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 creditsCalifornia 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.
Featured Webinars
2024 California Employment Law Update: New leave laws, non-competes, workplace violence, PAGA, cannabis, wage-hour litigation, arbitration, and remote workers
Lisa Peterson · Hilary Habib · Ryan Krueger
Session I - 2024 Employment Law Legislative Updates and Change - Lisa Peterson Join Fisher Phillips attorney Lisa Peterson for an in-depth refresher on the new laws that went into effect this year. We will dive into the updates and discuss the impact of the new laws on employers, including new leave laws, changes to…
Mastering Civility in Law: Education, bias, and effective techniques
Cari Sheehan
Civility among lawyers is starting to dwindle, but why is that? Why are lawyers uncivil and how do we combat incivility in the legal profession? This seminar will explore the Rules of Professional Conduct that pertain to civility using real life examples and case studies. This seminar will go through how to combat incivility and…
Advanced Strategies in California Evidence, Expert Testimony, and Trial Tactics
Fred Blum
Trial tactics and strategy are inseparable and need to be thought out well before trial begins. They require that one question and two rules be kept in mind from the inception of the representation and continually reassessed thereafter. The question is what is a “win.” The first rule is that no matter how good your…
California’s New Junk Fees Law (July 2024) and FTC Proposed Rule on Unfair and Deceptive Fees: Transparent pricing practices, civil penalties, and potential lawsuits
Mark S. Adams · Jim Butler · Catherine A. Veeneman · Pooja S. Nair
Session I - The New Junk Fees Laws: Hotels, restaurants (and others) beware! – Jim Butler and Mark Adams On July 1, 2024, the first comprehensive Junk Fee Law in the United States took effect in California. It prohibits drip pricing, which involves advertising a price that fails to include all mandatory charges and fees…
Drafting California Marital Settlement Agreements Findings, property division, spousal support, child support and custody
Chia-Hui (Danielle) Sze · Peter M. Walzer
This CLE delves into the basics of California marital settlement agreements from findings and acknowledgements to provisions on property division, spousal support, child support, and child custody. We will discuss how to word each provision or “clause” to get your client's desired effect. We will also discuss how the settlement agreement is incorporated into the…
Julie O’Dell
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Wed, December 13, 2023
1h CLE
On-Demand
Eric L. Green · Roger Nemeth
Green & Sklarz LLC
Wed, December 13, 2023
17h CLE
On-Demand
Anne Marie Ellis · Marissa Alkhazov · Elaine Freeman
Buchalter
Tue, December 12, 2023
2h CLE
On-Demand
Oscar R. Rivera · Joe Nuñez
Siegfried Rivera
Tue, December 12, 2023
1.5h CLE
On-Demand
Michael J. Bryan, CPA · Robert M. Porcelli, Esq. · David J. Shipley, Esq. · Nicole M. Wooten, Esq. · Michael J. Hilkin, Esq. · Dana Lance, CPA · Eric M. Anderson, Esq. · Michael J. Semes, Esq. · Ali R. Vahdat, Esq. · Bruce J. Fort, Esq. · Alysse McLoughlin, Esq. · Jeffrey A. Friedman, Esq. · Richard D. Pomp, Esq. · Lindsay LaCava, Esq. · Aliza L. Sherman, Esq. · Chris Barber, Esq. · Dale Y. Kim, CPA · Kelvin M. Lawrence, Esq. · Ted W. Friedman, Esq. · Jack Trachtenberg, Esq. · Richard C. Call, Esq. · Harley T. Duncan · Brian L. Oliner, Esq. · Justin Pierce Berutich, Esq. · Tov Haueisen, Esq. · Jenny Wong, Esq. · Jackie C. Orea · Jennifer S. White, Esq. · Kimberley A. Wick, CPA · Amanda Hiller, Esq. · Marita R. Sciarrotta, MPA · John Biello, MPA · Stephanie Anne Lipinski Galland, Esq · Burnet R. Maybank III, Esq. · Sharon R. Paxton, Esq. · Leah Robinson, Esq. · Jorge Rodriguez, Esq. · Timothy G. Schally, Esq. · Mark F. Sommer, Esq. · Josh Veith, Esq. · Geoffrey Way, Esq. · Masha M. Yevzelman, Esq. · Jaye A. Calhoun, Esq. · Karl A. Frieden, Esq. · Michael Garcia
Trenton
Tue, December 12, 2023
14h CLE
On-Demand
Anna J. Monteleone · Megan Mavis
Michael Sullivan & Associates LLP
Mon, December 11, 2023
2h CLE
On-Demand
Danny M. Howell
Law Offices of Danny M. Howell, PLLC
Mon, December 11, 2023
1.5h CLE
On-Demand
Paul Leopold
KoonsFuller Family Law
Fri, December 8, 2023
1.5h CLE
On-Demand
Gregory Szewczyk
Ballard Spahr
Thu, December 7, 2023
1.5h CLE
On-Demand
Joanne Marcus · Rachel Baer
Commonwealth Community Trust
Thu, December 7, 2023
1.5h CLE
On-Demand
Mike Gorby · Jeff Cunningham
Gorby, Peters & Associates LLC
Wed, December 6, 2023
2h CLE
On-Demand
Dov Treiman · Ronald Garfield · Hunter Ross · Richard W.F. Swor
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C.
Tue, December 5, 2023
3.5h CLE
On-Demand
Eric L. Green
Green & Sklarz, LLC.
Mon, December 4, 2023
1h CLE
On-Demand
Sara V. Spodick, Esq · Philip J. Wilson, CPA · Damon Rowe, Esq · Barbara T. Kaplan, Esq · Lisa Perkins, Esq · Walter Pagano, CPA, CFE · Michael A. Villa, Jr., Esq · Guinevere M. Moore, Esq · Hon. Victor Bolden · Frank Agostino, Esq · Robert Day, Esq · Anastasia King, Esq., Asst. United States Attorney · Jeff M. Sklarz, Esq · Chief James Lee · Margaret Romaniello · Megan Brackney, Esq · Daniel Mayo, Esq · Michelle F. Schwerin, CPA, JD · Paul S. Hamann, President · Sara G. Neill, Esq · John Heller, CPA, CFF · Michelle Ferreira, Esq · Aaron Esman · Kathy Enstrom · Karen Hawkins, Esq. Attorney-at-Law · Zhanna A. Ziering, Esq · Amalia Colbert, SB/SE Commissioner · Hale E. Sheppard, Esq · Patrick Deane, CPA · Amanda Evans, EA · Caren Zhan, EA · Beverly L. Winsted, Esq · Sanessa S. Griffiths, Esq · Eric L. Green
Quinnipiac University Law School
Fri, December 1, 2023
10h CLE
On-Demand
Gaston Kroub
Kroub, Silbersher & Kolmykov PLLC
Thu, November 30, 2023
1.5h CLE
On-Demand
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