NEW IMPLICIT BIAS EDUCATION NOW REQUIRED FOR ALL CA ATTORNEYS

The State Bar of California now requires all attorneys to include 1 unit of implicit bias education in their required 25 hours of MCLE every 3 years. This is in addition to the 1 unit of elimination of bias training that was previously required. 

What are the full MCLE requirements now?
 
While all attorneys will still be required to complete 25 hours of MCLE every three years, the total hours must now include no less than seven hours as follows:
•    At least four hours of legal ethics.
•    At least two hours dealing with elimination of bias. Of the two hours, at least one hour must focus on implicit bias and the promotion of bias reducing strategies.
•    At least one hour of education addressing competence issues