Pennsylvania Code
Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part V - PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT
Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
Chapter 82 - CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
Subchapter A - PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
Rule 82.105 - Continuing Legal Education Requirement

Universal Citation: 204 PA Code ยง 82.105

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

(a) General Requirement.

1. Every active lawyer shall annually complete, during the compliance period to which he or she is assigned; the CLE required by the Board pursuant to these Rules and established in Board regulations.

2. CLE shall be on the subjects of:
(i) substantive law, practice and procedure,

(ii) lawyer ethics and the rules of professional conduct,

(iii) professionalism,

(iv) substance abuse as it affects lawyers and the practice of law.

3. The minimum annual CLE requirement shall be nine (9) hours, effective September 1, 1994, and twelve (12) hours, effective September 1, 1995.

(b) Fulfillment Requirements. The CLE requirement shall be fulfilled by attending the required number of CLE courses by providers or completing a CLE activity approved by the Board as sufficient to meet the CLE general requirement.

(c) Every newly admitted attorney shall attend the Bridge The Gap program, of at least four (4) hours, sponsored by an approved Bridge the Gap CLE provider prior to his or her first compliance deadline.

(d) Lawyers with an Emeritus license shall complete an annual CLE requirement of eight (8) hours pursuant to these rules and established in Board regulations.

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