From NYCOURTS:
New York State
Continuing Legal Education Board
Dear Counselor:
There is a new CLE requirement for
New York attorneys.
- Effective
July 1, 2023, you must complete 1 CLE
credit hour in the new Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection category of
credit as part of your CLE requirement. The total number of CLE credits
that you must complete in your reporting cycle does not increase.
- Experienced
attorneys (admitted to the New York Bar
for more than two years):
- If you are due to re-register on or after July 1,
2023 (birthday is on or after July 1st), you must complete 1 CLE
credit hour in Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection as part of your
biennial CLE requirement.
- If you are due to re-register in 2023 but your
birthday is before July 1st, you need not comply with the new
requirement in 2023, but must comply in future biennial periods.
- Example: If your birthday is on June 30th and you are
due to re-register in 2023, then you do not need to comply with the new
requirement in 2023, even if you file your registration form on or after
July 1, 2023.
- If you are due to re-register in 2024, or later, you
must comply with the new requirement.
- Newly
admitted attorneys (admitted
to the New York Bar for two years or less):
- If you were admitted to the NY Bar prior to July 1,
2023, you need not comply with the Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data
Protection requirement in your newly admitted cycle, but must comply in
future reporting cycles.
- Attorneys admitted to the NY Bar on or after July
1, 2023, must complete 1 CLE credit hour in Cybersecurity, Privacy
and Data Protection as part of their newly admitted attorney CLE
requirement.
- Earning
Credit: You may start to earn CLE
credit in this new category beginning on January 1, 2023.
- For
More Information
Thank you,
New York State CLE Board
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