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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.
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.
MCLE Super Saturday
Our Virtual MCLE Super Saturday will take place on Saturday, January 11, 2025.
Registration is now open! There will be an admission fee of $35. 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 8:30-10:30 am, 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 2025 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) |
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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 [includes 1.0 MCLE credit hours of Prevention & Detection Competence and 1.0 MCLE Wellness Competence Strategies]} |
| An Overview of Military Justice: Introduction to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and Administrative Remedies - Jimmy Ly, J.D. (8:30am – 10:30am) |
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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} |
| Legal Ethics: Things Change – What’s New (Or Not) for 2025! - Dwight Dickerson, J.D. (10:45am – 12:45pm) |
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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} |
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Legal Ethics - Doug Lusk, J.D. (1:30pm – 3:30pm) |
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The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its associated technology tools are expanding everywhere. This also includes the legal profession. To thrive and survive professionally, an understanding of what is happening is not only necessary but essential. This session will do a deep dive into what is actually AI, associated & current legal technology trends including the resulting legal ethical implications associated with the use of this technology. {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) |
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Identification and the reduction of Bias in the legal profession is a top priority of the California State Bar. How has the development and use of Artificial Intelligence [AI] technologies and software helped [or hindered] the 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 to 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) |
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Does the concept of e-discovery in light of the relatively new California and Federal rules leave you a bit uncertain as to how they work, and how to comply with them? You're 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} |