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Attorney Credits State Info

State Provider Number: 13825

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Attorney Credits is a California State Bar Approved Provider. All of our courses are approved for self-study and participatory credit.

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State Reporting

California attorneys must report their compliance through the My State Bar Profile. My State Bar Profile is an online feature for California attorneys to pay fees, update personal information, report MCLE compliance and manage other administrative tasks. You can report compliance after December 1. We also report your attendance to the State Bar of California. Our automated attendance reports run weekly on Thursday.

STATE CONTACT INFO: 888-800-3400 | www.calbar.ca.gov

State Requirements

Total MCLE Credits Required: 25
Total Online Credits Allowed: 25

Specialty Requirements

Legal Ethics - Minimum Credit Hours Per Cycle: 4
Elimination of Bias - Minimum Credit Hours Per Cycle: 1
Implicit Bias - Minimum Credit Hours Per Cycle: 1
Prevention & Detection Competence - Minimum Credit Hours Per Cycle: 2
Technology - Minimum Credit Hours Per Cycle: 1
Civility - Minimum Credit Hours Per Cycle: 1

Compliance Requirements

Reporting Cycle: 3 years
Compliance Deadline: March 29
Reporting Deadline: March 30

Carryover

Carryover Allowed: No

State Rules

Group 1 (A-G) 2/1/2022 - 3/29/2025 Report by 3/30/2025
Group 2 (H-M) 2/1/2024 - 3/29/2027 Report by 3/30/2027
Group 3 (N-Z) 2/1/2023 - 3/29/2026 Report by 3/30/2026

California attorneys can complete all required 25 MCLE hours online through Attorney Credits.

California State Bar rules require that a minimum 12.5 of your 25 hour need to be participatory credit. All Attorney Credits courses can be taken as either self-study or participatory credit.

New MCLE Compliance Dates

As of November 2024 the compliance deadlines are moving from January 31 to March 29 (see above).

New Specialty Requirements Beginning with 03/29/25 Compliance

4 hours of Ethics credit
1 hour Elimination of Bias credit
1 hour of Implicit Bias credit
2 hours Competence credits (can include 1 hour of Wellness Competence)
1 hour Technology in the Practice of Law credit
1 hour Civility in the Legal Profession credit

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