Virginia

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Credit hours required:                       12 hours per reporting period

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Specialty credits required:               2 hours of professionalism or legal ethics

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Length of reporting period:              1 year 

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Compliance date:                               October 31

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Compliance group:                            All attorneys

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Reporting date:                                   October 31 

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Minutes per credit hour:                   60 minutes. To calculate credit for a specific program, divide the total length of the program in minutes by 60 and round up or down to the nearest half hour.

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Attendance Reporting Procedure: Attorneys must send certificates of attendance to the Virginia MCLE Board for each CLE program attended immediately after receipt of the certificate from the ABA. The ABA does not send certificates of attendance to the Virginia MCLE board.

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Approval of ABA Programs

The ABA is an accredited sponsor in Virginia and applies for accreditation of each program on a program-by-program basis.

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Approved ABA Live Program Formats  Live, in-person meetings (e.g., National Institutes)  Webinars and teleconferences

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Approved ABA CLE Product Formats The ABA does not seek accreditation of ABA recorded programs in Virginia.

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State Contact Information

Virginia State Bar 8th and Main Bldg.

707 E. Main Street, Ste. 1500

Richmond, VA 23219-2800

(804) 775-0577

e-mail: mcle@vsb.org 

website: www.vsb.org