CALIFORNIA REQUIREMENTS FOR PARALEGALS

Pursuant to California Business & Professions Code Section 6450(d), paralegals must meet the following continuing education requirements:

•  Four hours of legal ethics every two years; and

•  Four hours of general or specialized legal education every two years.

There is no mechanism for reporting or monitoring compliance with this requirement. Paralegals and their supervising attorneys must certify compliance, but the paralegals are responsible for maintaining records of the certifications. The MANDATORY continuing legal education ("MCLE") requirements provide that "all continuing education courses shall meet the requirements of Business & Professions Code Section 6070. Per Section 6070, only courses offered by State Bar of California approved MCLE providers are recognized when considering MCLE credit hours earned."

LAPA IS AN MCLE APPROVED PROVIDER OF CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION.