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N.J. Court Unveils MCLE Plan: 24 Hours Every Two Years
After two years of factfinding and deliberation, New Jersey's Supreme Court announced Thursday that it will require mandatory continuing legal education for all plenary-licensed attorneys, starting next year. Under the plan proposed by the justices [see notice to the bar], attorneys licensed to practice in New Jersey, including judges, law school professors and limited license in-house counsel, will have to take 24 hours of continuing legal education every two years. By the same stroke, the Court will abolish the skills and methods course now required of all newly admitted attorneys. The Court largely adopted the recommendations of its Ad Hoc Committee on Continuing Legal Education, chaired by former Supreme Court Justice Peter Verniero, which held extensive public hearings before issuing its report to the justices last December.
N.J. Court Unveils MCLE Plan: 24 Hours Every Two Years
After two years of factfinding and deliberation, New Jersey's Supreme Court announced Thursday that it will require mandatory continuing legal education for all plenary-licensed attorneys, starting next year. Under the plan proposed by the justices [see notice to the bar], attorneys licensed to practice in New Jersey, including judges, law school professors and limited license in-house counsel, will have to take 24 hours of continuing legal education every two years. By the same stroke, the Court will abolish the skills and methods course now required of all newly admitted attorneys. The Court largely adopted the recommendations of its Ad Hoc Committee on Continuing Legal Education, chaired by former Supreme Court Justice Peter Verniero, which held extensive public hearings before issuing its report to the justices last December.
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