CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
ONLINE CLE COMING SOON
The Legal
Assistants Division has signed a contract to set up online CLE via the LAD website.
Please check the website (www.lad.org) after January 2005 to access online CLE.
CLE REQUIREMENT
Active and
Associate members of the Legal Assistants Division are required to obtain six (6) hours of CLE (2 of
which can be self-study). CLE hours must be obtained
between June 1 – May 31 of each year. The mandatory
CLE hours will be reported during the membership renewal process.
For additional information, please go to www.lad.org and review the FAQs posted under
CLE/Upcoming Events.
DISTRICT CLE OPPORTUNITIES
Each
District Director is mandated to offer at least 3 hours of participatory CLE in each district
between June 1 – May 31 of each year.
CLE CALENDAR
A statewide
CLE calendar can be found on the LAD website at www.lad.org under Upcoming Events/CLE.
You can find a variety of CLE programs offered around the State. Please check the LAD website often because the calendar is updated weekly.
Important News
UPCOMING SPRING ELECTIONS
Director Elections will be held in the Spring
2005 for odd numbered Districts (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15). These elections will be HELD
AND VOTED ONLINE via the LAD website
under the Members Only area. Active members will be able to vote online beginning in
April 2005. We encourage each Active member to cast your vote for the leaders of this
organization.
Interested in running for a Director Position? Contact LAD ’s Election Chairperson, Jennifer Fielder at
jfielder@riewelaw.com and request a Petition
(rules and procedures included in this issue
of TPJ). Interested candidates must obtain
signatures of LAD members prior to election. Notice of elections will be posted in
the Winter 2004 issue of the Texas Paralegal Journal. Only Active members registered as
of February 1 of each year are eligible to run
for a director position or vote in the election.
Contact Jennifer for details.
Look for notice of BYLAWS AMENDMENT to change the name of the Division
to The Paralegal Division of the State Bar of
Texas to be voted on in Spring 2005. The
ballots will appear on the LAD website. All
voting will take place online. Notice will be
forwarded to Active members during month
of April 2005 notifying of how and when to
vote.
UPDATE MEMBER INFORMATION
Legal Assistants Division members can now
change their credentials, addresses, email addresses, preferred mailing address and/or
phone numbers via the State Bar of Texas website. Go to www.texasbar.com;click on
MyBarPage (top of home page). If you have
never visited this page, you will need to set
up a pin/password. Your password to set up
your NEW Pin/password is the last four digits of your social security number (if the
State Bar does NOT have your social security number on file, you will not be able to
use this area nor will you have access to MyBarPage); once you set up the new pin/password, you will be able to enter this
section of the website to update your member records.
MEMBERSHIP CARD
Need to replace your membership card?
Please send $5.00 made payable to the Legal
Assistants Division along with a letter
requesting a new membership card to the
Membership Department, State Bar of Texas,
P.O.Box 12487, Austin, TX 78711.
Did not receive a membership card when you renewed in 2003/2004 or became a new member in
2004/2005? Please contact the Membership Department of the State Bar of Texas at 1/800/204.2222 or
email at jmartinez@texasbar.com
DELL COMPUTER DISCOUNT
The number assigned to the Legal Assistants Division by Dell Computer Corp is: SS2453215. This is
the number you should use to receive the 10%discount for purchase of computers. However, they do not
have the 10% discount special continuously. Dell sends a notice when the discount is offered to our
members at which time it is forwarded to the LAD members via the LAD E- group. You may try to use
this number anytime, but there are no guarantees that you may receive the discount at the time of
access. Notices will continue to be forwarded to the LAD E-Group when the discount is offered by
Dell Computer Corporation.
NEWSLETTER ON LAD.ORG
During the current LAD membership year (2004-2005), the Division will be posting a newsletter in
the “Members Only ” Section of the LAD website – www.lad.org.
This statewide newsletter will ensure continuity of information being provided to our members after
each Board of Directors Meeting. This newsletter posting will be on a “trial ” basis for the
specified year and will occur three times during the year: August 2004; October 2004; and March
2005. The newsletter posting replaces the mailing of a hard copy newsletter in each district or your
receipt of an electronically transmitted newsletter by your District Director. To view the
newsletter, a member must log into the “Members Only ” area of the website.
EVENTS IN EACH DISTRICT
District events and occurrences will be posted by Directors on www.lad.org under each specific
District.
MEMBER DIRECTORY ONLINE
A membership directory is set up on the LAD website under the Members Only area. This membership
directory is self contained and self edited. If you want your information listed on the membership
directory, please follow the directions provided on the website. If you need changes made to the
membership directory, you need to make these changes using your password to access this site. This
is NOT the same membership roster maintained by the Membership Department of the State Bar of Texas.
This is a voluntary membership directory for use by the Members of the Legal Assistants Division and
is a member benefit.
MEMBERS ONLY AREA
The Members Only area of the LAD website is for members only. If you are a member of the Legal
Assistants Division and cannot access this area, please send an email to lad@lad.org requesting
access and sending your name, email address and membership number. Once you are confirmed as a
current paid member of the Legal Assistants Division, an access User ID and password will be
forwarded to you via email.
LAD E-GROUP
How do I sign up for the LAD E-Group? Going to trial in a “foreign ” jurisdiction and want
some tips from those who have gone before? Need a form but do not know where to turn? Then you need
to sign up for the LAD E-group! This is a members-only group and a benefit of being a member of the
Legal Assistants Division (LAD). To sign up, go to www.lad.org,click on Members Only and choose LAD
E-Group. There will be directions on how to sign up. Once you have signed up, you will begin
receiving emails from the members of LAD. For those who prefer not to be interrupted with email
notifications, select “digest ” for the LAD email exchange. Emails are collected and distributed
one time a day in one email.
How Do I change my LAD E-group email address?
Instructions: The LAD E-Group created by the member is Password protected, only the member has
access to change your LAD E-Group email. Go to www.lad.org,click on Members-Only, click on LAD
E-Group, enter your password, unsubscribe the current email address, and create a new email address
where you want to receive your LAD E-Group messages. LAD ONLINE JOB BANK Have a job posting? Need a
new job? Please post any job vacancies you have knowledge of on the Job Bank under the Members Only
area of the LAD website.
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