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Newly admitted New Jersey attorneys with a plenary license must complete 24 CLE credits in their first full two-year compliance period. Within that total, earn 16 credits across at least 6 of the 12 approved New Jersey new attorney subject areas, including at least 1 credit in NJ attorney trust and business accounting fundamentals.

The 24-credit total includes at least 5 ethics/professionalism credits, of which at least 2 are in diversity, inclusion, and elimination of bias. These are components of the total, not additional credits.

Technology Credit: At least 1 of the 24 credits must be in technology-related subjects for two-year cycles ending December 31, 2027, or later. The cycle ending December 31, 2026, is not subject to this new requirement.

NJ Courts: New Attorney Requirements · Technology Credit Notice

Complete approved coursework in at least six distinct subject areas. Trust and business accounting is required and counts as one of those areas. Civil or criminal trial preparation is one combined subject area.

• NJ Attorney Trust and Business Accounting Fundamentals
• NJ Basic Estate Administration
• NJ Basic Estate Planning
• NJ Civil or Criminal Trial Preparation
• NJ Family Law Practice
• NJ Real Estate Closing Procedures
• NJ Landlord/Tenant Practice
• NJ Municipal Court Practice
• NJ Law Office Management
• NJ Administrative Law
• NJ Workers’ Compensation Law
• NJ Labor and Employment Law

Check each program’s MCLE Core Areas and credit details before registering. A general practice-area label alone does not establish new attorney credit approval.

Your first compliance period starts January 1 after your admission year. Your birthday determines your compliance group. Some attorneys first complete a one-year transitional period; the new attorney coursework is due in the first full two-year period.

Showing admission years in a rolling five-year window. The tables advance each January. Scroll horizontally on a small screen to see every column.

View Admission-Year Guidance From NJ Courts

*The upcoming admission year is a projection under the current rules. Certification occurs during annual attorney registration in the year shown. After your first full period, continue on two-year cycles. Confirm your individual reporting assignment and any exemption with NJ Courts.

When CLE Begins · NJ Courts Admission-Year Guides

You have 120 days from purchase to watch NJICLE on-demand videos before access expires. Choose courses with your compliance deadline in mind.

New Jersey generally limits alternative-format courses that do not qualify as live instruction to one-half of the total credit requirement in a compliance period. Exceptions may apply. Check the approved format and credits on each program’s detail page.

NJ Courts: Course Format Rules