Mississippi Law CLE, LLC

Once you purchase the online CLE course, you may log into your account and go to the course, where you will be able to access detailed instructions about how to take the course and how to certify your completion of the course, so that we may report your credit.

A printed copy of the CLE book will be distributed at the in-person CLE. If you registered for an online CLE, a pdf copy of the CLE book will be made available online.

You must cancel your registration by emailing [email protected] at least 72 hours in advance of the CLE. Upon timely cancellation, you will receive a refund less a $25 cancellation fee. If you do not timely cancel you registration but are unable to attend in person, you will be given access to the online CLE at no extra charge. The online CLE will be available in April or May 2024. You will also be able to access a pdf copy of the CLE book at that time.

If you did not timely cancel and did not attend the in-person CLE, you will be given access to the online CLE at no extra charge. The online CLE will be available in April or May 2024. You will also be able to access a PDF copy of the CLE book at that time.

Mississippi Law CLE, LLC will report your credit to appropriate commissions in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Tennessee and Texas. Mississippi Law CLE, LLC will pay the $2/credit hour fee in Mississippi and Tennessee. There are no fees associated with reporting credit in Alabama, Louisiana or Texas. Georgia lawyers will be billed by the Georgia Commission on CLC for the $4/credit hour fee for the in-person CLE. Mississippi Law CLE, LLC will pay the $4/credit hour fee for Georgia lawyers taking the online CLE.

Requirements: During each reporting period (August 1 through July 31 of each year), attorneys must earn a minimum of 12 hours including 1 hour of legal ethics, professional responsibility, professionalism, malpractice prevention, substance abuse or mental health (the “ethics/professionalism hour”). [Rule 3.a.]

Distance Learning/Online CLEs: Generally, attorneys may earn as many as 6 hours each year (including the ethics requirement) through approved distance learning programs (live webcasts, online on-demand programs, live teleconferences, or video replay). [Regulation 3.3] The Mississippi Commission on Continuing Legal Education will not be requesting a waiver of the online limit for CLE credits for 2023-2024. The six-hour credit limit for CLE earned from any online program has been reinstated.

Carrying Credits Forward: Attorneys may carry forward 12 hours of credit for in-person CLE to the next reporting period. Excess credit for in-person Ethics hours may be carried forward as a regular hour (not an Ethics hour). Excess distance learning courses taken during a reporting period are not eligible for carryover to the next reporting period. [Regulations 3.3 and 3.7]

Fees: For in-state CLEs, the sponsor is required to pay $2 per hour reported. [Rule 1.d (as amended August 2021)].

Newly Licensed Attorneys: Attorneys newly licensed to practice law are required to complete a new-lawyer program. Although the Summary of Recent Mississippi Law CLE does not satisfy this requirement, attorneys newly licensed in Mississippi but who have practiced elsewhere may be partially exempt from the new-lawyer program requirements. [Rule 3.b and c.]

For a copy of the Mississippi Rules and Regulations for Mandatory CLE, click here.

For more information, click here.

If you have previously registered for an account on the State of Mississippi Judiciary/CLE webpage, log in here. If you have not previously registered online or need to reset your username or password, do so here. Click on “Request User ID or Reset Password” and fill out the appropriate information.

Requirements: During each reporting period (January 1 through December 31 of each year), attorneys must earn a minimum of 12 hours including 1 hour of legal ethics. [Rule 3].

Distance Learning/Online CLEs: Generally, a minimum of 6 credit hours must be earned through attendance at live in-person CLEs. [Regulation 3.1] Web-based programs are limited to 6 hours of credit per year. [Regulation 5.3]

Carrying Credits Forward: A maximum of 12 hours, including 1 ethics hour, in excess of the minimum annual requirement may be carried forward for credit in the succeeding year. Credits may be carried forward for one year only. [Rule 6.B]

For a copy of the Alabama Rules for Mandatory CLE, click here  (on the Alabama State Bar website).

For more information, click here (on the Alabama State Bar website).

Attorneys may log in to their MyDashboard page on the Alabama State Bar website here to view detailed CLE transcripts. CLE sponsors have 30 days after course.