Membership Information
Membership
shall be open to paralegals, students in paralegal programs, attorneys, paralegal
educators, officers of title insurance companies, and others of at least equal
professional qualifications in related fields. Classes of members and their respective
rights and privileges shall be: Voting Membership is open to individuals
who meet the requirements set out in the Voting Membership Application form. Voting
members shall be entitled to vote at all meetings of the Association and may hold
elected office. Persons eligible for voting membership shall make application
for such membership in the manner adopted by the Executive Board. Voting membership
dues are $40.00 annually. Student Membership is open to individuals
who are either full-time or part-time students in good standing in any college,
junior college, or other school pursuing a course of study as a paralegal. Student
members shall not be entitled to vote at meetings of the Association and may not
hold elected office. Such members may, however, chair and/or serve on committees.
Any member who has become eligible for voting membership is responsible for notifying
the Vice President of the change in classification in the manner adopted by the
Executive Board. Student membership dues are $20.00 annually. Retired
Membership is open to individuals who are no longer actively employed as paralegals,
but continue their interest in the Association. Retired members shall not be entitled
to vote at meetings of the Association and may not hold elected office. Such members
may, however, chair and/or serve on committees. Any member who has become eligible
for Retired membership is responsible for notifying the Vice President of the
change in classification in the manner adopted by the Executive Board. Retired
membership dues are $25.00 annually. Sustaining Membership is open
to law firms, corporations, legal assistant educators, and other persons or entities
who are directly involved in the education and supervision of paralegals or who
endorse the legal assistant concept or who are actively involved in the promotion
of the paralegal progession. Sustaining members shall not be entitled to vote
at meetings of the Association and may not hold elected office. Such members may,
however, chair and/or serve on committees. Any member who has become eligible
for voting membership is responsible for notifying the Vice President of the change
in classification in the manner adopted by the Executive Board. Sustaining membership
dues are $60.00 annually. Honorary Members. The Executive Board of
the Association shall have the power to bestow honorary membership status on a
person (who may or may not be a member of the Association) who has supported the
goals and programs of the Association and given of their time and energy to such
an extent that the membership and/or Executive Board of the Association feels
his/her contributions deserve to be given special recognition. An Honorary Member
shall not be entitled to vote at membership meetings of the Association and may
not hold office.
You may select a specific membership application from the
upper right corner of this web page, and follow the download instructions accordingly.
Should you need additional assistance or further information regarding membership,
please contact the Vice President/Membership Chair Marlene Lubowicz at mlubowicz@mwklaw.com.
She will be happy to assist you.
Student Graduate -
Free One Year Membership. Qualification includes graduation from an ABA-approved
paralegal program, a post-graduate paralegal certificate program, or other paralegal
program recognized by the National Association of Legal Assistants and the HALA
organization. Free Student Graduation Memberships are non-voting and they cannot
hold office, but they can participate on any committee. This free one-year membership
value is $40.00. For determination of your qualification for this free offer,
contact your college Paralegal Facilitator or you may also directly contact HALA's
Student/School Liaison by accessing the "Executive Board" link found
at the upper left corner of this web page.
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