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

Julia Jacobson Arent Fox
Wed, October 27, 2021
1h CLE
On-Demand
Julia Jacobson Arent Fox
Thu, October 21, 2021
2h CLE
On-Demand
Herb Rubenstein Herb Rubenstein Consulting
Wed, October 20, 2021
1h CLE
On-Demand
Cari Sheehan IU Kelley School of Business
Tue, October 19, 2021
1h CLE
On-Demand
Kaylan Dunn · Kathryn Boatman · Leah Nommensen Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Mon, October 18, 2021
1h CLE
On-Demand
Rachel V. Rose, JD, MBA Principal with Rachel V. Rose – Attorney at Law, P.L.L.C. (Houston, TX)
Fri, October 15, 2021
2h CLE
On-Demand
Michael Needleman · Daniel Albers · Dan Shulman Philadelphia Business Lawyers Reger Rizzo & Darnall LLP
Thu, October 14, 2021
3h CLE
On-Demand
Robert Macklin Shareholder, Davis Kuelthau, S.C.
Thu, October 14, 2021
1h CLE
On-Demand
Christine Hummel Hummel Consultation Services
Wed, October 13, 2021
2h CLE
On-Demand
Kathryn M. Rattigan Robinson & Cole
Mon, October 11, 2021
1h CLE
On-Demand
Bryn Goodman Fox Rothschild LLP
Wed, October 6, 2021
1h CLE
On-Demand
Daniel H. Angres M. D. Positive Sobriety Institute
Tue, October 5, 2021
1h CLE
On-Demand
Ronda B. Esaw · Theresa A. Queen Greenberg Traurig
Mon, October 4, 2021
1h CLE
On-Demand
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