Accreditation and CLE Rules for California
All courses offered by the National Academy of Continuing Legal Education are approved for CLE credit in California. National Academy of Continuing Legal Education is an accredited provider in California, Provider #11481. You can find our CLE provider listing on the California Bar website at: http://members.calbar.ca.gov/search/cert_detail.aspx?PID=11481&SpecCode=.
California attorneys must take 25 CLE credits per cycle, at least 12.5 of which must be deemed “Participatory.” Attorneys can earn all 25 hours with the National Academy of Continuing Legal Education, our online platform satisfies the participatory requirement. Additionally, courses that are taken on Audio CD, DVD, or MP3/MP4 download can also be considered participatory if accompanied by a witness affirmation form. Of the 25 total credits required 4 hours must be in the area of Ethics, 1 hour in Elimination of Bias and 1 hour in Substance Abuse/Competency Issues.
Credit for participating in a CLE activity may not be earned forward from one compliance period to another.
Members are required to comply online under “My State Bar Profile” www.calbar.ca.gov by attesting under penalty of perjury that the member has complied with the education requirement or is exempt and the nature of the exemption. Attorneys who are unable to comply online must contact the State Bar’s Member Services Center (888)-800-3400.
State Bar of California
180 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-1639
(t) 415-538-2100
(f) 415-538-2180
mcle.calbar.ca.gov
