I gave a legal presentation to a group of non-lawyers (e.g., at my child’s school, at the local Kiwanis or Lions Club meeting, at a civics organization, at a retirement home, to a group of business men). Can I receive CLE credit for my presentation?
No, you cannot receive CLE credit for giving a law-related presentation to a general audience. If you are not presenting an approved and accredited continuing legal education program, you cannot receive credit.
I am involved with a high school or college moot court or mock court competition, can I get CLE credit?
No. You cannot receive CLE credit for participation in a high school or college moot court or mock court competition. You can receive up to 3 hours of CLE credit for judging or coaching moot court or a mock trial at an approved law school. Credit is earned at the rate of one hours of […]
I was a guest speaker at a college or university for one or two classes during the semester. Can I get CLE credit for teaching?
No. As a teacher at a college, university or law school you can only receive credit if you were the primary instructor for the entire semester/quarter/term.
Can I receive CLE credit for teaching at a law school or for teaching law-related courses at a college?
Yes, you can receive 4 CLE credit hours for every hour of academic credit through teaching at an approved law school or teaching law-related courses at the undergraduate or graduate level in an approved college, university or community college. Ethics/Professionalism or Dual hours are awarded only to instructors teaching a law school course on ethics […]
Can I receive CLE credit for pro bono work or indigent representation?
Yes. Pro Bono: You may earn an annual maximum of 3 hours of CLE credit for pro bono work, at a rate of 1 hour of CLE credit for every 5 hours of pro bono representation. You may receive credit only if the work was done through court appointment, an organized bar association, an approved […]
Does Tennessee award credit for published legal writing?
Yes, attorneys may receive up to 1/2 of the annual CLE requirement (6 General hours and 1.5 Ethics/Professionalism hours), at a rate of 1 hour per every 1,000 words, for published writings concerning substantive law, the practice of law, and the ethical and professional responsibilities of attorneys if the article is published in an approved […]
Can I get extra CLE credit for teaching a CLE course?
Yes, you earn credits equal to 4 times the amount of time you teach if you distribute 5 or more pages of hand-out materials to the participants. If you distribute less than 5 pages, you receive 2 times the number of hours you teach. For second and subsequent presentations of the same materials, you get […]
Does Tennessee use a 60-minute CLE hour?
Yes. To earn one hour of CLE credit, the attorney must complete sixty minutes of instruction not counting breaks, etc. See Regulation 3A.
Can I get CLE credit for watching a CLE program on YouTube or listening to an audio file of a CLE program from another state’s bar association?
No. Listening to a podcast or a downloaded audio file or watching a CLE on YouTube, even from a state bar association, is considered self-study in Tennessee and is not eligible for CLE credit. The provider/course sponsor must be able to track and verify the time you spent taking the course and provide a method […]
Why doesn’t the CLE course I took recently show up on my account?
Providers have 30 days to report attendance. If the course has not posted within 30 days of completion, please contact the provider and request that the hours are reported. Compliance is not based upon when the providers submit attendance, but when a course is completed. See Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 21, § 8.02.