Information for Providers 

NEWS: Supreme Court Amends Rule 21 to require all Providers to accredit courses,

electronically submit attendance and pay course reporting fees.  The order issued

by the Supreme Court on October 8, 2021 is effective immediately.  See the text of

the order HERE.

CLE Providers that have courses accredited in the State of Tennessee may access a secure area by entering their TCCLES assigned

Provider ID and password in the Provider Area login at the left. 

The secure area allows CLE Providers to:

• Make changes to contact information
• Input and maintain course information
• Submit courses for accreditation online  - Paper application:  Uniform Application for Accreditation
• Submit course attendance information for Tennessee Attorneys. NOTE: Unpaid attendance will NOT post to attorney records. 
• Review and pay fees- Unpaid attendance will NOT post to attorney records.
  

 Approved Legal Assistance Organizations

Rule 21, section 4.07(c), which became effective January 1, 2015, provides, in pertinent part, that attorneys may obtain "[a]n annual

maximumof three (3) dual hours of CLE credits earned at the rate of one hour of credit for every five billable hours of pro bono legal

representation provided through ... an approved legal assistance organization." An "approved legal assistance organization is defined

for purposes of section 4.07(c) as"an organization or professional association that provides pro bono legal services and that is approved

by the Tennessee Supreme Court."

To gain approval under section 4.07(c), an organization "must file a petition with the clerk of the Tennessee Supreme Court." 

See the form to apply as an approved Legal Assistance Organization under Quicklinks on the home page of the website.

The following organizations are approved under Rule 21, Section 4.07 (c) 

 The following organizations were approved By Order of the Tennessee Supreme Court on the date shown: