Can I Complete My Newly Admitted Requirement In New Jersey With Lawline?

Yes! New Jersey Newly Admitted attorneys can complete their full requirement through Live Webcasts and/or On Demand courses. 

You must complete 24 credits of approved CLE in your first full two-year compliance period. Of the 24 credits:

• At least 5 credits must be in Ethics/Professionalism, of which at least 2 must be in Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias.
• 15 credits must be in any 5 of the following 9 subject areas:
  • New Jersey Basic Estate Administration
  • New Jersey Basic Estate Planning
  • New Jersey Civil or Criminal Trial Preparation
  • New Jersey Family Law Practice
  • New Jersey Real Estate Closing Procedures
  • New Jersey Trust and Business Accounting
  • New Jersey Landlord/Tenant Practice
  • New Jersey Municipal Court Practice
  • New Jersey Law Office Management

Typically, you're limited to 12 total credits per reporting period completed online with Lawline. However, due to the pandemic, the NJ Courts suspended the cap on alternative verifiable learning formats (such as On Demand and Live Webcast courses) until further notice. For additional information, see here. 

**Important Note**

**Effective January 1, 2024, Newly Admitted Attorneys in New Jersey will need:

Total Credits: 24 credit hours 

• At least 5 in Ethics (At least 2 of which must be in Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias
• 16 credits in at least 6 of the following 12 subject areas
  • New Jersey Basic Estate Administration

  • New Jersey Basic Estate Planning

  • New Jersey Civil or Criminal Trial Preparation

  • New Jersey Family Law Practice

  • New Jersey Real Estate Closing Procedures

  • New Jersey Attorney Trust & Business Accounting Fundamentals

  • New Jersey Landlord/Tenant Practice

  • New Jersey Municipal Court Practice

  • New Jersey Law Office Management

  • New Jersey Administrative Law

  • New Jersey Labor and Employment Law

  • New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law

One of the required six must be in New Jersey Attorney Trust & Business Accounting Fundamentals

For more information on the NJ CLE requirements, click here.

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