Unless you have an exception or you were only active/licensed for a portion of the 3 year compliance period, you must complete 25 hours of approved CA MCLE every three years.  Included within this 25 hour requirement you must complete 4 hours of legal ethics, 1 hour of elimination of bias and 1 hour of competence issues.

California MCLE Requirement

California attorneys must complete 25 hours every 3 years. 

If your last name is A-G you must complete and report these 25 required CA CLE hours by February 1.  California attorneys are allowed to take all 25 hours online, including the 12. 5 required participatory hours.  For more information about CLE please click here: CA CLE.