1 hour of legal ethics. There are 5,000 active licensed attorneys in the state of Arkansas. Arkansas currently requires 12 hours of CLE credits every year including 1 hour of ethics.
Attorneys can carry credits to the next cycle.
Attorney Responsibility Arkansas attorneys are required to report their attendance of CLE classes by using the Uniform Certificate of Attendance form. Credits are posted by state bar identification number or attorney name to individual CLE transcripts, which keep a running total of CLE credits for a particular year. The Supreme Court of Arkansas bases accreditation on 60 full minutes per hour. This means for every 60 minutes of training, the attorney is accredited 1.0 MCLE credit hours. Arkansas does not include in this 60 minutes time for introduction and welcoming remarks.