This MSLPA Membership Flyer provides additional information regarding the benefits of membership in this Association.

Membership is a tri-level experience -- with your paid dues, you become a member of the national, state and local associations.  

 Membership Classifications

Individual Membership - Individual members are professionals in the legal field who agree to comply with the NALS Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility. Individual members can choose to be a member-at-large or be a member of a chartered state and/or local association. Individual members shall be voting members with the right to hold elected office of their local chapter and/or state association. 

Examples of Individual Members' job titles - Paralegals, Legal Assistants, Legal Secretaries, Law Firm Managers, Court Personnel, Human Resources Personnel, Process Servers, Court Reporters, Executive Legal Assistants, Law Firm Administrators

 
Associate Membership - Associate members are those interested in collaborating with legal support professionals. This membership classification may not vote or hold elective office, except as specifically provided in the NALS bylaws. Individual members may transfer to associate membership upon qualifying for associate membership.  

Examples of Associate Members' job titles - Judges, Attorneys, Litigators, Lawyers, Educators, Mediators, Arbitrators, Vendors


Student Membership -  This membership classification is for active students. Active students are defined as students attending an accredited program relating to work of a legal nature, who are classified by that school as taking at least nine hours per semester/quarter of college credit. Student members can join a state or local association. This membership classification may not vote or hold elected office in a chapter, except as specifically provided in the NALS bylaws. 

Student Members must be active students.


Life Membership - 
Life members shall be qualified individual members. Dues paid for life membership are nonrefundable and nontransferable and shall be effective only during such period as the life member qualifies as an individual member. Life members shall be voting members with the right to hold elective office.


Company Membership Company Memberships allow a company in the legal field to register multiple staff members for NALS membership and receive a discount for each. Company memberships would be owned by the company. In the case of staffing changes, the company will decide whether to let the individual keep the membership or transfer the membership to another individual.


The company administrator may add or change individuals to the Company Membership at any point. If the addition would require the Company to move up a tier, the administrator will need to contact the NALS office to pay the cost for the increase before they are enabled to make the additions.

All members under a Company Membership must be eligible for Individual Membership. For a list of current Company Members click here.


Retired Member Retired members shall be members in good standing, who are retired and have a total of five consecutive years as a member immediately prior to retirement, and who have either attained age 62 or have retired due to physical disability and shall be voting members with the right to hold elective office. 
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For membership questions not answered above email membership@nals.org

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Ready to Join?  Click this link and it will take you to the NALS website (note when completing application select Mississippi LPA as your state association and choose one of the three local associations)  - JOIN

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