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(a) Computation
Formula - CLE and professional responsibility hours shall be computed by the
following formula:
Sum of the total minutes of actual instruction / 60 = Total
Hours
For example, actual instruction totaling 195 minutes would
equal 3.25 hours toward CLE.
(b) Actual Instruction - Only actual
education shall be included in computing the total hours of actual instruction.
The following shall not be included:
(1)
introductory remarks;
(2)
breaks;
(3) business
meetings;
(4) speeches in
connection with banquets or other events which are primarily social in
nature;
(5) question and answer
sessions at a ratio in excess of 15 minutes per CLE hour and programs less than
30 minutes in length provided, however, that the limitation on question and
answer sessions shall not limit the length of time that may be devoted to
participatory CLE.
(c)
Teaching - As a contribution to professionalism, credit may be earned for
teaching in an approved continuing legal education program or a continuing
paralegal education program held in North Carolina and approved pursuant to
Section .0200 of Subchapter G of these rules. Programs accompanied by thorough,
high quality, readable, and carefully prepared written materials will qualify
for CLE credit on the basis of three hours of credit for each thirty minutes of
presentation. Repeat programs qualify for one-half of the credits available for
the initial program. For example, an initial presentation of 45 minutes would
qualify for 4.5 hours of credit.
(d) Teaching Law Courses
(1) Law School Courses. If a member is not a
full-time teacher at a law school in North Carolina who is eligible for the
exemption in Rule .1517(b) of this subchapter, the member may earn CLE credit
for teaching a course or a class in a quarter or semester-long course at an ABA
accredited law school. A member may also earn CLE credit by teaching a course
or a class at a law school licensed by the Board of Governors of the University
of North Carolina, provided the law school is actively seeking accreditation
from the ABA. If ABA accreditation is not obtained by a law school so licensed
within three years of the commencement of classes, CLE credit will no longer be
granted for teaching courses at the school.
(2) Graduate School Courses. Effective
January 1, 2012, a member may earn CLE credit by teaching a course on
substantive law or a class on substantive law in a quarter or semester-long
course at a graduate school of an accredited university.
(3) Courses at Paralegal Schools or Programs.
Effective January 1, 2006, a member may earn CLE credit by teaching a paralegal
or substantive law course or a class in a quarter or semester-long course at an
ABA approved paralegal school or program.
(4) Credit Hours. Credit for teaching
described in Rule .1605(d)(1) - (3) above may be earned without regard to
whether the course is taught online or in a classroom. Credit will be
calculated according to the following formula:
(A) Teaching a Course. 3.5 Hours of CLE
credit for every quarter hour of credit assigned to the course by the
educational institution, or 5.0 Hours of CLE credit for every semester hour of
credit assigned to the course by the educational institution. (For example: a
3-semester hour course will qualify for 15 hours of CLE credit).
(B) Teaching a Class. 1.0 Hour of CLE credit
for every 50 - 60 minutes of teaching.
(5) Other Requirements. The member shall also
complete the requirements set forth in Rule .1518(b) of this
subchapter.
Authority - Order of
the North Carolina Supreme Court, October 7, 1987, 318 N.C. 711;
Readopted Eff. December 8, 1994;
Amendments Approved by the Supreme
Court: March 3, 1999; October 1, 2003; November 16, 2006; August 23, 2012;
September 25, 2019.
