YOUR WISCONSIN CLE NEEDS, MADE EASY

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We understand that CLE in Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin legal community be more successful.

ALPS is proud to offer accredited Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin MCLE Requirements

Credit hours required: 30 hours per reporting period

Specialty credits required: 3 hours ethics and professional responsibility credit per reporting period

Length of reporting period: 2 years

Compliance date: December 31

Reporting date: February 1

Compliance group: There are 2 compliance groups. Attorneys admitted in an even-numbered year report in even-numbered years. Attorneys admitted in an odd-numbered year report in odd-numbered years.

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 half hour.

Limit on credit hours for recorded programs: Attorneys can earn up to 15 CLE hours via recorded online programs. Attorneys can not earn ethics or professional responsibility CLE hours via recorded programs.

Attendance Reporting Procedure: Attorneys in Wisconsin must report earned CLE credits to the Supreme Court of Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners. Click here for CLE reporting information.

Wisconsin MCLE Requirements (from the American Bar Association website)