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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.

When AI Waives Privilege: Attorney-Client Confidentiality and Work Product After the 2026 Federal Decisions

Meghan A. Podolny · Michael Simon · Adam Gajadharsingh Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Wed, July 15, 2026

2h CLE

On-Demand

AI Ethics for Lawyers: Mastering Op. 512, Client Confidentiality, and Defensible Billing in 2026

Jan L. Jacobowitz · Robin C. Schard · Christopher B. Hopkins Legal Ethics Advisor

Wed, July 15, 2026

2h CLE

On-Demand

The Great Wealth Transfer and the Coming Wave of Probate Litigation: Contested Estates, Fiduciary Claims, and Heirs' Property Disputes Through 2040

Brittany Kaczmarczyk · Michael Brody · Stephen Crofford · Thomas E. Simmons · David Fowler Johnson Reminger Co

Wed, July 15, 2026

2h CLE

On-Demand

Client Intake Under the Rules of Professional Conduct: Conflict Screening, Prospective Client Issues, and AI Considerations

Amy G. McClurg · Amber Bevacqua-Lynott · Joseph A. Corsmeier Thompson Hine LLP

Wed, July 15, 2026

1.5h CLE

On-Demand

13th Annual IRS Representation Conference 2026 (Presented by Tax Rep Network)

Sara G. Neill · Robert Day · Eric L. Green · Dawn W. Brolin · Christina Walker · Jeffrey M. Sklarz · Amanda Evans · Lisa E. Perkins · G. Michelle Ferreira · Sanford J. Boxerman · Maxine Aaronson · Dan Mayo · Christopher M. Ferguson · James R. Grimaldi · Jennifer Black · Andrew Weiner · Beverly L. Winstead · Roger Nemeth · Darren Guillot · R. Damon Rowe · Kathy Enstrom · Craig Cafaro, · Nina Tross · Walter Pagano · Stephanie C. Svenonius · Scott E. Fink · Pamela Grewal · Michael Sardar · Hale E. Sheppard · Barry A. Fischman · Stephen M. Kohn · Dean Zerbe · Bradley C. Birkenfeld · Elizabeth P. Askey Neill, Schwerin & Boxerman, P.C.

Wed, July 15, 2026

15.83h CLE

On-Demand