Navigation Editor’s Note: In this blog series, we are getting to know the members of the Texas Young Lawyers Association Board of Directors. TYLA, commonly called the “public service arm” of the State Bar of Texas, works to facilitate the administration of justice, foster respect for the law, and advance the role of the legal profession in […]
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Stories of Recovery: Life can get better
Editor’s note: This post is part of the Texas Lawyers’ Assistance Program’s Stories of Recovery blog series. TLAP offers confidential assistance for lawyers, law students, and judges with substance use or mental health issues. Call or text TLAP at 1-800-343-8527 (TLAP) and find more information at tlaphelps.org. I have always felt like an outsider and a loner. As a child, […]
Texas Access to Justice Foundation awarded additional $20 million to provide free housing legal services
The Texas Access to Justice Foundation, or TAJF, announced it received an additional $20 million in funding from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, or TDHCA, to continue the Emergency Rental Assistance Program. The state’s largest funding source for civil legal aid, TAJF was granted the first $20 million in August 2021 to help […]
Sponsored Content: 9 Creative Ways Legal Document Automation Drives Greater Efficiencies
With limited time in the day and more and more work piling up, law firms of all sizes, corporate legal teams, and government agencies are looking for better ways to maximize their efforts. Their answer? Automation. While it’s true that automation can help you streamline workflows, saving time and money, it can be intimidating to […]
STCL Houston welcomes women leaders in law for 2022 Alumni Reunion Week
Houston attorneys will discuss how women have changed the legal profession at a Women and the Law panel at South Texas College of Law Houston. The panel, which will be held at noon on Thursday, September 22, at the Joe Green Auditorium is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Up to one […]
UH Law Center to open new John M. O’Quinn Law Building
The University of Houston Law Center will officially open its new John M. O’Quinn Law Building during a ribbon-cutting ceremony and celebration at 6 p.m. Thursday, September 22. The $93 million facility is one of the newest law school buildings in Texas and nationwide. “This has been a decades-long dream of alumni, faculty, staff, students and […]
Yep, I’m a Bear Again—Baylor Law School Executive LL.M. in Litigation Management
So what is an LL.M. in Litigation Management, why does Baylor Law School have one, and why am I in it? The idea behind the program and my participation is that things can be done better in litigation—and I want to study how. The program is the first of its kind in the nation. As one […]
TYLA Director Spotlight: Guillermo Hernandez
Editor’s Note: In this blog series, we are getting to know the members of the Texas Young Lawyers Association Board of Directors. TYLA, commonly called the “public service arm” of the State Bar of Texas, works to facilitate the administration of justice, foster respect for the law, and advance the role of the legal profession in […]
Sorrels named Attorney of the Year by ALM Media and Texas Lawyer
Former State Bar of Texas President Randy Sorrels received the prestigious Attorney of the Year Award at the Texas Legal Excellence Awards Dinner on September 14 in Dallas. The award, given by ALM Media and Texas Lawyer, recognizes a lawyer who provides the greatest success and service throughout Texas. Amy M. Stewart of the Stewart […]
Sponsored Content: 5 Things I Wish I Learned in Law School
Being a lawyer is inherently stressful, and the first few years of practicing law are arguably the most anxiety-inducing periods of your life (aside from 1L finals and the bar exam). As you enter the real world, you’ll learn very quickly that law school did not teach you how to actually practice law. But rest […]