What are the General Requirements of the MCLE program?
Every active member of the State Bar must complete a minimum of 15 hours of accredited continuing legal education (CLE) during each MCLE compliance year. Of the minimum 15 hours, at least 10 of the hours must be earned in the form of formal courses or seminars. Five of the 15 hours can be in the form of self-study activities, which would include reading legal periodicals, viewing videotapes or listening to audiotapes of CLE activities. At least three hours of the minimum 15-hour requirement must be in the area of legal ethics/professional responsibility; one hour of this minimum 3-hour requirement may be completed in the form of self-study credit. Back to Top What is my “MCLE Compliance Year?” For most attorneys, the MCLE compliance year is a one-year period that begins on the first day of the attorney’s birth month and ends one year later on the last day of the month that immediately precedes the birth month. However, for newly licensed attorneys, the initial MCLE compliance year is a
