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

Richard Dvorak · Kian Hudson Dvorak Law Offices, LLC
Thu, February 13, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
Amy Abeloff · Allison Buchner Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Thu, February 13, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
Matthew E. Rappaport · Alexander R. Migliorini Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP
Thu, February 13, 2025
2h CLE
On-Demand
Live Replay
Charles B. Molster III · Adam S. Nadelhaft The Law Offices of Charles B. Molster, III PLLC
Thu, February 13, 2025
2h CLE
On-Demand
Live Replay
Zachary Pyers · James G. Perry Reminger Co., L.P.
Thu, February 13, 2025
3h CLE
Live Webcast
Clifford Bowie Husted · Mason N. Floyd Clark Hill
Thu, February 13, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
John E. Davis · Halie E. Kaplan Crowell & Moring LLP
Thu, February 13, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
Rachel V. Rose · Julia A. Clayton Rachel V. Rose – Attorney at Law, PLLC
Thu, February 13, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
Hillard Sterling Roetzel & Andress LPA
Wed, February 12, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
Avi D. Kelin · Rajiv D. Parikh · Julia N. Pudimott PEM Law LLP
Wed, February 12, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
Ronald J. Levine · Jennifer Finnegan Herrick, Feinstein LLP
Wed, February 12, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
Brett A. Holubeck · Emma Brockway Fisher & Phillips LLP
Wed, February 12, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
Arthur D. Burger Jackson & Campbell, P.C.
Wed, February 12, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
Kunbi Sijuwade-Odubogun · Shari A. Rivkind · Morgan J. Weil Legally Set
Wed, February 12, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
TJ McGrath · Katherine Greenberg · Pamela Irons Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Wed, February 12, 2025
1h CLE
Live Webcast
Riley Busenlener · Nene Glenn Gianfala · Daniel M. Fries · Jeffrey Stemple Chaffe & Associates
Wed, February 12, 2025
2h CLE
Live Webcast
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