Paralegal Division News

We are pleased to offer sponsorship and exhibit opportunities for our upcoming Texas Advanced Paralegal Seminar (TAPS) to be held in San Antonio, TX at Wyndham San Antonio Riverwalk Hotel on September 22 – 24, 2021.  The TAPS event is attended by 250 plus paralegals from across the State of Texas and offers up to 14 substantive CLE hours in various areas of law.  There are 60 plus speakers presenting over the course of three days. The exhibit hall is open on Thursday, September 23, 2021.  The sponsored social is on Thursday, September  23, 2021.

For more information go to our webpage:  TAPS Sponsorships | Paralegal Division – State Bar of Texas (txpd.org)

Visit our 2021 TPJ Advertisements page to see it in action. This 4 Pack Ad rate is only available for a limited time, so do not miss out.

As a Sustaining Member of the Paralegal Division your discount is event better!  You will get 10% off the already reduced cost per ad when purchasing the 4 Pack!  Be sure to log-in prior to purchasing your ad to get all the appropriate discounts!  Once you are on the TPJ sales page you’ll see the information about the ad space and the rates.

Remember our quarterly Texas Paralegal Journal is sent to our entire membership and is also available in the TPJ Archives on our website, so your ad can be viewed by anyone visiting our website.

For any questions, contact:  Rhonda Brashears, PD Coordinator – pd@txpd.org

NOTICE OF VOTING— March 25 through April 12, 2021

All Active members of the Paralegal Division in good standing as of March 25, 2021 are eligible to vote. All voting must be completed on or before 11:59 p.m., April 12, 2021.

All voting will be on-line and no ballots will be mailed to members.

Please take a few minutes to logon to the PD’s website (beginning March 25) and cast your vote for your district’s director. The process is fast, easy, anonymous, and secure.

• Between March 25 and April 12, 2021 go to www.txpd.org

• In the MyAccount section, click on “Vote”

• Follow the instructions to login a

The Paralegal Division (PD) of the State Bar of Texas is proud to sponsor an Exceptional Pro Bono Service Award.  Its purpose is to promote the awareness of pro bono activities such as those defined by the State Bar of Texas, and to encourage PD members to volunteer their time and specialty skills to pro bono projects within their community by recognizing a PD member who demonstrates exceptional dedication to pro bono service.  Paralegals are invited to foster the development of pro bono projects, to provide assistance to established pro bono programs, and work closely with attorneys to provide unmet legal services to people with low incomes. This annual award will go to an individual PD member, who performed the pro bono service(s) in the State of Texas, and has volunteered his or her time and special skills in providing uncompensated services in pro bono assistance to their community.  The recipient of the award will be announced at the Paralegal Division Annual Meeting Luncheon, his/her expenses to attend the Annual Meeting Luncheon will be incurred by the Division, and a profile of the individual will be published in the Fall issue of the Texas Paralegal Journal.

The nomination form can be found here:  2021 Exceptional_Pro_Bono_Award_Nomination_Form

Save the Date for the TAPS 2021 in San Antonio.  We are happy to announce that the TAPS Planning Committee is already hard at work to plan for TAPS 2021 in San Antonio.  The dates are September 22-24, 2021.  Be watching for details!