California Attorney CE requirements
Attorney — license renewal requirements, sourced from the official board.
25CE hours every 3 yearsVerify with board
Renewal: Compliance periods end March 29; attorneys are assigned to surname groups (e.g., A–G).
Required categories
Details
Verified against the State Bar of California MCLE reporting requirement page: 25 hours every 3 years; Group 1 (surnames A–G), Group 2 (H–M), Group 3 (N–Z); compliance periods end March 29. Specialty requirements: 4 hours legal ethics, 2 hours competence issues, 2 hours elimination of bias (including 1 hour implicit bias), 1 hour technology, 1 hour civility in the legal profession.
Official source: State Bar of California — MCLE reporting requirement
⚠️Board rules change. Verify every figure against the official source before relying on it.
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