Professional associations allow legal professionals, paraprofessionals, academics, and students to network and share their research, news, and endeavors. There are many advantages to participating in these associations as a student. They include:
"The Association of Legal Administrators mission is to promote and enhance the competence and professionalism of all members of the legal management team; improve the quality of management in law firms and other legal service organizations; and represent professional legal management and managers to the legal community and to the community at large."
This site also offers a variety of information about legal services and resources for the public. Under the Search tab, you can search Kentucky Revised Statutes, Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rules of Evidence, Supreme Court Rules, and much more. Also includes links to several key legal search sites.
The KJA is dedicated to protecting the health and safety of Kentucky families, to enhancing consumer protection, and to preserving each and every citizen’s right to trial by jury. They also help to educate citizens about their legal rights through its Speakers Bureau and a variety of other informative programs, publications and community service projects.
The association works to expand the use of paralegals, encourage good relationships with attorneys, promote high ethical standards, and provide continuing educational training programs.
The ABA is the largest voluntary professional association in the world. With nearly 400,000 members, the ABA provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, information about the law, programs to assist lawyers and judges in their work, and initiatives to improve the legal system for the public. Includes a great statistics page with lawyer demographics, justice system stats, and legal salaries.
The first national paralegal association, NFPA is comprised of more than 50 member associations and represents over 9,000 individual members. The association monitors legislation, case law, proposed changes to the rules of responsibility and ethics opinions that affect the paralegal profession.
NALS is the association for legal professionals and has truly served the paralegal/legal assistant from the minute the paralegal/legal assistant was introduced to the profession.
The leading U.S. paralegal association, NALA's mission is to provide continuing education and professional development programs to all paralegals. The association provides current information about the profession, continuing education materials and seminars, networking opportunities, professional certification programs, occupational survey findings, and manuals to help paralegals excel in the workplace.
