Coordinating body
State Bar of Texas
Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Division
P.O. Box 13007
Austin, Texas 78711

Contact
MCLE Division
(512) 463-1463 Ext. 2106
Toll Free: (800) 204-2222 ext. 2106

The State Bar of Texas is the permanent contact for attorney hours.

Programs that qualify
Any approved by the State Bar of Texas.

Filing for credit
Attendance is tracked at each qualifying MCLE course using a computer course Attendance form. This form must be submitted to the State Bar of Texas MCLE Division by the MCLE sponsor to earn proper credit. Be sure to fill out an attendance form when available at any education seminar you attend.

Continuing education requirements
Attorneys are required to attain 15 hours every 12-month period, with that 12-month period being based on your birth month, Ten hours must be earned in a formal classroom setting and up to five hours may be earned in self-study. Three hours must be devoted to legal ethics/professional responsibility and one of the three hours may be earned in self-study.

Legal source
State Bar Rules, Article 12, Section 6