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 of the Paralegal 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.
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. 1840.
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. 1840 or email at jmartinez@texasbar.com
DELL COMPUTER DISCOUNT
The number assigned to the Paralegal Division by Dell Computer Corp is:
SS2453215.KThis 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 "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
"digest" 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 memberss PD E-Group email. Go to www.txpd.org,
click on Members-Only (access by USER ID and Password), click on PD E-Group,
enter your E-Group password, unsubscribe the current email address, and
create a new email address where you want to receive your PD E-Group messages.
You will be required to respond to an email confirmation.
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