Which activities can count toward CLE hours for non-traditional formats?

• A. Speaking and teaching, judging law school competitions, legal writing, and performing pro bono legal services.
• B. Only formal courses in accredited law schools.
• C. Travel time to court as part of CLE credit.
• D. Rewriting existing case notes for personal use.

Answer: (A)

Non-traditional CLE hours come from activities that educate, improve legal skills, or serve the profession outside formal courses, as long as they’re approved for CLE credit. The activities listed here—speaking and teaching on legal topics, judging law school competitions, producing legal writing, and performing pro bono legal services—fit because they actively involve legal education, evaluation, written scholarship, and direct public service. Each of these formats provides structured learning or professional contribution that a CLE board would recognize as eligible.

Travel time to court isn’t a CLE activity because it doesn’t deliver organized CLE content or meaningful learning. Rewriting existing case notes for personal use is just personal study and doesn’t amount to an approved CLE activity.