New York CLE — Ethics & Professionalism
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TalksOnLaw is an accredited New York CLE provider. Watch on any device, earn certified credit, with up to 3 hours of Cybersecurity-Ethics dual-credit available.
New York Ethics & Professionalism Courses
31 courses approved for NY Ethics and Professionalism credit
71 minNY 1 hrA Healthier Legal Future
Dean David Jaffe
American University Washington College of Law
90 minNY 1.5 hrsA Lawyer's Addiction
Brian Cuban
Author and addiction recovery activist
90NY 1.5 hrsTrump Trials – A Survey in Legal Ethics
Profs Bruce Green & Rebecca Roiphe
Fordham Law School | New York Law School
Coverage
What counts as New York Ethics CLE
The New York CLE Board accepts ethics & professionalism coursework across these areas.
New York Rules of Professional Conduct
The state's adopted Rules — competence, diligence, communication, candor, and the broader fiduciary obligations that govern New York practice.
Disciplinary Procedures & Sanctions
How attorney discipline works in New York: complaints, the Departmental Disciplinary Committees, sanctions ranging from admonition to disbarment, and reinstatement.
Conflicts of Interest
Identifying when representation could be compromised by competing duties to current clients, former clients, the lawyer's personal interests, or third parties.
Confidentiality & Privilege
The duty under Rule 1.6 to preserve client confidences, the contours of attorney-client privilege under New York law, and the narrow exceptions that permit disclosure.
Attorney Advertising & Solicitation
New York's specific advertising and solicitation rules — Rules 7.1–7.5 — including the do-not-contact restrictions and the safe-harbor language for marketing.
Fee Arrangements & Trust Account Management
Reasonable fees under Rule 1.5, contingent-fee writing requirements, IOLTA mechanics, and the recordkeeping obligations that produce the bulk of NY discipline cases.
Compliance
How the New York requirement works
Experienced New York attorneys (admitted 2+ years) must complete 24 hours of accredited CLE every 2-year cycle, including 4 hours of ethics & professionalism, 1 hour of diversity, and 1 hour of cybersecurity. Your reporting cycle is pegged to your birthday.
A useful efficiency: up to 3 hours of Cybersecurity-Ethics dual-credit may be applied toward the 4-hour ethics requirement. A single course tagged in both categories counts in both — meaningful when you're also satisfying the 1-hour cybersecurity requirement.
TalksOnLaw is an accredited New York CLE provider. Every ethics course on this page is pre-approved to count toward your New York requirements; certificates download instantly with the credit details for your records.
Common questions
New York Ethics CLE — Q&A
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