5-Hour Program

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Overview

Effective July 1, 2014, the State Bar of California requires 1 hour in each of the following special requirements:

  • Competence Issues (formerly known as Prevention, Detection & Treatment of Substance Abuse or Mental Illness)
  • Recognition and Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession and Society (formerly Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession)

PLI's California MCLE Marathon is approved for 1 hour of Competence Issues (which is listed as Substance Abuse in the Credit Information Box at right), 1 hour of Recognition and Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession and Society and 4 hours of Legal Ethics. Your California Certificate will reflect these categories.

Why you should attend

Satisfy all of California’s MCLE special requirements at this fast-paced and up-to-the-minute program. If your last name begins with a letter from H through M, your MCLE compliance deadline of January 31, 2015 is fast approaching.

The MCLE Marathon, taught by a faculty of outstanding California lawyers and other professionals who are recognized leaders in their field, will conveniently provide all of the California required-subjects that you need:

  • 4 hours of legal ethics
  • 1 hour of competence issues (formerly known as prevention, detection and treatment of substance abuse or mental illness)
  • 1 hour of recognition and elimination of bias in the legal profession and society

What you will learn

  • Analyze cutting-edge topics involving attorney ethical duties, client obligations and rules governing the profession, including latest developments
  • Select techniques to recognize and deal with stress & substance abuse in the legal profession
  • Identify opportunities to eliminate bias in the legal profession

Who should attend

All attorneys licensed to practice law in California, and particularly those whose last names begin with a letter from H through M, should attend.

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