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Where is my CLE certificate?

When you finish a CLE track, you get two different certificates: a Hotshot certificate of completion right away, and a CLE certificate from the American Bar Association (ABA) a little later. This article explains how the CLE certificate reaches you and what to do if you can't find it.

Hotshot certificate vs. CLE certificate

When you finish a track, Hotshot shows you a link to your Hotshot certificate of completion. You can share it on LinkedIn, but it is not a CLE certificate.

Your CLE certificate comes from the ABA, which Hotshot partners with to offer CLE credit. You get it after you complete the ABA's affidavit.

How the ABA handoff works

  1. You finish every course in a CLE track, watching each one from the CLE track page.
  2. Hotshot sends your completion to the ABA.
  3. Within 1 to 2 business days, you receive an email from the ABA (mcle-hotshot@americanbar.org) asking you to complete an affidavit.
  4. After you submit the affidavit, you can download your CLE certificate from the ABA.

Finding your certificate in your Hotshot account

Once the ABA has issued your CLE certificate, a copy is also listed on the CLE Certificates page of your Hotshot account. To get there, click your name in the upper right corner, select Account, then select CLE Certificates. Each certificate opens as a PDF.

I didn't get the email from the ABA

  1. Check your spam and junk folders for an email from mcle-hotshot@americanbar.org.
  2. Ask your IT team to add americanbar.org to your organization's safe-sender list. Firm spam filters sometimes block this email.
  3. Make sure you watched every course from the CLE track page. Courses watched in custom tracks, on collection pages, or on topic pages don't count toward CLE completion.

When to contact support

Contact us if more than 2 business days have passed since you finished the track and you have checked your spam and junk folders. Include the name of the track and the email address you use for Hotshot.

Still have questions? Contact us at support@hotshotlegal.com or use the chat on our website.