S.C.R. No. 69
                             SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
    1-1        WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of Texas is proud to
    1-2  recognize the legal assistants of Texas and to designate every
    1-3  October 23 as Texas Legal Assistants Day; and
    1-4        WHEREAS, Created on October 23, 1981, the Legal Assistants
    1-5  Division of the State Bar of Texas strives to foster high standards
    1-6  of conduct, professional ethics, and responsibility through
    1-7  continuing legal education cooperation with the state bar; and
    1-8        WHEREAS, The members of the Legal Assistants Division are
    1-9  diversely employed by law firms, public and private corporations,
   1-10  businesses, institutions, and local, state, and national government
   1-11  agencies; and
   1-12        WHEREAS, The Legal Assistants Division is committed to
   1-13  achieving more economical and improved legal services throughout
   1-14  the state by focusing on benefits to its members and the paralegal
   1-15  profession through developing opportunities, incentives, and
   1-16  recognition for legal education; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, Legal assistants work under the direction of an
   1-18  attorney and require sufficient knowledge of legal concepts to
   1-19  perform specifically delegated legal work that would otherwise be
   1-20  performed by the attorney; and
   1-21        WHEREAS, The legal assistants of the State of Texas are
   1-22  tremendous assets to their communities and contribute substantially
   1-23  to the quality and proficiency of legal services throughout the
    2-1  state; now, therefore, be it
    2-2        RESOLVED, That the 73rd Legislature of the State of Texas
    2-3  hereby commend the legal assistants of Texas for their outstanding
    2-4  work and the Legal Assistants Division of the State Bar of Texas
    2-5  for its 11 years of dedication to improving legal services for the
    2-6  people of Texas and hereby declare October 23 as Texas Legal
    2-7  Assistants Day; and, be it further
    2-8        RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared for the
    2-9  Legal Assistants Division of the State Bar of Texas as a token of
   2-10  high regard from the Texas Legislature.