Licensing/MCLE
All current Idaho State Bar members have annual licensing requirements including payment of license fees and the client assistance fund assessment. Depending on status, members are required to provide certification of trust accounts, disclousure of professional liability insurance, certification of mandatory continuing legal education (MCLE) compliance and designation of Idaho agent for service of process.
Licensing
The annual licensing packets are mailed to all current Idaho State Bar members in mid-November and final deadline for completion of the licensing requirements is March 1. Depending on status, members must pay the appropriate license fee plus the client assistance fund assessment and they must also comply with the following:
- Trust Account Certification
- Disclosure of Professional Liabilty Insurance
- Admission in Other States
- Designation of Idaho Agent for Service of Process
- Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Certificate of Compliance
The fees and other requirements for each attorney will be included in the licensing packets.
Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE)
Active members of the Idaho State Bar must certify their mandatory continuing legal education (MCLE) compliance every three years. The three year reporing cycles are based on when an attorney was admitted to the Idaho State Bar or when the attorney trasnferred to active status. Attorneys must complete at least thirty (30) Idaho approved MCLE credits (of which at least two (2) must be approved as ethics credits) during each reporting period.
Information on an attorney's MCLE reporting period and attendance records is available on the MCLE Attendance Records page.
Related Links
Licensing- Certificates of Good Standing
- Purchasing Membership Labels/Lists
- Membership Count
- Trust Accounts/IOLTA
- Specialization
MCLE