ARIZONA PARALEGAL ASSOCIATION
membership information and instructions
1. Select your membership level below.
2. Complete the online application (see link below). We accept Visa or you can elect to be invoiced to pay by check.
3. Submit required documentation and attestation (scroll down and see blue box on right side of page) to membership@azparalegal.org
Membership term is from January 1 to December 31 each year.* Members joining in December will receive membership that extends to the end of the following year. (We currently do not offer one-year memberships from date of joining.)
Note: Applications must be completed within 30 days.
Members of the Arizona Paralegal Association are required to abide by its Code of Ethics.
Questions: Membership@azparalegal.org
*IMPORTANT: You don't need to fret about the time of year you join the APA. When you become a member, you will have complete online access to all of our past issues of The eDigest (our monthly newsletter), recorded webinars, webinar handouts, job bank, mentoring program, access to our members directory, and you can still use your free APA webinar coupon until the end of the year. We hope you will consider joining us.
Membership Levels:
VOTING MEMBERship:
Voting Membership is open to any paralegal who is an Arizona resident:If he/she is actively employed in the State of Arizona in the capacity of a paralegal and meets at least one of the following criteria: 1. Graduation from an ABA-approved program of study for paralegals. 2. Graduation from a course of study for paralegals which is institutionally accredited, but not ABA-approved, and which requires not less than the equivalent of 60 semester hours of classroom study. 3. Graduation from a course of study for paralegals other than those set forth in 1 and 2 above, plus not less than six (6) months of in-house training as a paralegal. 4. Receipt of a baccalaureate degree in any field, plus not less than six (6) months of in-house training as a paralegal. 5. A minimum of three (3) years of law related experience under the supervision of an attorney, including at least six (6) months of in-house training as a paralegal. 6. Successful completion of the NALA Certified Paralegal (“CP") examination. 7. A minimum of two (2) years of in-house training as a paralegal. 8. Good standing as a member of NALA. Note: All other categories of members are not eligible to vote in APA elections. In addition, only Voting members in good standing are eligible to run for APA Board of Directors' positions or serve as Committee Chairs. |
Non-VOTING Membership:
Non-Voting Membership is open to paralegals who are: State of Arizona Residents: Paralegals not currently employed as a paralegal in the State AND who meet the requirements of Voting Membership; OR Outside Arizona: Paralegals employed OR not employed outside the State of Arizona AND who meet the requirements of Voting Membership and: 1. he/she is a graduate of a paralegal training program but not yet employed as a paralegal; OR 2. he/she has been employed as a paralegal in the past but is not currently employed in that capacity. |
Student membership:
Student Membership is open to students enrolled in a formal training program for paralegals, either in the State of Arizona or outside the State of Arizona. |
associate MEMBERSHIP:
Associate Membership is open to persons or entities that are:
- Paralegals who are members of bar associations;
- Involved in an educational field which endorses the paralegal concept;
- Involved in the promotion of the paralegal
profession;
- Educational entities which have established a paralegal curriculum; or
- Other paralegal associations, regardless of geographical location.
EXCEPTION MEMBERSHIP:A person is eligible to be an exception member of the APA if he/she is retired from the paralegal profession. |
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A person is eligible to be an honorary member of the APA if he/she served on the APA Board of Directors for a minimum of 10 years and is retired from the paralegal profession. |
READY TO JOIN?
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For questions on APA membership, application process, or required documentation, please email:
Membership@azparalegal.org
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