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Minimum Continuing Legal Education


Satisfy your California Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) requirements with courses that are convenient, fast, and easily accessible.

Tuition Costs: Varies*
Program Format: Varies
Program Length: Varies
 
 

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Cal State East Bay MCLE courses are open to all attorneys, paralegals, and legal professionals who need to meet the required continuing legal education courses under California law.


Ideal for all attorneys, paralegals, and legal professionals who need to meet the required continuing legal education courses under California law.

MCLE Super Saturday

Our Virtual MCLE Super Saturday will take place on Saturday, January 10, 2026.

Registration is now open! There will be an admission fee of $50. This fee will give you access to Zoom links for all MCLE courses taking place on Super Saturday. You will receive an email within 3 days prior to the event that will include the Zoom registration links for each course taking place on Super Saturday. For time slots where there are concurrent meetings, you may register for any/all courses, but you can only receive a Certificate of Attendance for one meeting per time slot (for example, there are 2 courses taking place from 8:30-10:30am, you may register/receive the Zoom links for both of them, but you may only receive the Certificate of Attendance for attending one of them).

We offer a full day of programs for paralegals needing to meet some or all of the requirements of Business & Professions Code Section 6450(d). State Law requires that most paralegals have completed 8 hours of continuing legal education every two years.

Learn more about the 2026 Super Saturday instructors here.

This year's Super Saturday event includes topics in:

Mindfulness Tips for Attorneys & Paralegals - Jennifer Harrigan, Psy.D. & Dwight Dickerson, J.D. 8:30am – 10:30am

Practicing mindfulness-based stress reduction can better equip us to deal with the stressful challenges facing us in our workplace and lives. This program will look at how stress has impacted productivity in the legal workplace. While not a full-blown course, this program will offer stress reducing mindfulness tips to help get you through the day and increase your effectiveness in the legal workplace. {2.0 MCLE competence credit hours}

An Overview of Military Justice: Introduction to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and Administrative Remedies - Jimmy Ly, J.D.  8:30am – 10:30am

This course will provide insight into general concepts of military justice, and the various means and methods upon which it is applied. The course will be interactive, and despite the serious nature of the subject matter, will be infused with appropriate levity to enhance the learning environment. {2.0 MCLE credit hours}

Ethics in the Age of Intelligent Tools: Human Judgment, AI Collaboration, and the Future of Legal Support – Tracey N. Perkins, MBA, 10:45am – 12:45pm

The legal profession is changing as to how lawyers interact with clients, employees, and the court. Artificial Intelligence tools [AI] are increasingly playing a significant role in the law office. This program will explore the ethical implications and effective use of these tools from a law office management perspective. {2.0 MCLE legal ethics credit hours}

Legal Ethics: Things Change – What’s New (Or Not) for 2026! - Dwight Dickerson, J.D., 1:30pm – 3:30pm

The only thing consistent in life is change! The legal landscape as to how lawyers interact with clients, employees, the court, and each other is also constantly changing. As we begin a new year, this program will explore and provide an overview of recent State Bar ethics opinions that have addressed ethical issues in this new or maybe not so new legal environment. {2.0 MCLE legal ethics credit hours}

The Role of Artificial Intelligence [AI] in the Identification and Reduction of Bias in the Legal Profession - Russell Jackman, J.D.  3:45pm – 5:45pm

Identification and the reduction of Bias in the legal profession remains a top priority of the California State Bar. How as the development and use of Artificial Intelligence [AI] technologies and software helped [or hindered] this cause? This session explores the critical issues of bias that confront us when new AI technologies are developed and introduced. The session will also look at possible solutions and guardrails to protect us against unintended consequences. {2.0 MCLE Elimination of Bias credit hours [includes 1.0 MCLE credit hours of Implicit Bias/Bias-Reducing Strategies]}

eDiscovery Basics on Super Saturday - Alex Lubarsky, J.D., 3:45pm – 5:45pm

Does the concept of e-discovery in light of California and Federal rules leave you a bit uncertain as to how they work, and how to comply with them?  You are not alone! Join us on Super Saturday for a soup to nuts overview of e-discovery law, process and procedure along with a live demonstration of an e-discovery review and production tool. Recent statutory and case law rules will be discussed in addition to electronic data handling best practices and proven successful and defensible digital data review and production strategies. {2.0 MCLE credit hours}

State-Approved Provider

California State University, East Bay Continuing Education is a State Bar of California approved MCLE Provider (provider number 10897).

Cal State East Bay certifies that these activities have been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California, so you can be certain that you are receiving quality legal education. The amount of credited hours you receive per course may vary, so be sure to check the amount of hours designated in each course description.

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At a Glance

Area of Study: California Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE)

Ideal for: All attorneys, paralegals, and legal professionals who need to meet the required continuing legal education courses under California law

Program format: MCLE courses are offered throughout the year. The annual MCLE Super Saturday event is typically offered in January in an online format and enables participants to complete all continuing legal education requirements in a single day

Tuition fees: Varies depending upon the event. The non-refundable fee for the Super Saturday event is $50. (*Tuition fees are subject to change at any time.)

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