Discover what you need to stay up-to-date on CLE requirements
New CLE Requirement effective January 1, 2024: Newly admitted New Jersey attorneys required to meet the newly admitted attorney requirement must take 16 total credits in a minimum of 6 New Jersey new admit subject areas. A minimum of one credit must be taken in New Jersey attorney trust & business accounting fundamentals.
Mandatory Electronic Attorney Registration
GROUP 1 ATTORNEYS (BIRTH MONTH JANUARY THROUGH JUNE) ARE DUE TO REPORT COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION (CLE) REQUIREMENT DURING THE 2026 ATTORNEY REGISTRATION PROCESS.
Pursuant to BCLE Reg. 402:1, attorneys who report that they have not completed the CLE requirement by 12/31/2025 will be assessed a $50 noncompliance fee and given a grace period until 06/26/2026 to complete their CLE requirement. Upon completion of the CLE credits, they MUST return to this on-line registration system to report final compliance on or before 06/26/2026. After the expiration of the grace period, attorneys can no longer report CLE compliance through the on-line registration system.
Those who fail to complete and/or report CLE compliance by the expiration of the grace period will be assessed an additional $50 noncompliance fee, for a total of $100, and be required to submit a reporting form provided by the Board, along with documentation proving compliance.
Attorneys who remain noncompliant with the CLE requirement are subject to being declared administratively ineligible to practice New Jersey law. To be removed from the CLE Ineligible List, attorneys must make up all required credits for each compliance period that they are noncompliant and pay all required fees.
Effective January 1, 2024, the definition of live instruction has been amended to include certain types of alternative verifiable learning formats. Please review the Board’s Regulations for more explicit information.
Members of the Board
Chair: Peter G. Verniero
Vice Chair: Classie M. Colinet
Jeffrey Epstein
H. Mark Ellis, Ph.D.
Theresa A. Lyons
Daniel F. O’Brien
Joshua H. Reinitz
Rubin Sinins
Katherine E. Suell
NJSBA Representative: Maria P. Vallejo
NJ Commission on Professionalism in the Law Representative: James J. Uliano
Acting Administrative Director of the Courts: Michael J. Blee or designee (ex officio)
Counsel: Wendy L. Weiss