Section 1 - 8
1. HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A VOLUNTARY SPECIALTY CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION ADMINISTERED BY THE TEXAS BOARD OF LEGAL SPECIALIZATION AND CURRENTLY WORKING AS A PARALEGAL UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF A DULY LICENSED ATTORNEY (PROOF OF CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PRIOR TO ADMITTANCE).
2. HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE VOLUNTARY CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION GIVEN BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL ASSISTANTS, INC., PLUS ONE YEAR OF EMPLOYMENT MEMBERSHIP EXPERIENCE AS A PARALEGAL CURRENTLY WORKING UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF A DULY LICENSED ATTORNEY; OR
3. POSSESS A BACHELOR’S OR HIGHER DEGREE IN ANY FIELD PLUS ONE YEAR OF EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE AS A PARALEGAL CURRENTLY WORKING UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF A DULY LICENSED ATTORNEY; OR
4. HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AN ABA APPROVED PROGRAM OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR PARALEGAL/LEGAL ASSISTANTS PLUS ONE YEAR OF EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE AS A LEGAL ASSISTANT CURRENTLY WORKING UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF A DULY LICENSED ATTORNEY; OR
5. HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A PARALEGAL PROGRAM CONSISTING OF A MINIMUM OF SIXTY (60) SEMESTER HOURS (OR EQUIVALENT QUARTER HOURS) OF WHICH FIFTEEN (15) HOURS ARE SUBSTANTIVE LEGAL COURSES PLUS ONE YEAR OF EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE AS A PARALEGAL CURRENTLY WORKING UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF A DULY LICENSED ATTORNEY; OR
6. HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A PARALEGAL PROGRAM CONSISTING OF A MINIMUM (15) SEMESTER HOURS OF SUBSTANTIVE LEGAL COURSES PLUS TWO YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE AS A PARALEGAL CURRENTLY WORKING UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF A DULY LICENSED ATTORNEY;
7. OR POSSESS A MINIMUM OF THREE (3) YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE AS A PARALEGAL CURRENTLY WORKING UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF A DULY LICENSED ATTORNEY; OR
8. BE SELF-EMPLOYED ON A FREELANCE BASIS SO LONG AS THE APPLICANT IS INVOLVED IN THE GENERATION OF SUBSTANTIVE LEGAL WORK THAT OTHERWISE WOULD BE PERFORMED BY AN ATTORNEY. THE APPLICANT MUST BE PERFORMING SUCH WORK UNDER THE ULTIMATE DIRECTION AND SUPERVISION OF A DULY LICENSED ATTORNEY PLUS HAVE A MINIMUM OF FIVE (5) YEARS EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE AS A PARALEGAL.
* ALL APPLICANTS MEETING THE QUALIFICATION OF (1) OR (2) MUST SUBMIT PROOF OF CERTIFICATION.
* ALL APPLICANTS MEETING THE QUALIFICATION OF (3) MUST SUBMIT PROOF OF COMPLETION OF A BACHELOR OR HIGHER DEGREE.
* ALL APPLICANTS MEETING THE QUALIFICATIONS OF (4), (5), (6) MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF THEIR TRANSCRIPT OR THEIR DEGREE/CERTIFICATE AND SCHOOL CURRICULUM SHOWING ALL COURSES COVERED. NO HOME STUDY, VIDEO OR CORRESPONDENCE COURSES WILL BE ACCEPTED.
* ALL APPLICANTS MEETING THE QUALIFICATION OF (8) MUST SUBMIT A CURRENT RESUME.
* ALL APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT AN EMPLOYER ATTESTATION SIGNED BY A SUPERVISING ATTORNEY.