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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 Substance Abuse Prevention 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 January 31, 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)
California attorneys may earn all 25 hours with the National Academy of Continuing Legal Education. Our Online and iOS/Android App platforms are automatically deemed participatory and our Audio CDs, DVDs, USB Stick, and MP3/MP4 downloaded courses may also be taken in participatory form as well.
California MCLE rules do not allow carryover. 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.
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Disclosure Innovations and Digital Marketing Compliance
MCLE Courses Available on DVDs, Audio CDs, USB Stick, Online & iOS/Android App!
General Credits
1
For Access To This Course
About This Course
This CLE lecture will educate you about FINRA’s recently published Regulatory Notice 19-31, Disclosure Innovations in Advertising and Other Communications with the Public. Industry and FINRA experts share insights into how firms can facilitate simplified and more effective disclosure in digital marketing and other advertising. The panel also covers how firms are using technology to revolutionize the way they interact with customers while staying in compliance with FINRA and SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) rules.
In the rapidly developing world of digital marketing, how can firms stay in compliance? Can firms communicate relevant, meaningful information in the digital age? This CLE lecture will allow to experience how industry and regulatory experts are grappling with these challenges. The CLE covers current topics including how firms engage technology to address their compliance obligations and creative ways to use effective disclosure.
