New Jersey High Court Calls for CLE on Artificial Intelligence | Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

New Jersey High Court Calls for CLE on Artificial Intelligence | Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

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Publish Date: 2026-01-13 15:14:00

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• The New Jersey Supreme Court has specified the educational courses qualifying as “technology-related subjects” to meet revised continuing legal education (CLE) requirements for New Jersey licensed attorneys, emphasizing the importance of technology in legal practice.

• Starting January 1, 2027, New Jersey attorneys will be required to obtain one CLE credit in a technology-related course every two years.

• The new regulations define “technology-related subjects” to encompass developments in artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies affecting general and specific legal practice areas.

• Proposed regulations listed appropriate topics for CLE coursework, including technologies for collecting and authenticating electronic evidence, AI’s relevance in legal practice, cybersecurity features, network and data security, and internal policy formulation concerning client confidentiality.

• New Jersey’s requirement mirrors efforts by several other states and the growing consensus on the ethical integration of technology in legal services, including the American Bar Association’s publication of guidance on AI in legal practice.

• Judges across states, including Judge Carlton W. Reeves of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, have underscored the importance of lawyers verifying outputs of AI tools to maintain ethical standards and avoid malpractices like using “hallucinated facts.”

• The trend highlights an increasing demand for attorneys’ competence in handling technology with ethical integrity in legal work.