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Practice, Business Bankruptcy Law, Consumer Bankruptcy Law,
Employment Law, Estate Planning and Administration, Family Law,
Health Law and Tax Law. In 2022 for the first time applications were
accepted in Employment Law and Labor Law specializations.
o Pursuant to the Supreme Court’s Order issued September 1, 2020 as
a result of COVID-19, updated specialist transcripts to allow for up to
18 hours of online “self-study” credits for the compliance period ending
December 31, 2020.
o Pursuant to the Supreme Court’s Order issued January 13, 2021, as a
result of COVID 19, the limitation of online “self-study” credits was
again increased to a maximum of 18 hours for purposes of completing
the certification requirements for the approved fields of law set forth in
the LSBA Plan of Legal Specialization.
o In accordance with the Supreme Court’s Order issued January 13,
2021, excess specialization hours earned in the 2019 compliance year
to be carried forward to compliance year 2020, 2021 or 2022.
o On April 27, 2021, the Louisiana Supreme Court amended its January
13, 2021 Order, and allowed board certified specialists to carry forward
up to eight (8) hours of approved specialization credits to 2022, but
only four (4) of those hours may be approved specialization “self-
study” credits.
o On February 11, 2022, again considering the continuing need to take
measures to stop the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-
19), the Supreme Court of Louisiana increased “self-study” credits to a
maximum of one-half of the required credits for board certified
specialists in 2022.
o For the 2023 compliance period ending December 31, 2023, the
Supreme Court of Louisiana has set the limitation for “self-study”
credits, defined as “computer-based CLE,” at four (4) hours
annually. Louisiana Supreme Court Rule XXX. “Self-study” or
“computer-based CLE” includes interactive live webcasts, webinars,
and on-demand recordings.
▪ Continue to administer the Transition Into Practice (TIP) Mentoring
Program as adopted by the Louisiana Supreme Court;
LSBA continuing TIP administration. LSBA is also administering the
mandatory TIP program pursuant to the Court’s July 2020 order
permitting qualified candidates for admission to the Louisiana State
Bar to be admitted to practice without the requirement of sitting and
passing the bar examination in 2020, provided all other usual
requirements are met. Order provides in addition, qualified candidates
must complete the LSBA’s Transition Into Practice mentoring program
by 12/31/21. Qualified candidates completed the mandatory TIP
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