{"id":625,"date":"2023-06-09T08:35:11","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T13:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/newyork-ny-1095\/?p=625"},"modified":"2023-08-23T08:38:40","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T13:38:40","slug":"new-york-to-require-continuing-education-in-cybersecurity-for-lawyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/newyork-ny-1095\/blog\/new-york-to-require-continuing-education-in-cybersecurity-for-lawyers\/","title":{"rendered":"New York To Require Continuing Education in Cybersecurity for Lawyers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Starting July 1, 2023, New York will become the first state to instruct attorneys to complete at least one cybersecurity education credit<\/a> as part of their continuing legal education (CLE) requirements.<\/p>\n

Judicial departments formally adopted this recommendation and signed the CLE requirement into effect last June. The education credits will cover cybersecurity, privacy and data protection training to instruct lawyers and mitigate cybersecurity risks in their career.<\/p>\n

[Related: <\/b>Biggest Cybersecurity Threats for NYC Businesses<\/b><\/a>]<\/b><\/p>\n

Benefits of Cybersecurity for CLE<\/h2>\n

New York legal professionals will be some of the first in the country to obtain industry-focused cybersecurity training as part of their CLE. This information will not only empower them but also protect their clients\u2019 data.<\/p>\n

While New York may be the first state to require specific cybersecurity training as part of lawyers\u2019 CLE, it is just one of 40 state jurisdictions that specifically mandates \u201ctechnology competence\u201d for legal professionals as an ethics obligation. However, according to the American Bar Association Model Rule 1.6(c), all states require some sort of data security training and general safekeeping measures to secure confidential client information.<\/p>\n

In this blog, we\u2019ll examine the requirements of continuing education in cybersecurity for lawyers.<\/p>\n

Requirements for CLE<\/h2>\n

The new requirement calls for at least one hour of CLE related to cybersecurity, privacy and data protection every two years.<\/p>\n

These mandatory credits count toward the initial 32-hour CLE requirement for new lawyers in their first couple of years after bar admission. For all other lawyers, they count toward the 24-hour biennial general CLE requirement.<\/p>\n

Lawyers can choose to study an hour of cybersecurity training related to either ethical obligations or general cybersecurity, data privacy and data protection issues. If they choose ethics-related credits, they can count as credits for their ethics and professionalism CLE requirements. The general cybersecurity credits can count toward their general CLE requirements.<\/p>\n

Below, we\u2019ve listed overviews of each CLE cybersecurity credit type.<\/p>\n

[Related: <\/b>NY SHIELD Act: What It Is and How To Make Sure Your Business Complies<\/b><\/a>]<\/b><\/p>\n

Ethics-Related Cybersecurity Credits<\/h3>\n

Ethics-related credits cover training associated with ethical obligations and professional responsibilities regarding data protection. This type of training includes overviews of crucial matters:<\/p>\n