Montana CLE annual deadline is March 31st.

A 6-week grace period allows attorneys to earn and report their CLE. Fees will be assessed if CLE credits are not earned and reported by May 15th of each year. 

All Montana attorneys are required to obtain 15 credits of continuing legal education (CLE) per year, including 2 credits of Ethics or Professional Fitness and Integrity. 

Of those 15 credits, at least 10 credits must be live (webcast, or in-person) and up to 5 credits may be taken online with on-demand programs (including the 2 required ethics credits).

Montana attorneys can carry over up to 30 "interactive" (live) CLE credits into the next two reporting periods. Self-study credits and ethics credits generally cannot be carried over. Ethics credits should to be earned within a 3-year cycle and used within that cycle. Attorneys must first meet the annual 15-credit requirement (including 2 ethics) before any carryover applies. 

Attorneys can report their CLE credits at any time during the reporting year through their Member Dashboard here.

The annual deadline is May 15th.

CONTACT INFORMATION

State Bar of Montana
33 S. Last Chance Gulch
Ste 1B
P.O. Box 577
Helena, Montana 59624
Phone: (406) 442-7660
Email: mailbox@montanabar.org