Connecticut CLE — Ethics & Professionalism
Earn your 2 ethics hours entirely online.
Connecticut permits all 12 CLE hours to be self-study. Watch on any device, earn certified credit, retain certificates for self-reporting.
Connecticut Ethics Courses
42 courses approved for CT Ethics and Professionalism credit
Coverage
What counts as Connecticut Ethics CLE
Connecticut's ethics & professionalism category accepts coursework across these areas.
Connecticut Rules of Professional Conduct
The state's adopted Rules under the Connecticut Practice Book, governing attorney behavior in representation, courtroom advocacy, and dealings with adverse parties.
Conflicts of Interest
Identifying and managing situations where representation could be compromised by competing duties to other clients, former clients, or the lawyer's personal interests.
Client Confidentiality
Connecticut's duty of confidentiality, the contours of attorney-client privilege, and the limited circumstances that permit or compel disclosure.
Competence & Communication
The duty to provide competent representation — including the modern obligations around technology, supervision, and keeping clients reasonably informed.
Civility & Professionalism
Connecticut's emphasis on professional courtesy, decorum in proceedings, and conduct toward opposing counsel and the courts.
Attorney Discipline & Practice Rules
Recent developments under the Connecticut Practice Book, attorney discipline cases, and evolving expectations of practitioners.
Compliance
How the Connecticut requirement works
Connecticut attorneys must complete 12 hours of accredited CLE every calendar year, including 2 hours of ethics & professionalism. The compliance year runs January 1 to December 31.
Connecticut's CLE rules are unusually flexible: all 12 hours, including ethics, may be earned through self-study or online courses. There is no in-person or live-instruction requirement.
Each Connecticut ethics course on this page is approved for CLE credit. Your certificate downloads with the necessary reporting information — Connecticut is a self-reporting state, so retain your certificates as proof of completion.
Common questions
Connecticut Ethics CLE — Q&A
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Finish your Connecticut ethics today — entirely online.
Two hours of ethics, fully self-study, on demand. Pre-approved courses, instant certificates.