Welcome to TAALP's Website!!
The Tyler Area Association of Legal Professionals is a legal association for persons working in the legal field or with an interest in the legal field in Tyler, Texas. TAALP, as it is known today, was founded in 1983. It began as the Tyler Association of Legal Assistants. In 1990, it merged with the Tyler Legal Secretaries Association, founded in 1964, and the name became TAALP.
What is a paralegal or legal assistant?
"Legal assistants, also known as paralegals, are a distinguishable group of persons who assist attorneys in the delivery of legal services. Through formal education, training, and experience, legal assistants have knowledge and expertise regarding the legal system and substantive and procedural law which qualify them to do work of a legal nature under the supervision of an attorney."
Definition from NALA's Code of Ethics & Professional Responsibility
"A legal assistant or paralegal is a person qualified by training or work experience who is employed or retained by a lawyer, law office, corporation, governmental agency, or other entity, who performs specifically deligated substantive legal work, for which a lawyer is responsible."
Definition from the American Bar Association & adopted throughout the United States by various state legislatures, courts and bar associations.
Disclaimers
This is an internet site for the Tyler Area Association of Legal Professionals ("TAALP"), an unincorporated non-profit association formed under the laws of the State of Texas. This web site and the materials provided herein have been prepared by TAALP for informational purposes only. Although every effort is made to ensure that this website contains the most current and up-to-date information, some errors may occur. If you have any questions or comments regarding information posted on this site, please contact the webmaster at
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Tyler Area Association of Legal Professionals
P. O. Box 1178
Tyler, Texas 75710