Florida Continuing Legal Education Requirements

Reporting Method: Self-Reporting

Compliance Period: Three-Year Cycle

Reporting Process: Attorneys must report their CLE compliance through The Florida Bar Member Portal. Reporting cycles are based on the attorney's assigned three-year reporting period.

Compliance Deadline: Assigned three-year reporting cycle end date.

Reporting Deadline: Assigned three-year reporting cycle end date.

Total Credits Required: 33 credit hours every three years.

Specialty Credit Requirements:
  •  5 hours of Ethics, Professionalism, Substance Abuse, or Mental Health and Wellness 
  •  At least 3 of the 5 specialty hours must be in Legal Ethics and Professionalism 
  •  At least 1 of the remaining 2 specialty hours must be in Technology 
  •  The remaining hour may be in Substance Abuse or Mental Health and Wellness, Technology, Legal Ethics and Professionalism, or approved Bias Elimination 
Maximum Online Credits: 33 credit hours. All required CLE credits may be completed through approved online courses.

Carryover Credit: Up to 5 excess general CLE credits may be carried forward to the next reporting cycle. Specialty credits may not be carried forward to satisfy specialty credit requirements.

Record Retention: Attorneys should retain certificates of completion and supporting CLE documentation in accordance with The Florida Bar requirements.


Continuing Legal Education CLE Resources

State Licensing and Certification Site

State Courts

Supreme Court

District Court

Circuit Court

County Court

Prominent Bar Associations

Florida Bar Association 

Florida Bar Foundation

Broward County Bar Association

Citrus County Bar Association

Clearwater Bar Association

Collier County Bar Association

Coral Gables Bar Association

Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association

Florida Justice Association

Lee County Bar Association

Manatee County Bar Association

Martin County Bar Association

North Tampa Bar Association 

Orange County Bar Association

Palm Beach County Bar Association

Sarasota County Bar Association

St. Petersburg Bar Association

Tallahassee Bar Association

Volusia County Bar Association

West Pasco Bar Association