California CLE Reporting Requirements: What Attorneys Need to Know for 2026

California MCLE Requirements

For the reporting period ending March 29, 2026, California attorneys must complete:

➤ 25 total MCLE credit hours within the three-year period, including:

• 12.5 participatory hours 

• 4 hours in legal ethics

• 2 hours of elimination of bias in the legal profession

  • At least one of these hours must focus on implicit bias and bias-reducing strategies

• 2 hours of competence topics

  • At least one of these hours must focus on prevention and detection

• 1 hour of technology in the practice of law

• 1 hour about civility in the legal profession

  
  

Key Deadlines

➤ Earn all required credits by March 29, 2026.

➤ File your compliance report by March 30, 2026.

Who must report in 2026?

Compliance Group 3: Last Names N–Z

Need to double-check your group or reporting cycle? Visit the State Bar’s website to confirm your assigned dates and details on reporting requirements.

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