Mississippi Attorney CLE Requirements
| Credit Requirement | 12 credits every year |
| Specialty Credits | 1 ethics credit |
| CLE Compliance Deadline | July 31 |
| CLE Reporting Deadline | August 15 |
| Approved BARBRI Formats | On-demand (6 maximum) |
| Carryover | 12 credits, including ethics credits as general credits |
| CLE Credit Reporting | CLE credits are self-reported |
Mississippi CLE FAQs
Mississippi attorneys must complete 12 credits each year, including 1 credit in the areas of ethics, professional responsibility, professionalism, malpractice prevention, substance abuse, or mental health.
Mississippi-licensed attorneys can earn continuing legal education credits by exploring BARBRI's on-demand and live CLE courses.
Mississippi attorneys must complete their CLE requirement by July 31.
Yes, Mississippi attorneys may carry over up to 12 general credits to the next reporting cycle.
Newly admitted Mississippi attorneys must complete an approved new-lawyer program by the end of the second CLE year occurring after their date of admission. The new-lawyer program consists of 12 hours of CLE credit, including 6 hours of basic skills and 6 hours of ethics/professionalism. This program satisfies the newly admitted attorney’s CLE requirement for the CLE year of admission and the next succeeding CLE year.
How Else Can Mississippi Lawyers Earn CLE Credit?
- Attend an approved, live, in-person CLE program.
- Teach an approved CLE program. Teach a course in an ABA or AALS-approved law school.
- Attend a course at an ABA or AALS-accredited law school.
- Write a law journal article published by an ABA or AALS-approved law school.
- Serve as a member of the Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions or as a bar examiner.
- Serve as a member of the Committee on Professional Responsibility, the Ethics Committee, the
- Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, or the Professionalism Committee of the Mississippi Bar.
- Enroll in a bar review course approved by the Mississippi CLE Commission.
- Serve as a member of the Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules.
- Serve as a member of the Model Civil Jury Instructions Committee or the Model Criminal Jury Instruction Committee.
- Serve as Lieutenant Governor of the State of Mississippi or as a member of the Mississippi Legislature.
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