CLE Resources

Per SCACR Rule 408, the Supreme Court requires that all SC Bar members (with noted exceptions) complete at least fourteen (14) hours of approved CLE courses each reporting year. 

You must complete at least two (2) hours of LEPR each reporting year.

At least every two (2) reporting years, members must complete one (1) hour of CLE devoted exclusively to instruction in substance abuse, mental health issues or stress management and the legal profession.

You are required to complete at least six (6) hours of live, in-person MCLE each reporting year.  Live, in-person attendance means that you are physically in a classroom setting with other attorneys rather than present real time in an individual online environment. 

Yes. Pursuant to SCACR Rule 408, SC Supreme Court Commission on CLE & Specialization Regulations Appendix C V. Accreditation Standards, B. Accredidation of Online and Telephone Courses. 3. "CLE credit earned through online or telephone courses and applied to the annual fourteen (14) hour minimum requirement shall not exceed (8) hours of credit per reporting year". 

The MCLE reporting year runs from March 1 to March 1 each year. Reports of compliance must be postmarked no later than March 1 to be considered timely filed.

If you miss the March 1 deadline, you will be assessed a late filing fee by the South Carolina Supreme Court Commission on CLE and Specialization. In addition, you must file your MCLE Compliance Report no later than April 15. Your report must be received (not postmarked) by April 15. Failure to do so will result in your administrative suspension from the practice of law pursuant to SCACR Rule 419.

Yes. See SCACR Rule 408(A)-(F) for special rules and exemptions that apply to these categories.

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Most SC Bar CLE programs are offered live at the SC Bar Conference Center located at 1501 Park Street, Columbia. Many programs are also offered for in-person attendance at various satellite locations around the state. For a list of locations for each program, refer to the individual program web page entry. You may choose your satellite location when you register for the program.

Each seminar location will have a sign-in sheet at the seminar registration table. Make sure that you check-in/sign-in to the program by providing your signature and verifying your Bar number. We will report your attendance to the full program attendance to the Commission on CLE within thirty (30) days of the program date.

Per Commission regulations, you are obligated to self-report any shortage of in-person hours to the Commission on your MCLE Compliance Report. Failure to do so is an ethical violation and may result in sanctions

We will provide you with a Uniform Certificate of Attendance. You should submit that form along with any other fees and documentation required by other jurisdictions in order to apply for credit in that jurisdiction for a South Carolina Bar CLE program. 

The SC Bar CLE Division is an accredited provider in Georgia, North Carolina, New York and Ohio. Most, but not all, of our programs and topics are therefore given full CLE credit in those jurisdictions. However, it is your obligation to determine whether any particular program or topic qualifies for credit in those or any other jurisdiction. For example, some SA/MH, law practice management, technology, or legal marketing topics that are accredited in SC are not likewise accredited in other jurisdictions.

No. Live or pre-recorded (on-demand) program attendance does not count as live, in-person attendance for the purpose of MCLE credits in South Carolina. MCLE credits must be in a group/classroom environment in order to count as live, in-person credits in SC.

No. You must still register for live webcasts or live, in-person programs and for on-demand programs. At checkout, however, Big Ticket subscribers will be given a zero ($0) registration fee.

If you are a law student or non-SC Bar Member and need to register for a CLE program or purchase a publication, you can create an account. PLEASE NOTE: DO NOT create a new account if you are a current South Carolina Bar member or a past South Carolina Bar member returning to practice.

Yes, but it is all on the attorney/firm. The South Carolina Bar is an accredited CLE provider in South Carolina ONLY. Attorneys are responsible for seeking their own credit in other jurisdictions.