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CLE Requirements: The Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization requires attorneys to complete 15 credits, including 3 ethics/professionalism credits (EP credits), by December 31 every year. All credits must be reported by March 1 of the following year. Attorneys are limited to 8 credits of distance learning per compliance period. A maximum of 15 credits, including 3 EP credits and up to 8 distance learning credits, may be carried over to the next compliance period. For additional information, please see the FAQ page on the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization website.

Coronavirus update: In furtherance of the Judicial Branch’s obligation to mitigate the risks associated with COVID-19, The Tennessee Supreme Court previously issued an order allowing lawyers to earn all or any portion of the required continuing legal education hours for 2020, or for purposes of seeking reactivation or reinstatement in 2020, through approved Distance Learning through December 31, 2020. This change supplemented the previous order allowing unlimited online hours towards 2019 CLE compliance through March 31, 2020.

Completing Your Tennessee Requirements with PLI: PLI and SEC Institute's live seminars qualify as "live" credit. There is no limit to the number of credits an attorney can earn via live programs. View live CLE programs approved in Tennessee.

PLI and SEC Institute's live webcasts, groupcasts, on-demand programs, MP3s and MP4s qualify as "distance learning" credit. Unless a qualified moderator is present, co-sponsored locations (Nashville) qualify as "distance learning" credit. Attorneys are limited to 8 credits of distance learning per compliance period. View distance learning CLE programs approved in Tennessee.

PLI is a Provider with the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization. Providers are required to submit applications for each program.

Attendance Reporting: PLI reports attendance to the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization.

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