Regular Membership

Benefits of Membership

We are an honor society chartered in 1981 by the Supreme Court of Texas. We recognize and represent lawyers who make an extraordinary commitment to professional education. Here's why you should consider investing the initial $60 ($35 for New Lawyers) membership fee to become one of us:

• JOIN FORCES with the elite group of lawyers and judges who lead our profession.
• DISTINGUISH YOURSELF by displaying The College membership on your letterhead, your business cards, on your web site, and in professional notices in public media.
• CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY to adjust your compensation as an attorney, commensurate with your special status as a member of The College.
• QUALIFY FOR DISCOUNTS when attending live or video programs of Texas Bar CLE, the State Bar's award-winning CLE department.
• RECEIVE A DISCOUNT on the registration fee for The College's annual "Summer School," presented by Texas Bar CLE, which provides updates in all major areas of practice.
• GET A FREE ANNUAL SUSBSCRIPTION TO THE ONLINE LIBRARY, a service of www.TexasBarCLE.com, which provides searchable, 24-7 access to Texas Bar CLE course materials from 1998 to date.
• BE PERMITTED TO SET UP AND PRESENT "CUSTOM CLE" programs in your community sponsored by The College. These are anytime, anywhere video replays of Texas Bar CLE advanced courses and topical programs, with full written materials, at a 61% discount from the retail price.
• BENEFIT FROM The College PRESS RELEASES ABOUT YOU sent to your hometown newspapers.

• Awards grants to local bar associations needing financial help in presenting CLE programs.
• Publishes a newsletter with information about activities and benefits three times each year.
• Provides this web site, TexasBarCollege.com, with complete information about The College and its programs.
• Presents new members a distinctive certificate suitable for framing and a portfolio with The College logo.
• Sells members shirts, jackets, and caps displaying The College logo.

1. You must be a member in good standing of the State Bar of Texas.
2. For your initial membership year, you must have accumulated at least 80 hours of accredited CLE within a three calendar-year period, or at least 45 hours in the current calendar year.
3. At least three hours must be approved for legal ethics or professional responsibility credit.
4. Up to 15 hours of the 80-hour requirement, or 5 hours of the 45-hour requirement, may be met by claiming self-study, rather than by going to classes.
5. Membership is established and maintained on a calendar year basis. Subsequent years of membership require at least 30 hours of CLE, at least three of which must be in legal ethics or professional responsibility.
6. The membership fee is $60. New lawyers: if you attend at least 45 hours between January 1 and December 31 in the year you are licensed or between January 1 and December 31 of the year after you are licensed, you qualify for a reduced initial-year membership fee of only $35. Please complete the Application below.

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