California Attorney CE requirements

Attorney — license renewal requirements, sourced from the official board.

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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

Civility in the Legal Profession
1h
Competence Issues
2h
Elimination of Bias (including 1 hour of implicit bias)
2h
Legal Ethics
4h
Technology
1h

Details

Reporting
Report compliance to the State Bar of California via My State Bar Profile

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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