Memberships

Active Membership

Associate Membership

Associate membership shall be open to any individual who has current law-related experience, such as legal secretaries, judicial assistants, legal studies educators, or recent graduates of a law related program who does not qualify as an Active Member or Student Member. 

NOTE: CHANGE OF MEMBERSHIP STATUS – When the eligibility requirements for Active membership are met, an Associate member may request a change of status from “Associate” to “Active” Membership upon completion of Active Member – Application for New Membership, accompanied by supporting documentation, active member dues, and the applicable application fee.

Patron Membership

Patron Membership shall be open to any individual, company, firm, vendor, or institution who endorses the paralegal concept or is involved in the promotion of the paralegal profession, and those persons, companies, firms, vendors, or institutions interested in supporting this Volusia County Paralegal Association may become Patron Members. Patron membership does not include any individual who would otherwise qualify as an Active Member or Associate Member.

Student Membership

Student membership shall be open to any individual who is actively enrolled in, either full- or part-time, and in good standing with any university, college, junior college, or other educational program pursuing a course of studies as a paralegal or legal assistant, and which school or institution is either (a) ABA-approved or (b) institutionally accredited by one of the regional agencies approved by the U.S. Department of Education for accreditation of higher education institutions and requires not less than the equivalent of sixty (60) semester hours of classroom study.  In order to apply for student membership, an applicant must have signed an attestation from a professor or administrator confirming enrollment. Upon successful completion of the course of study, a Student Member may then apply for either Active or Associate membership in this Division.

NOTE:
CHANGE OF MEMBERSHIP STATUS – When the eligibility requirements for Active membership are met, a Student member may request a change of status from “Student” to “Active” Membership upon completion of an Application for New Membership, accompanied by supporting documentation, active member dues, and the applicable application fee.