California attorneys must complete 25 hours every 3 years.
We always get SWAMPED this time of year. The phone rings off the hook with procrastinating California attorneys looking to get those 25 required MCLE hours. I am always AMAZED at how many California attorneys don’t have the slightest idea about the CA MCLE requirements. Top California MCLE Myths Participatory credit must be take through live courses. All ethics, bias and competence…
California attorneys that are in Group 2 (Last names H-M) for MCLE compliance purposes must complete 25 credit hours by January 31 and report CA MCLE compliance by the February 1 CA CLE reporting deadline. California attorneys beware: the State Bar of California has been conducting thousands of MCLE audits each year. From not completing 12.5 hours for participatory CLE credit — to forgetting to…
Don’t worry, there’s is still plenty of time to get your California MCLE done! If you’re an attorney whose last name states with H-M, you still have a few months left to get your required California MCLE done! The deadline is not until February 1, 2018. 25 California MCLEs If you are a Group 2 (H-M) California attorney you must complete the…
You run a successful six-person personal injury law firm. One hot summer night you can’t sleep so you decide to check Twitter one more time… and you can’t help but notice that your new paralegal James has blasted you as being a terrible, penny-pinching boss with horrible breath that “pervs” on female employees at the office. Can you fire him for this…
Group 3 California attorneys…. now is the time!! California attorneys with last name N-Z, its time to get your CA MCLE done! California Group 3 attorneys must complete 25 hours of minimum continuing legal education (CA MCLE) every three years as part of the California MCLE requirement. CA CLE Compliance & Reporting California attorneys that are in Group 3 for MCLE reporting…
Under the California MCLE Rules, attorneys are required to complete 25 hours of minimum continuing legal education (MCLE) every three year CA MCLE compliance period. Due to the increased number of MCLE audits that the State Bar of California is now conducting each year, it is extremely important to properly complete your California MCLE requirement. Competence Issues At least one hour of…
California attorneys with last names N-Z (Group 3) must complete the required CA CLE by January 31 and report compliance with the CA MCLE requirement by the March 1 CA CLE reporting deadline.[1] California attorneys need to beware that the State Bar of California has been conducting thousands of California MCLE audits each year. Required CA MCLE At least 4 of the 25…
Last year the state Assembly rejected the funding for the State Bar of California, thus causing delays in the budget and certain operations of the Cal Bar. Due to the budget delays, the deadline to pay the annual State Bar fees was also delayed. This also caused some issues with CA MCLE compliance and reporting. Technically, California attorneys that are in compliance…
The California MCLE compliance reporting deadline normally falls on February 1. However, there was an issue with the State Bar of California and the state legislature this year over the State Bar budget and oversight of the State Bar of California. CA MCLE Reporting Deadline 3/1/2017 This resulted in certain delays at the Cal Bar. Most notable, the fee statement deadline and…