California Attorneys: Your MCLE Deadline Is March 29 & Here's How to Finish Strong

If your last name falls between N and Z, your California MCLE reporting deadline is coming up fast: all 25 CLE credits must be completed by March 29, 2026, with your compliance report filed by March 30.

Where do you stand?

California's requirements aren't just about hitting 25 total hours. You also need to make sure you've covered the specific credit categories:

• 4 hours of legal ethics

• 2 hours of elimination of bias (including at least 1 hour on implicit bias)

• 2 hours of competence topics (including at least 1 hour on prevention and detection)

• 1 hour of technology in the practice of law

• 1 hour of civility in the legal profession

• 12.5 participatory hours

It's easy to rack up general CLE credits and still find yourself short on one of these specialty categories at the last minute. Pull up your transcript now and check each box.

On-demand makes this doable

The good news: you don't need to rearrange your schedule or sit through a full-day seminar. CLEcast's on-demand courses are California-accredited and participatory, so you can complete credits at whatever pace works for you — a course during lunch, a couple of hours on a Sunday, or a focused weekend push if you're starting from scratch.

The CLEcast difference

Every course or package you purchase funds our nonprofit partners, such as Disability Rights California, CASA, the National Crime Victim Law Institute, and the Campaign Legal Center. You're not just checking a compliance box; you're supporting organizations doing meaningful work.

Browse CLEcast's California page and find what you need to finish strong before March 29th.

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