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Adopted | amendments to Paragraph 17 regarding MCLE Rule. Approved by the Supreme Court of Virginia April 26, 2019. Effective July 1, 2019.
On April 26, 2019, the Supreme Court of Virginia adopted an addition to Paragraph 17. Effective July 1, 2019.
Beginning in the November 2019 through October 2020 MCLE compliance period, revised Paragraph 17 requires active members to affirm that they have attended at least one hour of lawyer well-being education within the past three (3) years. Members will be required to provide this information during the end-of-year reporting process for the period ending October 31, 2020, and annually thereafter.
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Amend Section IV, Paragraph 17 of the Rules for Integration of the Virginia State Bar, Part Six of the Rules of Court to read as follows:
17. Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Rule
The Virginia Supreme Court hereby establishes a Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Program in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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C. Continuing Legal Education Requirements. *
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(4) Beginning November 1, 2019, each active member of the Virginia State Bar shall certify whether they have attended, within the past three (3) years, at least one (1) credit hour of lawyer well-being education related to the practice of law. Failure to comply with this rule shall not subject the member to the penalties of Paragraph 13.2 of these rules.
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Updated: April 30, 2019