Membership Categories
Voting
VOTING Membership is open to paralegals currently employed or retained as such, possessing (1) of the following below.
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Bachelor or Associate Degree in paralegal studies/technology
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Bachelor or Associate Degree in any field plus a paralegal certificate
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Certificate from an ABA approved or AAFPE member paralegal education program
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Certificate from a non-correspondence paralegal program, which is not ABA approved or an AAFPE member, and (2) consecutive years paralegal experience
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(3) consecutive years paralegal experience
Associate
ASSOCIATE Membership is open to paralegals who are:
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Employed or retained as paralegals but do not meet any of the criteria required for voting membership above.
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Graduate of non-correspondence paralegal education program and are currently unemployed;
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Previously employed as paralegals but are currently unemployed
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Members in good standing of a NFPA member association other than SJPA
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Paralegal managers, coordinators or administrators and are applying their past paralegal experiences and/or education, in their position
Student
STUDENT Membership is open to students currently enrolled in (1) of the following:
o Non-correspondence paralegal education program
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Paralegal education that is ABA approved or an AAFPE member
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An institution accredited by an agency recognized by the US Department of Education and offering courses at the post-secondary level
Sustaining
SUSTAINING Membership is open to:
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Any person, partnership, corporation or entity, willing to support the goals and objectives of the South Jersey Paralegal Association