ACTIVE MEMBERS*:
1. Any individual who has successfully completed the Certified Legal Assistant (CLA) examination of NALA (copy of CLA certificate must be attached to application), or
2. Any individual who has graduated from an ABA approved program of study for legal assistants (copy of diploma must be attached to application), or
3. Any individual who has graduated from a course of study for legal assistants which is institutionally accredited but not ABA approved, and which requires no less than the equivalent of 60 semester hours of classroom study (copy of diploma must be attached to application), or
4. Any individual who has graduated from a course of study for legal assistants other than those set forth in (2) and (3) above, plus not less than six months of in-house training as a legal assistant, whose attorney-employer attests that such person is qualified as a legal assistant, or
5. Any individual who has received a baccalaureate degree in any field, plus not less than six months in-house training as a legal assistant, whose attorney-employer attests that such person is qualified as a legal assistant, or
6. Any individual who has a minimum of three years of law-related experience under supervision of an attorney, including at least six months on in-house training as a legal assistant, whose attorney-employer attests that such person is qualified as a legal assistant, or
7. Any individual who has a minimum of two years of in-house training as a legal assistant, whose attorney-employer attests that such person is qualified as a legal assistant.

STUDENT MEMBERS:
Any individual who is a full-time student in good standing in any college, junior college or other schools pursuing a course of study as a legal assistant. A full-time student shall be defined as one enrolled for a minimum of 12 semester hours or equivalent or who is taking all legal assistant courses offered. Upon completion of the legal assistant program, student members may maintain their student membership classification for one year before transferring to active membership.

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS:
1. Those members of bar associations endorsing the legal assistant concept or involved in the promotion of the legal assistant profession, or
2. Those members of the educational field endorsing the legal assistant concept or involved in the promotion of the legal assistant profession, or
3. Those persons directly involved in the supervision of legal assistants.

SUSTAINING MEMBERS:
Individuals, law firms, corporations and legal assistant program representatives who endorse the legal assistant concept or are actively involved in the promotion of the legal assistant profession who contribute dues of $50 or any amount in excess thereof.

*Only Active Members have voting privileges.