California State CLE

MCLE requirements for California attorneys.

Required credits
California attorneys are required to earn 25 credits every 3 years. This includes: 

  • (4) credit hours of Ethics. 
  • (1) credit hour of Competence Issues. 
  • (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. 

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: 2/1/20−1/31/23   
  • Deadline to report: Feb. 1, 2023 

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

Featured California Webinars

National CLE Webinars

Bryan Bradley · Jay Vaughn · Robert Foos Allen Law Group
Fri, June 10, 2022
4h CLE
On-Demand
Frank Agostino, Esq. · Barry Fischman, CPA · Laura L. Gavioli, Esq. · Eric L. Green · Barbara Kaplan, Esq. · Anastasia King · James Lee · Sharon L. McCarthy, Esq. · Walter Pagano · Maria Papageorgiou · Sarah E. Paul, Esq. · Lisa E. Perkins, Esq. · Kristina L. Rico, Esq. · Jeffrey M. Sklarz, Esq. · Sara V. Spodick, Esq. · Zhanna Ziering, Esq. Agostino & Associates, P.C.
Fri, June 10, 2022
8h CLE
On-Demand
Allison A. Muller Acri Muller Consulting, LLC.
Thu, June 9, 2022
1h CLE
On-Demand
Andrea M. Whiteway · Stephen M. Breitstone · Jerome M. Hesch · Joseph Medina · Brian J. O’Connor · Paul H. Wilner · Robert D. Schachat · Steven R. Schneider · Glenn M. Johnson · Holly Porter · Audrey W. Ellis · James B. Sowell · Steven Gilbert · Jennifer Ray · Ryan P. McCormick · David Friedline · Michael Hirschfeld Principal at Ernst & Young
Thu, June 9, 2022
14.3h CLE
On-Demand
Nicole Andrescavage · David W. Langham · Debra Doby Lewis Brisbois
Tue, June 7, 2022
5h CLE
On-Demand
Alexandra Darraby Principal, Art Law Firm
Fri, June 3, 2022
1h CLE
On-Demand
Rachael Z. Ardanuy, Esq. · Jonathan Bench · Frederic Rocafort · Arlo Kipfer · Jim Thorburn RZA Legal
Fri, May 27, 2022
4h CLE
On-Demand
Hope N. Kirsch, M.A. (Ed.) · Lori Kirsch-Goodwin Kirsch-Goodwin & Kirsch PLLC
Thu, May 26, 2022
2h CLE
On-Demand
Paul D. Friedman M.A., Ph.D., J.D. BURGSIMPSON
Wed, May 25, 2022
2h CLE
On-Demand
Jeremy Babener · Don Engels · Dan Misheck Lane Powell
Mon, May 23, 2022
1h CLE
On-Demand
Michelle Schaap · Frank Xavier Wukovits · Wasim K. Bleibel Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC
Thu, May 19, 2022
2h CLE
On-Demand
Nancy J. Townsend · David A. Adams Krieg DeVault LLP
Wed, May 18, 2022
2h CLE
On-Demand
Richard L. Barbara, Esq. · Jonathan Asbell · Timothy Spangler Barreto Group
Mon, May 16, 2022
2h CLE
On-Demand
Monique N. Bhargava · Sarah L. Bruno · Andrew B. Lustigman · Morgan E. Spina Reed Smith LLP
Thu, May 12, 2022
2h CLE
On-Demand
Mary Akkerman Partner, Davenport Evans Lawyers
Tue, May 10, 2022
2h CLE
On-Demand
Mary Akkerman Partner, Davenport Evans Lawyers
Mon, May 9, 2022
2h CLE
On-Demand
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