Note: Live Webinars courses are held alternating weeks on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Check courses for dates. Continuing Mediation Education, FL RC Notes–Live Method 2. ( Method 1: Classroom or Live Webinar) (Method 2: Group discussion or a recording)

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There are two methods of earning continuing mediator education (CME) hours that involve using audio or video recordings.

On the CME Reporting Form these are education methods 2 and 3. The difference in these methods is that method 2 is considered a live, interactive activity and method 3 is a non-live activity.

Method 3 is simply listening to or viewing a CME presentation on your own. On the other hand, method 2 involves listening to or viewing a CME  presentation in a group with at least one other person present and requires real time interaction either in person, telephonically, or through electronic means.

Florida CME Requirement: 16 hours of continuing mediator education (CME) credits for which 50%(8 hours) must be live, method 1, or 2.

County: 16 hours which includes 4 hours of mediator ethics, 2 hours of interpersonal violence education and 1 hour of diversity/cultural awareness.

Recommendation: County Recorded Bundle and: Live Webinar Bundle

Family: 16 hours which includes 4 hours of mediator ethics, 4 hours interpersonal violence education and 1 hour of diversity/cultural awareness.

Recommendation: Family Recorded Bundle and Live Webinar Bundle

Dependency: 16 hours which includes 4 hours of mediator ethics, 4 hours of interpersonal violence education and 1 hour of diversity/cultural awareness.

Recommendation: Family Recorded Bundle and Live Webinar Bundle

Circuit: 16 hours which included 4 hours of mediator ethics, 2 hours of interpersonal violence education and 1 hour of diversity/cultural awareness.

Recommendation: Circuit Recorded Bundle and Live Webinar Bundle

Appellate: 4 hours of appellate-specific mediation education. This may be part of or in addition to the required 16 hours per renewal cycle of the underlying certification.

Florida BAR CLE Requirements 

Over a 3-year period, each member must complete 33 hours, 5 of which must be in the area of ethics, professionalism, substance abuse, mental illness awareness, or bias elimination and 3 hours of technology.

Please note: It is the responsibility of the member to report CLE credit and to complete the CLER requirement.

Frequently Asked Questions About CLE Requirements – The Florida Bar 

New York BAR CLE Requirements – Rules for Accredited by a New York Approved Jurisdiction apply.

Newly-admitted attorneys must complete a minimum of 32 credit hours within the first two years after admission to the Bar. First two years, 16 accredited hours must be completed : 3 hours of ethics and professionalism; 6 hours of skills; 7 hours of law practice management and areas of professional practice.

All other attorneys; Complete a minimum of 24 credit hours each biennial reporting  cycle; at least 4 credit hours must be in ethics and professionalism.

California BAR CLE Requirements – Rules for Approved Jurisdiction Apply

Twenty Five hours of MCLE every three years. Half of the 25 MCLE hours must be participatory MCLE credit.  4 hour hours of legal ethics; 1 hour competence issues, 1 hour in Recognition and Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession and Society. An attorney can claim California MCLE credit for education activities attended/taken outside California, provided that: the attorney is outside California when attending the activity; the activity can be approved; the activity is approved by an Approved Jurisdiction.

Texas BAR CLE Requirements – Rules for  CLE

Every active State Bar of Texas member must complete a minimum of 15 hours of accredited CLE during each MCLE compliance year.

• 12 of these hours must be in accredited CLE classes

• 3 of these hours must be in legal ethics/legal professional responsibility

• 3 of these hours, including 1 hour of legal ethics, could be in self study.