YOUR WEST VIRGINIA CLE NEEDS, MADE EASY​

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We understand that CLE in West Virginia 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 West Virginialegal community be more successful.

ALPS is proud to offer accredited West Virginia 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.

West Virginia MCLE Requirements

WV CLE credit hours required: 24 hours per reporting period

Specialty credits required: 3 hours of legal ethics, office management, substance abuse and/or elimination of bias in the legal profession per reporting period

Length of reporting period: 2 years

Compliance date: June 30 of even-numbered years

Reporting date: July 31 of even-numbered years

Compliance group: All attorneys report biennially.

Minutes per credit hour: 50 minutes. To calculate credit for a specific program, divide the total length of the program in minutes by 50 and round down to the nearest one-hundredth of an hour.

Limit on credit hours for recorded programs: Attorneys can earn up to 12 CLE hours via recorded programs per reporting period. ABA recorded product formats listed below are approved in West Virginia.

West Virginia CLE Requirements (from the American Bar Association website)