MCLE State Bar Of California

Member since November 4, 2025

MCLE is the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement for active lawyers in the state, obligating them to complete 25 hours of approved courses every three years. These 25 hours must include specific subjects like legal ethics, elimination of bias, competence, and technology, with the remaining hours filled by general legal education

The MCLE Compliance Department does not keep track of the education an attorney has completed: Attorneys are responsible for keeping certificates of attendance and a record of self-study activities. These records should be used to tally hours.

Certificates of attendance list the overall amount of credit available for an activity and whether any credit is available for legal ethics, prevention of substance abuse, or elimination of bias in the legal profession. Contact the provider directly regarding lost certificates of attendance or if information about an activity is incomplete.

An education activity is participatory if a provider verifies the “participation.” Provider verification consists of the following:

the provider has the attorney sign in at the time of the activity (electronic sign-in is acceptable),
the provider keeps a list of those who sign in, and
the provider issues a certificate of attendance to attendees

Online courses, and some CD- and tape-based courses can count for participatory credit if they are verified by an approved provider. Contact the individual provider to verify that the program has been approved for participatory credit.

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MCLE State Bar Of California

180 Howard Street, San Francisco, California 94105, United States

Added on November 4, 2025

Type: CLE

https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Attorneys/MCLE-CLE

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