No, newly admitted attorneys must still earn a total of 32 CLE credit hours (with 16 credit hours each year) in the newly admitted cycle as follows:
| Newly Admitted Attorney Required CLE Categories (For attorneys admitted on or after July 1, 2023) | Year 1 CLE Credit Hours | Year 2 CLE Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Law Practice Management, Areas of Professional Practice, and/or Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection-General | 7 see below | 7 see below |
| Skills | 6 | 6 |
| Ethics and Professionalism | 3 | 3 |
| Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection-Ethics | see below | see below |
| Total number of CLE credit hours | 16 | 16 |
Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection ("Cybersecurity") Category:
- You must complete at least 1 credit in Cybersecurity as part of the 32-credit requirement.
- You may choose to complete the Cybersecurity credit:
- in Year 1 or Year 2 (as part of the 16 credit-requirement for that year)
- in Cybersecurity General or Cybersecurity Ethics (or a combination of the two)
- You may apply a maximum of 3 credit hours of Cybersecurity Ethics -- but not Cybersecurity General -- toward your 6-credit Ethics and Professionalism requirement
- Example: If you complete 1 credit in Cybersecurity Ethics in Year 1, you satisfy your Cybersecurity requirement, and then need to complete only 2 credits in Ethics and Professionalism for that year.
- Example: If you complete 1 credit in Cybersecurity General in Year 1, you satisfy your Cybersecurity requirement and must complete an additional 6 credits in Law Practice Management, Areas of Professional Practice, and/or Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection-General for that year.