YLD CLE Approval Form

This form is intended exclusively for use by members of the Young Lawyers Division.

Please provide the following information so that your proposed CLE course can be submitted for approval into the online portal. You will be notified of the status of your course once it has been reviewed by the Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competency.

Changes to CLE Requirements

Significant changes to the continuing legal education requirements for members of the State Bar of Georgia will become effective Jan. 1, 2026, by Supreme Court of Georgia order.

Highlights of the most important changes are below:

Biennial CLE requirement (every 2 years) instead of an annual CLE requirement
First biennial compliance period (Jan. 1, 2026, to Dec. 31, 2027)
CLE requirement for the biennial compliance period:
- 18 CLE hours (including 3 ethics hours and 2 professionalism hours)
- Eliminated the trial hours requirement for trial lawyers
- Added a certification requirement when hours are completed for the compliance period. (Lawyers will attest on their online CLE transcript that the CLE hours attended were hours in the lawyer’s area of practice or in an area that will benefit their practice and clients.)

Committee Name

Contact Name

Contact Email Address

COURSE INFORMATION

Course Name

Start Date

End Date

CLE Format

Select a choice

In-Person Attendance | (Not In-House and Not Distance Learning)

In-House | Law firms, corporate legal departments and similar entities develop and present CLE activities to assist their member attorneys in maintaining their professional competence. Even if outside presenters are used, these seminars are considered In-House.

Distance Learning | Remote attendance (online, webinars, live webcasts and other distance learning formats).

In-Person Attendance ONLY

City, State, Country

Registration Fee

Select a choice

Registration Fee for the Attendee

No Registration Fee for the Attendee

INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS

Total

Total number of hours for the entire program. This includes all instructional hours but does not include breaks or introductions. (60 minutes=1 CLE hour; round down to the nearest half hour)

Ethics

Are any of the program hours Ethics? If yes, how many? (60 minutes=1 CLE hour; round down to the nearest half hour)

Professionalism

Are any of the program hours Professionalism? If yes, how many? (60 minutes=1 CLE hour; round down to the nearest half hour)

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

Submit with this request the following information:

A brochure or other such outline that:

describes the course content,
identifies the faculty and states their qualifications,
lists the topics by title, and
shows the time schedule for each topic, for breaks, for lunch, etc.

Include a copy of the course materials that will be distributed to each attendee.
Professionalism Requirements:

Professionalism CLE applications should demonstrate how the CLE will create a forum in which lawyers, judges, and legal educators can explore and reflect upon the meaning and goals of professionalism in contemporary legal practice. Please state the professionalism learning objective for the professionalism CLE program and explain what professionalism concepts will be highlighted during the professionalism CLE program.
Explain how the professionalism CLE session of your CLE complies with Rule 5 of the 2019 Revised Professionalism CLE Guidelines.

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