New Jersey CLE Requirements for Newly Admitted Attorneys
Newly admitted New Jersey attorneys must complete 24 CLE credits in their first full two-year compliance period. At least 5 credits must be in Ethics/Professionalism, including 2 credits in Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias. You may take up to 12 credit hours via alternative verifiable learning formats. The remaining 12 credit hours must be taken live with an instructor in a room.
16 credits must be earned in at least 6 of the following 12 New Jersey–specific subject areas:
Administrative Law
Basic Estate Administration
Basic Estate Planning
Civil or Criminal Trial Preparation
Family Law Practice
Real Estate Closing Procedures
Attorney Trust and Business Accounting Fundamentals
Landlord/Tenant Practice
Municipal Court Practice
Labor and Employment Law
Law Office Management
Workers’ Compensation Law
Of the six subject areas selected, at least 1 hour must be New Jersey Attorney Trust & Business Accounting Fundamentals.
This bundle allows you to complete 24 CLE credits.
1.0 Attorney Trust and Business Accounting Fundamentals
3.0 Civil Trial Preparation
2.0 Family Law Practice
2.0 Landlord/Tenant Practice
2.0 Labor and Employment Law
2.0 Workers’ Compensation Law
2.0 Basic Estate Planning
5.0 Ethics/Professionalism
4.0 Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias
Program Format: The Knowledge Group webcasts qualify as alternative verifiable learning formats in New Jersey. Attorneys who reside in, work in, and are licensed in a mandatory CLE jurisdiction that allows for 100% of CLE courses to be taken through alternative verifiable learning formats shall, through reciprocity, be able to satisfy their CLE obligation in New Jersey through 100% alternative verifiable learning formats. BCLE Reg. 201:8
How to obtain your CLE credit: Complete the video courses, answer the secret word questions and download the certificates for each completed course.
New Jersey New Admit CLE Requirements Approval of Programs:The courses in this bundle have not been submitted for approval in New Jersey. If you wish to receive approved CLE credit, you may self-apply, and we’ll be happy to assist you with the application process. For more information, please contact us at support@theknowledgegroup.zohodesk.com.
New Jersey New Admit CLE Reporting Procedure: The Knowledge Group does not submit attendance report to Supreme Court of New Jersey. Attorneys are responsible for keeping track of their own CLE credits. Certify your attendance as you would normally do directly to your state’s MCLE administrator.
Please see the state CLE requirements here for more information.