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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.

TPS Reverification in Flux: Navigating Changing Dates and Compliance Obligations

Kimberley Best Robidoux · John Mazzeo · Amy Peck WR Immigration

Fri, September 11, 2026

2h CLE

Live Webcast

Defensible AI Use in Litigation: Verification Workflows and Firmwide Supervision

Sherilyn Pastor · Jeffrey J. Cunningham McCarter & English, LLP

Fri, September 11, 2026

2h CLE

Live Webcast

Litigating Against Senior-Care Facilities After the Federal Staffing-Rule Repeal

Michael Brusca · Elizabeth M. Kim · Suzanne Voas Davis & Brusca, LLC

Thu, September 10, 2026

2h CLE

Live Webcast

The Phrase That Cost DivX Its Patent: Claim Drafting and Construction After Netflix v. DivX

Jennifer H. Wu · Megan F. Raymond · Jennifer Rea Deneault · Stephen Accursio Maniscalco · Joshua Reich · Ariella Barel Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP

Thu, September 10, 2026

2h CLE

Live Webcast