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.

National CLE Webinars

Shahrokh Sheik · Lee Weinberg · Michael Alfera Weinberg Gonser, LLP
Wed, July 23, 2025
2h CLE
On-Demand
Live Replay
Jared Correia · Matthew Kerbis Red Cave Law Firm Consulting
Wed, July 23, 2025
1h CLE
Live Webcast
Michelle R. Rodriguez · Joffrey Long · Mark W. Vyvyan · Christian V. Hokans Wright, Finlay & Zak LLP
Wed, July 23, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
Jason Belzer · Joshua M. Frieser · Callan G. Stein · Christopher M. Brolley · Michael S. Lowe · Stephen E. Vanyo Student Athlete NIL (SANIL)
Wed, July 23, 2025
3h CLE
Live Webcast
David J. Navetta · Gene Fishel · Dan Waltz Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
Wed, July 23, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
Craig Brody Craig Brody LLC
Tue, July 22, 2025
2h CLE
On-Demand
Live Replay
Robert Dube · Thomas Sansone Eckland & Blando
Tue, July 22, 2025
2h CLE
On-Demand
Live Replay
Michael Sneeringer Brennan Manna & Diamond
Mon, July 21, 2025
2h CLE
On-Demand
Live Replay
Courtney Sarnow Culhane Haughian & Walsh PLLC
Mon, July 21, 2025
2h CLE
On-Demand
Live Replay
Charles R. Bogle · Justin S. Cohen · Sean Austin · Charles Kaufman · Alan Kravitz · Andrew Lau · Olivia Schomburger · Hannah Richard · Lance Parker · Ira Aghai Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Mon, July 21, 2025
19.5h CLE
Live Webcast
Dr. Ron Heredia · Karen Muñoz Good Mood Legal
Fri, July 18, 2025
2h CLE
On-Demand
Live Replay
Ashish Joshi Joshi Attorneys + Counselors
Fri, July 18, 2025
2h CLE
On-Demand
Live Replay
Dr. Mark G. Frank · Doug Cash University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Fri, July 18, 2025
3.5h CLE
Live Webcast
Robert Barnett Capell Barnett Matalon & Schoenfeld LLP
Thu, July 17, 2025
2h CLE
On-Demand
Live Replay
Alexander R. Migliorini · Samuel J. Brady · Ira L. Blank Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP
Thu, July 17, 2025
2h CLE
On-Demand
Live Replay
Russell T. Cook · Aaron B. Morales Cook Tillman Law Group
Thu, July 17, 2025
2h CLE
On-Demand
Live Replay
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