ATTENTION: CURRENT MEMBERS — It's time to renew your membership. Please download a 2008 renewal form.

Our association has four membership categories: Active, Student, Associate, and Sustaining.

Active

Active membership is open to any individual who meets at least one of the following requirements:

1. Successful completion of NALA's Certified Legal Assistant (CLA) exam;
   
   
2. Graduation from an ABA approved program of study for paralegals;
   
   
3. Graduation from an institutionally accredited paralegal program which is not ABA approved but requires the equivalent of 60 semester hours of classroom study;
   
   
4. Graduation from a course of study for paralegals other than those set forth in (2) and (3) above, plus six months of in-house training as a paralegal (note: an attorney/employer must attest that such person is qualified as a paralegal);
   
   
5. A baccalaureate degree in any field, plus six months of in-house training as a paralegal (note: an attorney/employer must attest that such person is qualified as a paralegal);
   
   
6. Three years of law-related experience under the supervision of an attorney, including six months of in-house training as a paralegal (note: an attorney/employer must attest that such person is qualified as a paralegal);
   
   
7. Two years of in-house training as a paralegal (note: an attorney/ employer must attest that such person is qualified as a paralegal).

This is the only type of membership that carries full voting privileges. Active members are also the only members who may serve as officers, directors, or committee chairs. If you are interested in applying for active membership, please click on our membership application form.

Student

Student membership is open to any individual who is currently enrolled in a paralegal course of study at a college, junior college, or other school; however, student membership is not available to any individual who has successfully completed NALA's CLA exam. If you are interested in applying for student membership, please click on our membership application form.

Associate

Associate membership is open to any individual who meets at least one of the following requirements:

1. Membership in a bar association that endorses the concept or is involved in the promotion of the paralegal profession;
   
   
2. Employment in an educational field that endorses the concept or is involved in the promotion of the paralegal profession;
   
   
3. Involvement in the direct supervision of paralegals.

If you are interested in applying for associate membership, please click on our membership application form.

Sustaining

Sustaining membership is open to any individual, law firm, corporation, or paralegal program representative who endorses the concept or is actively involved in the promotion of the paralegal profession. If you are interested in applying for sustaining membership, please click on our membership application form.

Current Members

If you are a current member, and you would like to renew your membership, please please click on our membership renewal form.