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

Clifford R. Ennico Law Offices of Clifford R. Ennico
Thu, February 20, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
R. Andrew "Drew" Patty II · Marissa J. Moran Phelps Dunbar LLP
Thu, February 20, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
Bradford J. Kelley · James McGehee Littler Mendelson P.C.
Wed, February 19, 2025
1h CLE
Live Webcast
Richard Hunt · William Goren Hunt Huey PLLC
Wed, February 19, 2025
2h CLE
On-Demand
Live Replay
Cristina Perozzi · Maricarmen Garza · Nagwa Ibrahim · Judith Wood · Federica Dell’Orto Perozzi Law Firm
Wed, February 19, 2025
1h CLE
Live Webcast
David Brillant Brillant Law Firm
Wed, February 19, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
Cecilia Armenteros · Edward S. Sachs · Ronda Fuchs Armenteros Law, P.A.
Wed, February 19, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
Brandon Schwartz Schwartz Law Firm
Wed, February 19, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
Scott Key Scott Key & Associates
Wed, February 19, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
Zachary C. Rozen Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Wed, February 19, 2025
1.5h CLE
Live Webcast
Courtney Lytle Sarnow · Thomas J. Mihill (TJ) CM Law
Wed, February 19, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
Kevin M. Clark · Robert Keeling · Jerry Bui Right Discovery
Tue, February 18, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
Elie D. Al-Chaer AlChaer Law Firm
Fri, February 14, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
Kelli Radnothy · Victoria Corey KLR Paralegal
Fri, February 14, 2025
2h CLE
On-Demand
Live Replay
Vida Thomas Oppenheimer Investigations Group LLP
Fri, February 14, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
Michael G. Colantuono · Ronald J. Hedges · Gail L. Gottehrer Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, PC
Fri, February 14, 2025
2h CLE
On-Demand
Live Replay
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