Vermont CLE Deadline: June 30th
Total CLE hours required: 20 hours every 2 years
Online CLE self-study hours allowed: 10 hours
Vermont CLE professionalism/ethics requirements: 2 hours that can be completed through self-study online
For more information, you can view the Vermont Judiciary Promulgated Rules and the court order with the temporary rule change here.
The temporary rule change states:
f. MCLE Rule Waivers:
For the license renewal period ending June 30, 2020, under the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Rules that were in effect through June 30, 2020:
i. The 10-hour limit on the number of self-study hours that can be claimed for a reporting period, as specified in Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Rules § 5(a)(2), is suspended for the 2018-2020 reporting period.
ii. The limits on the number of hours that can be claimed under § 5(b)(10) for a reporting period, including both the limits for specific types of activities and the 10-hour limit on the total number of hours for all such activities, are suspended for the 2018-2020 reporting period.
For the license renewal period ending June 30, 2021, under the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Rules as amended effective July 1, 2020:
iii. The 6-hour limit on the number of hours for programs delivered as Non-Moderated Programming Without Interactivity that can be claimed for a reporting period, as specified in Rule 3(A)(3) of Rules of Mandatory Continuing Legal Education, is suspended for the 2019-2021 reporting period.
iv. The 12-hour minimum number of hours for programs delivered as either Moderated Programming or Non-Moderated Programming With Interactivity as a Key Component that must be taken in a reporting period, as specified in Rule 3(A)(2), is suspended for the 2019-2021 reporting period.
v. The limits on the number of hours that can be claimed under all sections of Rule 6 for a reporting period are suspended for the 2019-2021 reporting period.
All 20 hours of required CLE can be completed online for the 2018-2020 reporting period.
For more information, you can view the court order with the rule changes here.
In Vermont, attorneys are required to report their CLE credits to the state CLE Board. Vermont attorneys should review their CLE reporting requirements at the CLE Board listed below in the State Licensing and Certification Sites section.
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Mandatory Continuing Legal Education
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