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Per the TCBA Paralegal Membership Form available online, applicants must meet the following requirements:

A legal assistant or paralegal who meets the Oklahoma Bar Association's Minimum Qualification Standards for Legal Assistant/Paralegal dated 9/15/2000 (as it may hereinafter be amended) may become a legal assistant/paralegal member of the Corporation (TCBA) upon filing an application with the Board of Directors, together with evidence that the applicant meets at least one of the Oklahoma Bar Association's Qualification Standards, and paying the applicable dues. A legal assistant/paralegal member may not vote or hold office of the corporation.

This is a great opportunity for Tulsa paralegals and legal assistants to expand their professional network and educational opportunities.

In addition to joining active paralegal associations, paralegals and legal assistants should strongly consider joining their local and state bar associations, if they are eligible for associate membership. Working with attorneys on committees and attending some of the same CLEs gives paralegals a chance to interact with attorneys outside their own firms more frequently and to become a more visible part of their legal community, as well as market themselves and their firms.

Plus, the new attorney relationships that paralegals make can become invaluable if they are seeking work in the future, either with a new employer or as a self-employed independent paralegal.

Source: Tulsa Daily Commerce

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