Keep up-to-date with your CPD requirements - see the regulations and documentation for the Scheme for the current year and recent years.
Update for the 2022 cycle
At its March 2022 meeting, the Education Committee decided that for the 2022 CPD cycle, the eLearning limit of 50% (modified or otherwise) will be removed. Consequently, solicitors may complete the entire 2022 CPD requirement of 20 hours (including minimum requirements in the categories of ‘Management and Professional Development Skills’ and ‘Regulatory Matters’) online. This derogation expires on 31 December, 2022, and does not set any precedent in respect of 2023 or subsequent years. A full review of the CPD scheme, including the eLearning limit, is underway.
The decision has been taken in light of the current circumstances with regard to Covid-19, which has seen very high case numbers in recent weeks. Since the end of February 2022, almost all Covid restrictions have been relaxed and we have seen a phased return to the workplace, in conjunction with the return of our social and recreational lives. Notwithstanding however, the Committee is aware of the health concerns and reservations that some members of the profession may understandably have. The Committee, on behalf of the Society, is committed to ensuring that the profession is supported in continuing to engage in education and that solicitors invest in themselves by undertaking CPD training. The Society therefore trusts the derogation from the 2022 eLearning limit will be of assistance and comfort to the profession, whilst we as a society continue to adjust and navigate our way post-pandemic.
If clarification on this or any other aspect of the current CPD Scheme is required, please contact the CPD Scheme Unit for assistance.
The booklet and record card for the 2022 CPD cycle are now available.
CPD Regulations (Solicitors (Continuing Professional Development) Regulations 2017) (S.I No. 529 of 2017) came into effect on 1 January 2018. The 2022 CPD cycle runs from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022 and there is no carry over of hours from one cycle to the next.
The Regulations and related Scheme documentation vary depending on the relevant cycle of CPD.
By clicking on any of the CPD cycles below, you will be directed to the appropriate documentation for that cycle:
Practising Certificate
Think before you tick! Do not mislead the Law Society when you certify that you have completed your CPD requirements as part of the Practising Certificate process.
Data Protection Policy
Application Forms
See below for information on the application process for applying for:
Extension of Time – How to apply
Solicitors should first contact the CPD Scheme Unit and advise of their circumstances. You will then be required to submit an application for an extension of time, which should include details and proofs of any CPD completed in such particular cycle. Upon receipt, the application for an extension of time shall then be referred to the Education Committee for consideration.
Alternatively, send your application by post to the CPD Scheme Unit, Law Society, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7 or by email to cpdscheme@lawsociety.ie.
Modification of CPD requirement (other than those modifications permitted under the Scheme) - How to apply
Solicitors should contact the CPD Scheme Unit and advise of their circumstances. You will then be required to submit a request for a modification of the minimum CPD requirement, which should include details and proofs of any CPD completed in such particular cycle. Upon receipt, the request for a modification of the minimum CPD requirement shall then be referred to the Education Committee for consideration.
Send your application by post to the CPD Scheme Unit, Law Society, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7 or by email to cpdscheme@lawsociety.ie.
Special Dispensation – How to apply
Solicitors seeking special dispensation (due to illness, extenuating circumstances) from the minimum CPD requirement should first contact the CPD Scheme Unit and advise of their circumstances. You will then be required to submit an application for special dispensation, which should include details and proofs of any CPD completed in such particular cycle and a medical certificate (in cases of an application based on illness). The application for special dispensation shall then be referred to the Education Committee for consideration.
Alternatively, send your application by post to the CPD Scheme Unit, Law Society, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7 or by email to cpdscheme@lawsociety.ie.
Contact Us
If you have any queries, please call 01 672 4802 or email the CPD Scheme Unit.