Texas MCLE Approval for Basic Mediation Training
MCLE Standards for Approval.
Requirements for the course itself
Under the State Bar of Texas rules currently effective April 24, 2026, an accredited CLE activity needs substantive educational content appropriate for lawyers. Texas recognizes approved live programs, live online programs, prerecorded/on-demand programs, and other approved formats. The course should be structured as legal professional education—for example, Texas mediation law and procedure, ethics, confidentiality, enforceability of mediated settlement agreements, negotiation within legal disputes, mediator responsibilities, and relevant statutes/case law.
Texas specifically excludes programs primarily designed to market products/services, attract clients, teach general communication skills, career building, rainmaking/marketing, or other non-legal skills.
Under the State Bar of Texas rules currently effective April 24, 2026, an accredited CLE activity needs substantive educational content appropriate for lawyers. Texas recognizes approved live programs, live online programs, prerecorded/on-demand programs, and other approved formats. The course should be structured as legal professional education—for example, Texas mediation law and procedure, ethics, confidentiality, enforceability of mediated settlement agreements, negotiation within legal disputes, mediator responsibilities, and relevant statutes/case law.
Texas specifically excludes programs primarily designed to market products/services, attract clients, teach general communication skills, career building, rainmaking/marketing, or other non-legal skills.