California attorneys – CLE update

State Bar of California proposed changes in MCLE requirements.

The proposal (November 28th 2022) would add three topics to the required courses licensees must complete as part of their 25 credit hours per 36-month compliance period:

• Adding one hour on civility in the legal profession,
• Adding one hour on technology in the practice of law, and
• Changing the competence requirement from one to two hours.
• Other changes include allowing certain mock trial and moot court
• activity to count for MCLE credit, and changes that affect MCLE
• providers.