With a few exceptions, active attorneys practicing in California must complete 25 hours of Continuing Legal Education (CLE) every three years and file a report with the State Bar.
Here is a breakdown of the required credits:
- Half of the 25 CLE hours must be in activities approved for what are called "participatory" CLE credit.
- No more than 12.5 hours can be for self-study
- Other special requirements:
- At least four (4) hours of legal ethics
- At least one (1) hour on competence issues
- At least one (1) hour in an area called the Recognition and Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession and Society