Ireland
CPD Requirements: The Law Society of Ireland requires solicitors holding a Practising Certificate to complete a minimum of 20 CPD hours by December 31 of each year. A solicitor who is a sole practitioner, compliance partner and/or anti-money laundering compliance partner must complete a minimum of 3 hours of management and professional development skills and a minimum of 3 hours of regulatory matters, of which at least 2 hours shall be in accounting and/or anti-money laundering compliance. A solicitor who is not a sole practitioner, compliance partner and/or anti-money laundering compliance partner must complete a minimum of 3 hours of management and professional development skills and a minimum of 2 hours of regulatory matters. For additional information, please see the Law Society of Ireland's CPD Scheme.
Completing Your CPD Requirements with PLI: PLI and SEC Institute's live programs qualify as "group study" credit. While there is no limit to the number of CPD hours a solicitor can earn via group study programs, there is a maximum limit of 7 CPD hours per day.
PLI and SEC Institute's live webcasts, on-demand programs, MP3s and MP4s qualify as "eLearning" credit. Solicitors may earn half of their CPD hours via eLearning programs.
The Law Society of Ireland does not accredit any course or course provider. Solicitors holding a Practising Certificate from the Law Society of Ireland and European Lawyers registered with the Law Society of Ireland and holding current qualifying certificates may apply credits earned from PLI programs toward their CPD requirements.