To become board certified in labor and employment law in Texas, the attorney must provide information as required by TBLS concerning specific tasks he or she has performed in labor and employment law.
The attorney must show that he or she has engaged directly and substantially in a broad practice of labor and employment law within the 3 years immediately preceding application in at least 3 of the areas within the definition of labor and one of which must be practice involving the National Labor Relations Act.
The attorney must submit required information concerning such practice, the frequency of the work, the jurisdictions involved, and the nature of the issues involved.
The attorney must show practice involving laws regulating or involving labor relations (National Labor Relations Act) by one of the following methods:
- Actual experience through practice; or
- Completion of a minimum of 24 hours of continuing legal education (CLE) in comprehensive courses on the National Labor Relations Act, completed within the 3 years immediately preceding the application through June 1 of the year of application.
Additionally, the attorney must show that he or she has been engaged directly and substantially in 2 additional areas within the definition of labor and employment law.
The attorney must show by detailed response that he or she has engaged at a significant level of responsibility in litigation in federal or state court or arbitration.
