Vt. MCLE Rule 6

MCLE credit may be earned through participation in the following activities (unless the

attorney receives for that activity financial remuneration exceeding out-of-pocket expenses):

(A) Teaching Accredited CLE Programs and at a Law School. An attorney may earn MCLE

credit for being a speaker at an accredited CLE program. In addition, attorneys who are not

employed full-time by a law school may earn MCLE credit for teaching a course at an ABA-

accredited law school or teaching a law course at a university, college, or community college.

One Credit Hour of actual preparation time will be allowed for each actual Credit Hour of

approved teaching, up to a maximum of five Credit Hours of preparation time;

(B) Teaching Legal Programs to Nonattorneys. An attorney may earn MCLE credit for

presenting formal education and/or informational programs to nonattorneys (including but not

limited to student groups) that are designed to broaden public knowledge and understanding of

the law and/or increase public support and respect for the legal system. Credit under this

paragraph is not allowed for instruction primarily aimed at the marketing of the presenter and

is limited to two Credit Hours per reporting period;

(C) Writing. An attorney may earn MCLE credit for legal writing.

(1) The legal writing must:

(a) be published or accepted for publication, in print or electronically, in the form

of an article, chapter, book, revision or update;

(b) be written in whole or in substantial part by the applicant; and

(c) contribute substantially to the continuing legal education of the applicant and

other attorneys.

(2) Credit Hours for writing is earned as follows: two and a half Credit Hours for 1000

published words and five Credit Hours for 3000 published words. Earned Credit Hours may be

prorated among multiple authors;

(D) Mentoring. An attorney may earn up to five Credit Hours per reporting period (no credit

for preparation) for service as a mentor in the mentorship program for newly admitted

attorneys described in Rule 12(a)(2) of the Rules of Admission;

(E) Acting Judicial Appointments. An attorney may earn up to three Credit Hours per

reporting period (no credit for preparation) for service as an acting judge, including acting

judicial appointments reviewing small claims cases in Superior Court;

(F) Moot Court. An attorney may earn up to two Credit Hours per reporting period (no credit

for preparation) for service as a moot court judge;

(G) Volunteer Committee Work. An attorney may earn up to two Credit Hours per reporting

period for service on approved committees (no credit for preparation); but Examiners and

Associate Examiners of the Board of Bar Examiners may receive up to ten Credit Hours for work

on behalf of that Board.

This rule is drawn from the prior rules §§ 5(b)(9)-(10), 6(c), (d),

(f), (g).

All the noncourse MCLE-qualifying activities from the prior rules

remain, although the specific requirements for teaching and

writing have been slightly changed to reflect the Model Rule

provisions.