Pennsylvania Attorney CE requirements

Attorney — license renewal requirements, sourced from the official board.

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12CE hours every 1 yearVerify with board

Renewal: Annual deadline depends on assigned compliance group: Group 1 — April 30; Group 2 — August 31; Group 3 — December 31. Group periods: 5/1–4/30, 9/1–8/31, 1/1–12/31 respectively.

Required categories

Ethics
2h
Live-online or in-person/classroom (at least 6 of the 12 hours; no more than 6 hours via pre-recorded/on-demand)
6h
Substantive law, practice and procedure (minimum)
10h

Details

Reporting
Providers report credits to the CLE Board; Pennsylvania is not a self-reporting jurisdiction

Verified against the Pennsylvania CLE Board Rules & Regulations: 12 hours annually, including at least 2 hours of ethics/professionalism/substance abuse and at least 10 hours of substantive law, practice and procedure; no more than 6 hours may be earned by distance learning (Rule 108(e)). Attorneys are randomly assigned to a compliance group with deadline April 30 (Group 1), August 31 (Group 2), or December 31 (Group 3).

Official source: Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board — Rules and Regulations

⚠️Board rules change. Verify every figure against the official source before relying on it.

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