CLE Compliance for Board Certified Specialists by December 31, 2023 and CLE must be Reported to MCLE no later than January 31, 2024 to Avoid Penalties

In accordance with the requirements of the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization (LBLS), as set forth in the individual Specialty Standards for each field of legal specialization, board certified attorneys in a specific field of law had to meet a minimum CLE requirement for the calendar year ending December 31, 2023.

The requirement for each area of specialty is as follows:

• Appellate Practice – 15 hours of approved appellate practice
• Employment Law – 15 hours of approved employment law
• Estate Planning and Administration – 18 hours of approved estate planning and administration
• Family Law – 15 hours of approved family law
• Health Law – 15 hours of approved health law
• Labor Law – 15 hours of approved labor law
• Tax Law – 18 hours of approved tax law
• Bankruptcy Law – CLE is regulated by the American Board of Certification

For the 2023 compliance period ending December 31, 2023, the Supreme Court of Louisiana set the limitation for “computer-based credit” at four (4) hours annually. “Computer-based credit” includes interactive live webcasts, webinars, and on-demand recordings.
Visit the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (“MCLE”) website.

CLE credits are computed on a calendar year basis and all attendance information must be delivered to the Committee on Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) no later than January 31, 2024. Failure to earn and/or timely report specialization CLE hours will result in a penalty assessment.

Preliminary specialization transcripts were sent in late November to all specialists delinquent in their specialization CLE hours for 2023. Specialization CLE requirements had to be satisfied by December 31, 2023 and 2023 CLE attendance has to be reported to MCLE no later than January 31, 2024 to avoid penalties.

If you have any questions, contact Mary Ann Wegmann, Specialization Director, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization, at (504) 619-0128, or email maryann.wegmann@lsba.org.

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