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Specify type of membership: Active Member Student Member

The Tennessee Paralegal Association is an affiliated member of the National Association of Legal Assistants. TPA has adopted, and all members are bound by, the NALA Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility.

Full Name:

Residence Address (Street/Apt/PO Box):

City: State: Zip: County:

Home Phone: Home E-Mail Address:

Employer:

Office Address (Street/ PO Box):

City: State: Zip: County:

Office Phone: Office E-Mail Address:

Office Fax: Immediate Supervisor:

I prefer to receive TPA mailings at my (check one): Residence Address Office Address

Chapter Affiliation: East Tennessee Southeast Tennessee West Tennessee

At Large Other:

My Area of Specialty is: Administration Bankruptcy Corporate Criminal

Family Litigation Probate Real Estate Tax Other (specify: )

Professional: CLA (certification date: )

CLAS specialty: (certification date: )

NALA Member

Have you ever been convicted of a felony? Yes No

Have you read and can adhere to the NALA Code Of Ethics? Yes No

Have you read and meet the Qualifications for Membership? Yes No

I hereby attest the information supplied by me is true and correct, and agree to be bound by the NALA Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility (adopted by TPA), and other code adopted by the membership of TPA, and the Bylaws of TPA.

Dated

Signature of Applicant/Member

Referred by

Once form is completed, print form out and send to TPA (address above).

NEW MEMBERS ONLY

ATTORNEY/EMPLOYER ATTESTATION . This section must be completed by all applicants qualifying under requirement numbers 4, 5, 6 and 7.

I hereby attest that is recognized as a legal assistant/paralegal and that he/she, under the supervision and direction of a lawyer, is capable of the following services generally described by the ABA ’s Standing Committee on Legal Assistants.

• Applying knowledge of the law and legal procedure in drafting legal documents and other papers in certain fields of law;
• Exercising judgment and working independently with respect to assigned tasks; keeping and meeting deadlines;
• Preparing or interpreting legal documents for review by a lawyer’
• Selecting, compiling and using technical information from such references as digests, encyclopedias or practice manuals;
• Analyzing procedural problems and recommending solutions in certain fields of the law.
• Preparing detailed office procedures for efficient handling in specialized field(s) of law.

I further attest that the applicant has been employed by me as a legal assistant/paralegal for years/months; that the applicant’s ethical and professional conduct are above reproach; and that he/she is recommended for membership in the Tennessee Paralegal Association under requirement number .

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Signature of Attorney/Employer

SCHOOL ATTESTATION (required for all student applicants). To be completed by school director or instructor.

I hereby attest that is currently enrolled and in good standing in the legal assistant course at (school).

Dated

Signature of Director/Instructor

ACTIVE AND STUDENT MEMBER ANNUAL DUES

State membership dues:

Active - $ 55.00
Student - $ 25.00

Chapter membership dues:

East Tennessee Chapter: ......Active - $15........Student - $5
Southeast Chapter: ...............Active - $20....... Student - $10
West Tennessee Chapter:.... Active: - $15.......Student - $15

• Article 4.2 of the Bylaws of the Tennessee Paralegal Association states that annual dues shall be due February 1 of each year and will be delinquent after May 1.
• Any member who fails to pay annual dues by the first day of May of any year will have membership privileges suspended and a fee of $15.00 for reinstatement will be required.
• New members applying for membership after October 15 of any year will have their membership carry through December of the following year. However, only new members applying before October 15 can be assured eligibility to vote at that year’s annual meeting.
• Enclose a check payable to Tennessee Paralegal Association for total membership dues and mail with this form to the address above.
  

NEW MEMBERS

Annual State Dues .00

Initiation Fee $ 15 .00

Chapter Dues $ .00

Total Enclosed $ .00

RENEWAL MEMBERS

Annual State Dues .00

Reinstatement Fee $ .00 (see 2. above)

Chapter Dues $ .00

Total Enclosed $ .00