Name: Paralegal Perspectives: Strategies for Legal Outreach and Education
Start: 2025-08-29T09:00:00-0500
End: 2025-08-29T10:00:00-0500

Friday August 29, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am CDT

Room 415

This panel will feature paralegals from Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA), Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas (LANWT), and Lone Star Legal Aid, who will share their experience and best practices for conducting outreach and the distribution of community education. The paralegal position plays a critical role in bridging the gap between legal aid organizations and the communities they serve, ensuring that access to vital legal resources and information is readily available. The panelists will discuss the various outreach strategies their organizations have implemented, the materials they have found most effective, and the challenges they have encountered in reaching diverse communities they serve. This panel aims to foster collaboration and innovation in outreach efforts, equipping attendees with practical tools and insights to enhance their own community education initiatives.

Speakers

Gloretta Thornton

Paralegal Supervisor, Lone Star Legal Aid

I have been with Lone Star Legal Aid for 49 years and I have been in the Public Benefits Unit in the Houston office all of that time. I truly enjoy helping people and my work with LSLA allows me to do that. I am the mother of 2, the grandmother of 4, and the great grandmother... Read More →