California CLE Requirements
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California New Admittees CLE Requirement
Total CLE Requirements: Each attorney shall complete a minimum of 25 hours of accredited continuing legal education in each three-year reporting cycle, including 19 hours of General credits, 4 hours of Ethics, 1 hour in Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession and Society, and 1 hour in Competence Issues (formerly known as Prevention, Detection & Treatment of Substance Abuse or Mental Illness) .
| Admitted | Group 1 [A-G] — 2/1/019 – 1/31/22 Due: Feb. 1, 2022 |
Group 2 [H-M] — 2/1/18 – 1/31/21 Due: Feb. 1, 2021 |
Group 3 [N-Z] — 2/1/017 – 1/31/20 Due: Feb. 1, 2020 |
| June 2017 | Regular 25Hour Requirement | Regular 25Hour Requirement | 23Hours inc. 4 hrs Ethics, 1 hr Elim. Bias + 1 hr Competence Issues |
| December 2017 | Regular 25Hour Requirement | Regular 25Hour Requirement | 19Hours inc. 3 hrs Ethics, 1 hr Elim. Bias + 1 hr Competence Issues |
| June 2018 | Regular 25Hour Requirement | 23Hours inc. 4 hrs Ethics, 1 hr Elim. Bias + 1 hr Competence Issues | 14Hours inc. 3 hrs Ethics, 1 hr Elim. Bias + 1 hr Competence Issues |
| December 2018 | Regular 25Hour Requirement | 19Hours inc. 3 hrs Ethics, 1 hr Elim. Bias + 1 hr Competence Issues | 10Hours inc. 2 hrs Ethics, 1 hr Elim. Bias + 1 hr Competence Issues |
| June 2019 | 23Hours inc. 4 hrs Ethics, 1 hr Elim. Bias + 1 hr Competence Issues | 14Hours inc. 3 hrs Ethics, 1 hr Elim. Bias + 1 hr Competence Issues | 6 Hours inc. 1 hr Ethics, 1 hr Elim. Bias + 1 hr Competence Issues |
| December 2019 | 19Hours inc. 3 hrs Ethics, 1 hr Elim. Bias + 1 hr Competence Issues | 10Hours inc. 2 hrs Ethics, 1 hr Elim. Bias + 1 hr Competence Issues | Not required this period |
Note: If the table above indicates you must complete a proportional requirement, the total number of hours is pro-rated. Legal ethics hours are part of (not in addition to) total required hours. As of Feb 03, 2015, the credit hours in Competence Issues and Elimination of Bias are required.
CLE Deadline: February 1st
Reporting Date: California is a self-reporting jurisdiction.
Reporting Information: Each active attorney is permanently assigned to one of three compliance groups based on the first letter of their last name:
Compliance Group 1: A-G
Compliance Group 2: H-M
Compliance Group 3: N-Z
Note: California specifies that at least half of the pro-rated hours must be participatory. All of Marino Legal’s Online Courses and our California Special package may be used to satisfy your California requirement.
State Contact Info:
The State Bar of California
180 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
(t) 1-888-800-3400
E-mail: mcle@calbar.ca.gov
http://mcle.calbar.ca.gov/Attorneys.aspx
California Veteran CLE Requirement
Total CLE Requirements: Each attorney shall complete a minimum of 25 hours of accredited continuing legal education in each three-year reporting cycle, including 19 General credits, 4 Ethics credits, 1 credit in Detection/Prevention of Substance Abuse or Mental Illness, and 1 credit in Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession. California specifies that at least half of the pro-rated hours must be participatory, and the remainder may be self-study. All of Marino Legal’s Online Courses and our California Special package may be used to satisfy your California requirement.
CLE Deadline: February 1st
Reporting Date: California is a self-reporting jurisdiction.
Reporting Information: Each active attorney is permanently assigned to one of three compliance groups based on the first letter of their last name:
Compliance Group 1: A-G
Compliance Group 2: H-M
Compliance Group 3: N-Z
Note: All of Marino Legal’s Online Courses and our California Special package may be used to satisfy your California requirement.
State Contact Info:
The State Bar of California
180 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
(t) 1-888-800-3400
E-mail: mcle@calbar.ca.gov
http://mcle.calbar.ca.gov/Attorneys.aspx