California MCLE Requirements and Reporting Deadline

California MCLE Requirements and Reporting Deadline

While January is the start of a new year, it is also the end of the three (3) year MCLE compliance period for California attorneys in Compliance Group 1 (last names A-G). Members of the California Bar in Compliance Group 1 must complete their California Bar MCLE requirements by January 31, 2025.

CA MCLE Requirements

The California Bar MCLE requirements state that attorneys are required to complete 25.00 credit hours every three (3) years. Accordingly, the California CLE deadline for attorneys within Compliance Group 1 is fast-approaching.

As part of their 25.00 credits required every 3 years to comply with the California Bar MCLE requirements, California attorneys must complete MCLE in the following topics before the California CLE deadline:

· 4.00 credits in legal ethics.

· 2.00 credits in competence issues (1.00 hour of which must focus on Prevention and Detection Competence).

· 2.00 credits in elimination of bias (at least 1.00 of which must be in implicit bias and the promotion of bias-reducing strategies).

· 1.00 credit in technology.

· 1.00 credit in civility.

There are different California MCLE requirements for participatory MCLE and self-study MCLE. Participatory courses consist of NBI’s Live Online Seminars, Live Webinars, Fast Track Live Webinars, and OnDemand Courses, while self-study courses consist of Downloadable Courses, CDs, DVDs, & Books. At least 12.5 credit hours must be earned with participatory credit. Specialty credit hours may be taken as participatory or self-study; however, CA MCLE requirements dictate that a maximum of 12.50 credit hours may be taken as self-study during a given MCLE reporting period.

Reporting CA MCLE Credits

California’s MCLE reporting deadline is February 1, 2025. If you are not a NBI user, you must keep track of your own MCLE credits and certify compliance with your MCLE requirements by completing an attestation online using your State Bar attorney login or by submitting an MCLE Compliance Form. NBI users and subscription holders, on the other hand, have the benefit of NBI reporting their credit to the California State Bar on their behalf.

NBI will send you a Verified Certificate of Completion via email after completion of MCLE course(s). Please retain the Certificate(s) for your records.

Contact Information and Additional Resources

You can find more information concerning the California State Bar CLE requirements on the California State Bar website. NBI offers numerous California continuing legal education courses to ensure California attorneys can satisfy their requirements and meet the MCLE deadline. Need credit? We have California-accredited Live Webinars. Prefer OnDemand? Choose from more than 1,500 OnDemand Courses, including California-specific OnDemand Courses. For more information, visit our California MCLE Requirements page.

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