Beginning with the compliance period ending January 31, 2025, licensees are required to also complete and report compliance on the following new subfields:

• Competence credit (two hours required)
  • At least one hour focused on prevention and detection education that addresses substance use or other mental or physical issues that impair a licensee’s ability to perform legal services with competence (prevention and detection competence); and
  • An optional hour focused on wellness education, including physical and mental wellness and wellbeing or stress management, in the context of the practice of law and the impact these issues can have on an attorney’s ability to perform legal services with competence (wellness competence).
• Technology in the Practice of Law credit (one hour required)
  One hour addressing technology in the practice of law, including education on technology tools, programs, or applications to assist attorneys in their law practice.
• Civility in the Legal Profession credit (one hour required)
  One hour addressing civility in the legal profession, including education that discusses the link between civility and bias, incivility that is directed at opposing parties or counsel, and incivility aimed at the judiciary.

California-licensed attorneys can begin earning this credit on October 1, 2023.