Legal Assistants
For legal assistants, membership in a professional organization is not
mandatory. However, becoming a member of the Legal Assistants Division
of the State Bar of Texas has many benefits.
Criteria for Division Membership
You should apply for active membership in the State Bar of Texas Legal
Assistants Division if you are currently employed as a legal assistant
and are performing substantive legal work 80 percent of the time. Details
about membership criteria are available on the Legal Assistants Division website.
Specialization as a Legal Assistant
Legal Assistants may be eligible for certification by the Texas
Board of Legal Specialization in the areas of civil trial law,
criminal law, estate planning and probate law, family law, personal injury
trial law, or real estate law. For information on certification standards,
please click here.
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