TYLA has created this guide to assist Texas lawyers in advising their clients about what subpoenas are, their duty to respond, and how best to respond to a subpoena issued to them by a Texas state or federal civil court.
TYLA has created this guide to assist Texas lawyers in advising their clients about what criminal subpoenas are, their duty to respond, and how best to respond to a subpoena issued to them by a Texas state or federal court.
The purpose of this guide is to assist lawyers in connection with attorney fee statements by addressing (1) general billing practices, (2) privileges applicable to
Lawyers and clients must be able to communicate freely for clients to receive the help they need, and the attorney–client privilege and the work-product doctrine make this possible. This pamphlet explains the basics of both protections, and seeks to teach clients how to avoid common pitfalls
Compassion Fatigue (also known as Secondary Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) has recently become more prevalent in attorneys and is caused by helping those exposed to
The Diversity Toolkit consists of several pieces of the puzzle of having a comprehensive approach to organizational diversity. The four push-cards relate to diversifying relationships, diversifying membership, improving diversity with policies, and improving diversity with projects.
A video project about housing insecurity in Texas’s major cities, its impacts on landlords and tenants, the eviction process in JP Court, and how young lawyers can get involved to address the problem.
There are many ways to make a public interest career affordable. This pamphlet provides a summary of strategies and resources that law students may use to make it possible to pursue a career in government or public interest law.
The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division and the Texas Young Lawyers Association sought advice from in-house counsel across various industries in Texas and Florida in order to provide our young lawyers with practical advice to improve and enhance client service.
The "How Texas Courts Work" website includes several informational videos developed from interviews with several practicing Texas attorneys, Texas Supreme Court Justice Boyd, Texas Court
A helpful summary for attorneys volunteering to help eligible inmates.
TYLA went across this great state and asked some legendary Texas attorneys what made them so great. How they got where they are? What was the life altering moment in their career? We asked these questions in the hope that it would provide an education of sorts or just satisfy our wild curiosities. Their responses are fascinating.
This guide will highlight some of the important things to consider when an attorney becomes incapacitated or deceased. This guide will present a brief overview on the importance of having an up-to-date estate plan as well as address strategies for successfully transitioning a law practice.
The purpose of the TYLA Predicate Guide is to introduce new attorneys to basic examples of predicate questions they are likely to encounter at a hearing or deposition.
Each year women and people of color leave the lawyer ranks at a higher rate than other attorneys. This guide reveals the cause of this problem and will help you develop corporate strategies to retain a diverse and inclusive legal practice.
This project seeks to help those who have heard the call of leadership—particularly those in small cities or rural communities looking to start, lead, or revive a local young lawyers association—by compiling resources created by the Texas Young Lawyers Association (TYLA) to hopefully make things a little easier and allow them to focus on bringing people together and executing their vision.
Are there restrictions on what a lawyer can post to social media? Are social media posts considered advertisements? Are other social media activities such as “friending” regulated? This guide is intended to help you better understand the rules governing lawyer communications in social media.
