The Attorney General’s Office offers a variety of in-person and online training opportunities. Most of our trainings are recorded and made available for attorneys to view online. However, the Mississippi Commission on Continuing Legal Education reminds attorneys that only 6 hours of CLE credit per year, including the 1-hour ethics requirement, may be earned through online training.
For AGO in-person training, attendees will be required to scan in for each class they attend. Attendance and CLE hours will be submitted electronically to the Mississippi Commission on Continuing Legal Education. No certification or verification form is required when you attend our in-person training; however, you will need to pay the required fees.
For all AGO online training, attorneys will be provided a Webinar Verification Form. To receive CLE credit, you must submit the completed Webinar Verification Form to Megan Newbaker with the Mississippi Commission on Continuing Legal Education, along with the required payment.
To check your CLE hours and pay the required CLE fees, you will need to log in to courts.ms.gov using your MEC/PAMEC account. Attorneys are responsible for paying the required CLE fee of $2.00 per hour for all CLE hours earned, both online and in-person. For more information, the Mississippi Commission on Continuing Legal Education offers these FAQs.
If you are an employee of the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office, please send a list of the CLE hours you have obtained, both online and in person, to Carla Fountain so she may record the credit in the MS AGO database.
Stephen Gay,
Prosecutor & Law Enforcement Training
Stephen Gay is a native of Ridgeland Mississippi. He serves as the Director of the Prosecutor & Law Enforcement Training Division of the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office. His division develops programs and provides training for Mississippi Prosecutors, Law Enforcement and other key figures within the criminal justice system. In this capacity, he fulfills the duties of Executive Director for the Mississippi Prosecutors’ Association managing the MPA board, including planning and facilitating meetings, policy discussions and developing consensus.
Stephen previously served as the Deputy Director of the Attorney General’s Office’s Public Education and Community Engagement Division. In that role, he helped coordinate public education initiatives, community outreach, and statewide events, including the Mississippi Public Safety Summit. His work brought together government agencies, community organizations, and other partners to address public safety issues and connect Mississippians with resources.
Stephen graduated from the Manship School of Mass Communication at Louisiana State University with a bachelor’s degree in mass communication and a concentration in political communication. Before joining the Attorney General’s Office, he served as a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps and deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Stephen and his wife Evan are active members of First Baptist Church Jackson. They have a son, Owen, a daughter, Della Ruth, and reside in Madison, Mississippi.
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