YOUR MAINE CLE NEEDS, MADE EASY​

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We understand that CLE in Maine is a requirement, but that doesn’t mean you deserve anything less than high-quality continuing legal education. We are committed to providing low-cost, substantive programs that help the Maine legal community be more successful.

ALPS is proud to offer accredited Maine CLE with both live and on-demand seminars on timely and relevant ethics and risk management topics. ALPS policyholders can access any CLE at a discounted tuition.

Maine MCLE Requirements

ME CLE credit hours required: 11 hours per reporting period

Specialty credits required: 1 hour of ethics or professional responsibility per reporting period

Length of reporting period: 1 year

Compliance date: August 31

Reporting date: August 31

Compliance group: All attorneys report annually.  Newly admitted attorneys who complete an approved Bridging-the-Gap program or other practical skills course made available by the Board of Overseers of the Bar will be exempt from the requirements during the year in which the attorney is admitted to the bar of Maine and during the following calendar year.

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 quarter hour.

Limit on credit hours for recorded programs: Attorneys can earn up to 5.5 CLE hours via recorded programs. The product formats listed below are approved in Maine.

Maine CLE Requirements (from the American Bar Association website)