Do CLE requirements differ for part-time vs full-time attorneys in Vermont?

You report CLE credits in Vermont by completing your required credits by June 30 and submitting a CLE Compliance Report / Certification by July 1 following the end of your two-year cycle.
Vermont attorneys self-certify compliance on the form; accredited providers also submit attendance, but final responsibility rests with the attorney.

Overview of Vermont CLE Reporting

• Vermont requires 24 CLE hours every two years, including at least 2 hours in ethics, 1 hour in attorney wellness, and 1 hour in diversity & inclusion.
• At least 12 of those 24 hours must come from Moderated Programming or Non-Moderated Programming with Interactivity (live or interactive formats).
• Attorneys may carry over credits earned in the second year of their reporting period into the next cycle.
• Newly admitted attorneys must complete 15 hours of Vermont practice & procedure courses (approved by the Board) within one year of admission; these count toward the general CLE requirement.
• The Vermont Rules for Mandatory Continuing Legal Education provide that failure to file or deficient filing triggers notice of noncompliance; the attorney then has 14 days to respond by filing corrections, a makeup plan, or an answer before further disciplinary steps.

Steps to Report CLE in Vermont

• Complete your 24 CLE hours (meeting ethics, wellness, diversity, and interactive-format minimums) by June 30 of the second year of your cycle.
• Retain your certificates, course agendas, provider information, and documentation of attendance.
• Check that approved providers have submitted your attendance (when they are required to do so).
• Use the CLE Compliance Report / Certification form (supplied by the Board) to certify that you met the requirements.
• Submit your Certification by July 1.
• If your compliance is late, or the form is deficient, respond within 14 days by filing corrections, makeup plans, or answers as required.
• If you earned credits through Sprout Education, check that we submitted appropriate attendance data (where permitted) and confirm that those credits are included in your report before you certify.

Key Takeaway: Vermont attorneys must fulfill 24 CLE hours biennially, certify via the Compliance Report by July 1, and respond promptly if any notice of noncompliance arises. Sprout Education assists with attendance reporting where allowed, but verifying and certifying your credits remains your duty.

No — Vermont attorneys do not “submit CLE credits” online in the sense of uploading certificates; instead they certify compliance on a CLE Compliance Form (sent by email) during license renewal.

The Vermont MCLE system relies on that certification, rather than a public portal for credit uploads.

Details:

• Vermont’s Board of Mandatory Continuing Legal Education sends attorneys a CLE Compliance Form at the end of each reporting period, which must be signed and returned.
• The reporting cycle spans two years, ending June 30, and attorneys must complete 24 credits (including ethics, wellness, diversity/inclusion).
• The compliance certificate is due by July 1 following the reporting period.
• Vermont’s judiciary rules indicate that attorneys must certify compliance via that form; the rules do not describe a public online CLE credit upload portal.
• The Vermont Bar Association offers a “CLE Tracking” feature for its members, allowing them to manually add non-VBA CLE programs for personal tracking — but that is not the formal submission mechanism to the MCLE Board.

Key Takeaway
You do not submit your CLE credits online in Vermont — you certify compliance using a CLE Compliance Form sent by the MCLE Board following each two-year period.

The CLE reporting deadline in Vermont is July 1 following the compliance period.

Vermont attorneys must complete all required credits by June 30 and then file their certification by July 1.

Vermont CLE Compliance & Reporting

• Reporting period: 2 years, ending June 30
• Compliance deadline: June 30 of the reporting period
• Reporting (certification) deadline: July 1 via the CLE Compliance Form
• Special CLE credits required: At least 2 ethics hours, 1 attorney wellness hour, 1 diversity/inclusion hour
• Carryover allowance: Excess credits earned in the second year may be carried into the next period

Key Takeaway: In Vermont, complete your CLE credits by June 30, and certify/report them by July 1.

No — Vermont’s MCLE rules do not list broad classes of attorneys who are automatically exempt; all active attorneys generally must comply.

The Rules for Mandatory Continuing Legal Education in Vermont require that all active members fulfill CLE requirements unless a specific limited exception is granted.

Details / Exceptions

• Newly admitted attorneys must complete special first-year CLE (15 hours) focused on Vermont practice and procedure, but this is in addition—not a substitute—for compliance.
• There is no published provision exempting judges, senior attorneys, law professors, or public officials from Vermont’s CLE rules.
• The Rules do provide for credit types, program formats, and reporting methods, but do not identify routine exemptions.
• If Vermont ever allows waiver or reduction in extraordinary cases, it is not publicly specified in the CLE rules now.
• Attorneys should consult the Vermont Judiciary’s MCLE rules for possible discretionary relief if needed.

Key Takeaway
In Vermont, there is no statutory or rule-based blanket exemption from MCLE for attorneys; all active lawyers are subject to the requirement unless a rare, discretionary relief is applied.