The State Bar of Texas Standing Committee on Paralegals is sponsoring the 31st Annual Texas Forum Friday, February 22, 2013, at City Place Conference Center, 2711 North Haskell, Dallas, TX. The Forum will begin at 9 a.m. and adjourn at 2:30 p.m. Registration is $25 for paralegals and $20 for paralegal students. Registration includes lunch, materials, and parking.
MCLE State Bar of Texas Accredited 4.0 hours (1.0 hour ethics)
The Paralegal Division is sponsoring the Texas Advanced Paralegal Seminar (TAPS) at the Marriott Hotel & Golf Resort in Fort Worth on October 5 - 7, 2011. Online registration for 2011 TAPS is open, and the early registration deadline date is August 26, 2011.
TAPS is a three day multi-track CLE seminar for paralegals. The theme of the seminar is Pearls of Wisdom - Celebrating 30 Years of Excellence. Download the 2011 Texas Advanced Paralegal Seminar Brochure.
Paralegal Division members may apply for the TAPS Scholarship. There is also a social sponsorship and an exhibit booth available for the seminar. Interested exhibitors may email TAPSVendors@txpd.org for booth selection.
For more details on the seminar and to register online, you may visit www.txpd.org/taps.
On Feb. 25, 2011, the State Bar of Texas Standing Committee on Paralegals will host Texas Forum XXVIII, its annual conclave of attorneys, paralegals, and legal administrators. This year’s Forum, to be held in Dallas, focuses on ethical vulnerabilities created by business scandals and social media. Panel discussions will look at the ethical implications involved in using social media in a legal setting and the ethical responsibilities lawyers and paralegals owe to each other and to clients. Keynote speaker Kari Wangensteen, the senior director, legal at Best Buy, will speak on “Embracing Transparency: The Business and Legal Impact of Social Media.” The half-day seminar (9:00 a.m. to 1 p.m.) is MCLE accredited for 3 hours (2.25 ethics). For more information or to register, visit www.texasbar.com/texasforum.
The Paralegal Division of the State Bar of Texas asks that all Texas paralegals participate in its 2010 Compensation Survey between now and December 15.
Information collected will result in a report that allows Texas paralegals to compare compensation packages by geographic region. All responses are anonymous. The results will be published in March 2011.
Last year, the Texas State Senate adopted Proclamation No. 1144, recognizing October 23 as Texas Paralegal Day, to honor the paralegal community and the contributions it has made. The State Bar of Texas Paralegal Division encourages everyone to honor paralegals by celebrating Texas Paralegal Day.
District 8 of the Paralegal Division will be sponsoring a celebration on October 22 from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Cassidy’s Irish Pub, 601 N. Water St., Corpus Christi, 78401.
South Texas Organization of Paralegals, Inc. will be sponsoring "A Salute to Service - 7th Annual San Antonio Paralegal Day Celebration" on October 22 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Bright Shawl, 819 Augusta, San Antonio, 78215.
And District 3 of the Paralegal Division will be sponsoring the Texas Paralegal/Career Day Celebration on October 26 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Family Law Center, 200 E Weatherford Street, 2nd Floor Auditorium, Fort Worth, 76196.
The State Bar of Texas created The Paralegal Division of The State Bar of Texas on October 23, 1981, becoming the first U.S. bar association to create a separate division for paralegals. For more information about the Paralegal Division and for more details on the above listed celebrations, please visit the Paralegal Division website at www.txpd.org.
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