Resources For Difficult Times
Job Search/Networking
Career Center Post your resume for free and search jobs posted by the nation's leading law firms, corporate legal departments, and government agencies.
Free Legal Research
Fastcase: Free online legal research is available to all Texas attorneys. Fastcase includes opinions of the Supreme Court of Texas and courts of appeal back to 1 Tex. 1 (1846), U.S. Supreme Court opinions back to 1 U.S. 1,the Texas Constitution, and 70 other Texas-specific legal research libraries.
Savings
Member Discounts: Bar members are entitled to discounts on products and services including car rental, clothing, computer hardware and software, delivery services, office supplies, and many more merchant discounts.
Professional Development
Free Online CLE Classes and Articles: TexasBarCLE offers free CLE classes six times per year for MCLE credit. Members also have access to a number of free CLE articles from the TexasBarCLE online library.
Ten Minute Mentor: An online collection of free instructional videos from leading lawyers in their areas of expertise.
Practice Management
Law Practice Management Program: This program offers a number of free resources for attorneys who need advice on starting and maintaining a practice. Other resources include online classes, a self-assessment tool, product reviews, 'how to' brochures, and more.
Stress Management
Texas Lawyers' Assistance Program (TLAP): TLAP provides for the identification, peer intervention, and rehabilitation of any Texas attorney or law student whose professional performance is impaired because of substance abuse, dependency, or mental health disorders.
Solo and Small Firm
Solo and Small Firm Resource Center: the ABA's website provides practice management advice, business development strategies, career guidance, advice for handling problem cases and clients, technology reviews, and networking events.
