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May 13-15 Texas ALP Annual Meeting and
Educational Conference--DoubleTree Allen Center (713-759-0202)--Houston,
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The 2005 Winter Board Meeting is behind us. If you were unable to join us in Laredo, you missed a great meeting! Next up is the 50th Annual Meeting in Houston, May 12‑15, 2005. Don’t miss out on the special 50th year celebrations, seminars, leadership, networking, and the Astros game. The deadline for registration is May 1, 2005. Registration forms are available online at www.texasalp.org. The 50th Annual Meeting will be followed by the 2005 Fall Board Meeting at the Mariott in El Paso, September 15-18, 2005, and then the 2006 Winter Board Meeting at Lakeway Inn on Lake Travis in Austin, February 2-5, 2006. Please note the date change for the 2006 Winter Board Meeting. If you chapter is interested in hosting the Fall Board Meeting in September 2006, please contact me. I can answer your questions and provide you with information regarding deadlines and information on how to bid to host a meeting. Don’t be intimidated. Any size chapter can host a meeting! It only takes a few people to put it together. I am also requesting your ideas for the non-hosted Winter Board Meetings. How can we improve our meetings? Is there a particular hotel or area of Texas you would like to visit? Call or email me with your suggestions (713-654-4111 or deidra@splpc.com). |
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In March 2002, NALS successfully completed the five-year reevaluation of the PLS examination as well as an evaluation of the ALS examination by the American Council on Education (ACE). ACE had a team of content and technical experts selected from college faculty review the ALS and PLS examinations and concurred that the examinations are eligible for college-level credit recommendations. The minimum score for awarding credit is usually 65 for each part; however, some colleges may require scores up to 70. It is possible to earn up to 27 college-level credits. Although ACE makes the recommendation, it is up to the college or university you select to make the final decision on the number of credits awarded. They can accept some or all of the credits, depending on their policies and procedures, your course of study, and other transfer credits. LEARN MORE AT WWW.NALS.ORG. Back to top |
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Excerpt from Developing the Leaders Around You – John C. MaxwellBy: Reynetta DeVeau, PP, PLS, TSCAll the training in the world will provide only limited success if you don’t turn your people loose to do the job. The way to do that is to give them responsibility, authority, and accountability. For some people, responsibility is the easiest to give. But what is difficult for some leaders is allowing their people to keep the responsibility after it’s been given. Poor managers want to control every detail of their people’s work. When that happens, the potential leaders who work for them become frustrated and don’t develop. Rather than desiring more responsibility, they become indifferent or avoid responsibility altogether. With responsibility must go authority. Winston Churchill said in an address, “I am your servant. You have the right to dismiss me when you please. What you have no right to do is ask me to bear responsibility without the power of action.” once responsibility and authority have been given to people, they become empowered to make things happen. But we also have to be sure that they are making the right things happen. That’s where accountability comes into the picture. ANNUAL MEETING LEADERSHIP SESSION: Don’t forget the Leadership Workshops we will have in Houston on Saturday! Look at the Call for our flyer and give me a call if you have any questions. Back to top |
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Effective chapter marketing efforts are the foundation and a key to the success of the Texas Association of Legal Professionals. If your chapter has excelled in the area of marketing, share your successful programs and be recognized for your outstanding efforts. The Marketing Committee would like to recognize the most exceptional marketing programs among local chapters. Entries will be judged in three chapter classifications: small (25 members or less), medium (26-50 members), and large (over 50 members). Winners will receive an award and will be recognized at the Texas ALP Annual Meeting. The recognition won’t stop there. The award winning marketing programs will be featured in The Texas Docket. All entries and supporting materials must be postmarked no later than April 25, 2005. Award guidelines will be included in the Annual Meeting Call. For additional information, please contact: Debbie Wheeler, PLS, CLA, TSC debbie@mcconnell-tormey-law.com Back to top |
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Please notify Seville Drewfs,
Roster Chair,
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