California CLE Requirements
CLE requirements for California attorneys.
Required creditsCalifornia attorneys are required to earn 25 credits every 3 years. This includes:
(4) credit hours of Ethics.
(2) credit hours of Elimination of Bias. Of the two hours, at least (1) hour must focus on implicit bias and the promotion of bias reducing strategies.
(2) credit hours of Competence Issues.(1) Prevention and Detection Competence, and (1) Wellness Competence.
(1) Technology in the Practice of Law.
(1) Civility in the Legal Profession.
On-Demand/ Self-Study credits California attorneys are limited to (12.5) hours of self-study CLE credits. The remaining hours must be earned via participatory events.
All of myLawCLE programs (Live and On-Demand) have qualify as Participatory credits.
Compliance Groups:
Attorneys assigned to a compliance group will always remain in that same group, even if they change their last name.
Attorneys admitted on or before Feb. 1, 1992, were assigned to a compliance group based on the first letter of their last name, as listed on their official State Bar records, effective Feb. 1, 1992, (the beginning of the MCLE program.)
Attorneys admitted after Feb. 1, 1992, are assigned to a compliance group based on the first letter of the last name listed on their admit cards. Admit cards are filled out when they are sworn in.
Deadlines:
Group 1 (A-G) – Attorneys with last names beginning with A-G.
Compliance period: 2/1/22−1/31/25
Deadline to report: Feb. 1, 2025
Group 2 (H-M) – Attorneys with last names beginning with H-M.
Compliance period: 2/1/21−1/31/24
Deadline to report: Feb. 1, 2024
Group 3 (N-Z) – Attorneys with last names beginning with N-Z.
Compliance period: 2/1/23−1/31/26
Deadline to report: Feb. 1, 2026
Additional informationFor additional information, please see theCA Bar website here.
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