on Continuing Legal Education
Published with this notice are the Regulations of the Board on Continuing Legal
Education that, pursuant to Rule 1:42-2(b)(4), were approved by the Board on January 15, 2010 and adopted by the Supreme Court of New Jersey on January 26, 2010 are available for viewing at
http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/notices/2010/n100129f.pdf
Contact Cape:
Cape Institute
P.O. Box 377
Newtown Square, PA 19073
Phone: 888-227-3331
Fax: 888-305-9471
Or email us at cle@capeschool.com
Contact NJ CLE:
Board on Continuing Legal Education
Supreme Court of New Jersey
You may contact the Board's staff at (609) 633-9733 or submit questions in writing to: sctcle.mailbox@judiciary.state.nj.us
Have Questions? Call us at # 888-227-3331 or reach us by email at cle@capeschool.com.