Important news
Continuing Legal Education
ONLINE CLE
The Paralegal Division offers online CLE via the PD website. To participate
in online CLE, please go to www.txpd.org and
select CLE/Events.
CLE REQUIREMENT
Active and Associate members are required to obtain six (6) hours of CLE (2
of which can be self-study) by May 31 of the membership year. CLE completed
during any membership year in excess of the minimum six (6) hour requirement for
such period may be applied to the following membership year’s requirement. The
carryover provision applies to one (1) year only
CLE CALENDAR
A statewide CLE calendar can be found on the PD website at www.txpd.org
under Upcoming Events/CLE. You can find a variety of CLE programs offered around
the State. Please check the PD website often because the calendar is updated
weekly.
Membership Information
CHANGES TO MEMBER INFORMATION
Paralegal 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. If you have any problem accessing this page, please
contact the Membership Department at 1/800-204-2222, ext. 1383.
MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATE (Active Members Only)
Need to replace your membership certificate? Please complete the order form
found on www.txpd.org and follow instructions.
The cost to replace an Active Membership Certificate is $15.00.
MEMBERSHIP CARD
Need to replace your membership card? Please send $5.00 made payable to the
Paralegal 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.
Were you ever issued a membership card? If no, please contact the Membership
Department of the State Bar of Texas at 1/800/204.2222, ext. 2114 or email at jmartinez@texasbar.com
DELL COMPUTER DISCOUNT
The number assigned to the Paralegal Division by Dell Computer Corp is:
SS2453215. This is the number you should use to receive the 10% discount
for purchase of computers. However, Dell does 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 PD members via the PD 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 PD
E-Group when the discount is offered by Dell Computer Corporation.
PD Website Information
MEMBER DIRECTORY ONLINE
A membership directory is set up on the PD website under the Members Only
area. By default, your membership information is listed in the online
membership directory. If you would like to suppress showing
your listing to other members, go to the Members Only Edit My Profile
function to display your listing and then uncheck the publication box. If you
haven’t already done so, you might want to include info about adding member
specialties through the same interface. If you need changes made to the online
membership directory, you must make those changes using the procedures set out
in the above CHANGES TO MEMBER INFORMATION procedures.
MEMBERS ONLY AREA
The Members Only area of the PD website is for current members of PD only. If
you are a member of the Paralegal Division and cannot access this area, please
send an email to pd@txpd.org with your
particular problem. Access is automatically given to members of the Paralegal
Division. Access to the members-only area is available within two weeks from the
date of the acceptance notice mailed to the individual by the Paralegal Division
Coordinator.
PD E-GROUP
How do I sign up for the PD E-Group?
Going to trial in a 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 PD E-group! This is a members-only group and a benefit of being
a member of the Paralegal Assistants Division (PD).
To sign up, go to www.txpd.org, click on
Members-Only and choose E-Group. There will be directions on how to sign up. You
will be required to respond to an email confirmation. Once you have completed
the signed up, you will begin receiving emails from the members of PD.
For those who prefer not to be interrupted with email notifications, select
adigestÓ for the PD email exchange. Emails are collected and distributed one
time a day in one email.
How Do I change my PD E-group email address?
Instructions:
The PD E-Group created by the member is Password-protected, only the member
has access to change a member’s PD E-Group email. Go to www.txpd.org,
click on Members-Only, click on PD E-Group, enter your password, unsubscribe the
current email address, and create a new email address where you want to receive
your PD E-Group messages.
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