California State CLE Webinars

California CLE Requirements
CLE requirements for California attorneys.

Required credits
California 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 information

For additional information, please see the CA Bar website here.

Michele Shuster Mac Murray & Shuster
Thu, April 17, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
Rachel V. Rose · Ted Dziekanowski Rachel V. Rose – Attorney at Law, PLLC
Thu, April 17, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
Amy A. Abeloff Kirkland & Ellis
Thu, April 17, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
Mital Makadia · David Siegel · Katherine Hart Grellas Shah LLP
Thu, April 10, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
Christopher Fiore Marotta Holland & Knight
Fri, April 4, 2025
1h CLE
Live Webcast
Bruce E. Ritter Clark Hill PLC
Wed, April 2, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
Arthur D. Burger Jackson & Campbell, P.C.
Thu, March 27, 2025
3h CLE
Live Webcast
George R. McCormick Baker Hostetler
Thu, March 27, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
Elijah Underwood Underwood Law Firm, P.C.
Wed, March 26, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
Andrew Bull Bull Blockchain Law LLP
Wed, March 26, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
Kasey M. Cappellano · Meaghan M. Gandy · Robert J. Toth, II · Laurel E. Stoncius · Jessica M. Anderson Kutak Rock LLP
Wed, March 26, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
Travis R. Walker The Law Offices of Travis R. Walker, P.A
Tue, March 25, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
Joseph Caleb CalebAndonian PPLC
Fri, March 21, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
Bruce Wagman Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP
Thu, March 20, 2025
3h CLE
Live Webcast
Amanda Michalski · Michelle A. Barineau Covington & Burling LLP
Fri, March 14, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
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