Membership Types

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Active Membership - $154
Open to individuals who meet at least one of the following qualifications:

  • Successfully completed NALA's Certified Paralegal Exam
  • Graduated from an ABA-approved paralegal program
  • Graduated from an institutionally accredited program with not less than the equivalent of 60 semester hours of classroom study
  • Graduated from a paralegal program not listed above, but has no less than six months of in-house training as a paralegal, whose attorney-employer attests that such person is a qualified paralegal
  • Holds a baccalaureate degree in any field, plus not less than six months of in-house training as a paralegal, whose attorney-employer attests that such person is a qualified paralegal
  • Minimum of three years of law-related experience under the supervision of an attorney, including at least six months of in-house training as a paralegal, whose attorney-employer attests that such person is qualified as a paralegal
  • Minimum of two years of in-house training as a paralegal, whose attorney-employer attests that such person is a qualified paralegal

If your office has several eligible paralegals, consider the Organization Membership that provides the same benefits at a reduced rate. 

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*All military personnel receive a 20% discount on an Active type membership. 

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Associate / Sustaining Membership - $129
Open to individuals who meet at least one of the following qualifications:

Associate Membership

  • Member of bar association endorsing the paralegal concept or involved in the promotion of the paralegal profession
  • Individual involved in the educational field who endorses the paralegal concept or is involved in the promotion of the paralegal profession
  • Supervisor of paralegals

Sustaining Membership

  • Open to individuals, law firms, corporations, and paralegal program representatives who endorse the paralegal concept or are actively involved in the promotion of the paralegal profession.

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Student Membership - $50
Open to individuals who meet the following qualifications:

  • Enrolled student (taking at least 5 semester hours in the current session or upcoming) in good standing in any university, college, junior college, or other approved school pursuing a course of study as a paralegal
  • Not currently employed as a paralegal

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