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California attorneys must complete a minimum of 25 credit hours of approved continuing legal education activities every 3 years including at least 4 hours of Ethics, 1 hour of Civility, 1 hour of Technology, 2 hours of Competence and 2 hours of Elimination of Bias. Additionally, at least one of the hours in Elimination of Bias must be an approved Implicit Bias program.
At least 12.5 of the credit hours must be in a "Participatory" format. The remaining hours can be in a self-study format.
**The State Bar of California is implementing changes to the MCLE course requirements effective October 1, 2023. Beginning with the compliance period ending March 29, 2025, licensees will be required to also complete and report compliance on the following new subfields:
Technology in the Practice of Law (one credit)
Civility in the Legal Profession (one credit)
Competence (Increased from one credit to two)
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Drafting Founders’ Agreements for Corporations and LLCs
MCLE Courses Available on DVDs, Audio CDs, USB Stick, Online & iOS/Android App!
General Credits
2
$100
LIVE WEBINAR
August 4
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
1:00PM - 3:00PM Eastern Time (EDT)
About This Course
Once a corporation or limited liability company (LLC) has been formed, a governance structure for the new entity must be agreed on by the company founders: who are the “players” in the new company, and what rights and duties should they have? If the entity is an LLC, an “Operating Agreement” (similar to a partnership agreement) must be created and signed by the founders. If the entity is a corporation or subchapter S corporation, a “Stockholders Agreement” or “Shareholders Agreement” must be created and signed by the founders. While many templates for these documents can be found online and in legal treatises, no two corporate or LLC clients are exactly alike: counsel will need to be familiar with the most common provisions in these documents and how to customize them to a client’s individual situation. In this fast-paced, entertaining CLE presentation, you will learn inside tips on how to draft these essential documents from someone who has been representing startups for almost a half-century.
General Credits
2
$100
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