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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)
California attorneys may earn all 25 hours with the United Institute for Continuing Legal Education. Our Online and iOS/Android App platforms are automatically deemed participatory and our 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.
State Bar of California
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San Francisco, CA 94105-1639
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Building a Case to Best Serve the Client: Mediation and Arbitration of Multi-Party Construction Law Claims
United Institute for Continuing Legal Education is a CLE provider accredited by the California State Bar, Provider #15390.
To view our full accreditation details please .
General Credits
1
$29
All Courses Available iOS/Android Web
About This Course
This informative CLE will address a variety of issues related to the challenges presented in Multi-Party Construction Litigation cases.
The course will explain how to best prepare a client/carrier for mediation and offer tips for use of documents. The course will also explain how to use a well-drafted mediation statement in order to prepare the mediator for the challenges presented by the matter at hand. Strategies for offers of settlement, as well as some hybrid options for money and work to be supervised or performed, will be discussed.
Regarding arbitration, the course will present various contracts and the types of arbitration that clauses typically present. Choosing an arbitrator for the panel and how the trial strategies of participants may be impacted by limited discovery will also be explained. The course will conclude with a discussion on how best to utilize expert witnesses and prepare for trial before the panel.
