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MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS IN
THE
IOWA ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL ASSISTANTS INCLUDE:
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Get the PDF version of the IALA
Membership Application Form.
Please print, complete and
mail this form with the appropriate membership dues
to:
IOWA ASSOCIATION
OF LEGAL ASSISTANTS
PO Box 93153
Des Moines, Iowa 50393
Please email questions
to:
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Annual Subscription to Legal Assistant
Today
The Iowa Association of Legal Assistants is
pleased to provide an annual subscription to Legal Assistant
Today magazine
to all active members who renew their membership or join the
association during the renewal time period beginning January
1 and ending February 15.
- Networking Connections
By using the Membership
Directory, attending seminars, and participating in Region meetings,
members of the Iowa Association of Legal Assistants are
able to discuss issues pertaining to the profession and with
individuals who share common concerns and interests. Networking
is often the most successful avenue for those paralegals/legal
assistants seeking employment.
- On-line Access to a Membership Directory
Available
in the Members’ Only section, the Iowa Association
of Legal Assistants' Membership Directory helps members
locate peers working throughout the state.
- The Original Notice, a Bi-annual Newsletter
The
Original Notice provides a means through which the Board
of Directors can update members on activities being conducted
in each of the regions and at the state level. Pictures, awards,
announcements, and articles keep members informed. The Original
Notice is e-mailed to members and stored on the Members’ Only
web page for easy access.
- Placement Assistance
In addition to networking
opportunities that may lead to employment, the Iowa Association
of Legal Assistants notifies members by e-mail when job postings
are placed on the IALA website.
- Reduced Costs at IALA Seminars
The Iowa Association
of Legal Assistants conducts two educational seminars
per year. These one-day seminars typically rotate to various
areas of the state from year to year in order to provide ample
opportunity for paralegals/legal assistants to obtain continuing
education. Seminars are general in nature in order to provide
a wide array of topics. Members of the Iowa Association
of Legal Assistants may attend each of these seminars
at a reduced cost. Student members of IALA are
provided a yearly certificate for free attendance at one
of these seminars.
- Representation at Iowa State Bar Association Events
The
Iowa Association of Legal Assistants sponsors
various Iowa Bar Association events where members have the
ability to interact with attorneys in order to encourage the
use of paralegal/legal assistant staff. Board members also
collaborate with the Iowa State Bar Association Legal Assistant
Committee regarding issues affecting the paralegal profession.
- Scholarship Opportunities
The Iowa Association
of Legal Assistants supports its members by offering
scholarships that may be used in furthering their education.
- Study Assistance for NALA CLA/CP Exam
As
a member of the National Association of Legal Assistants,
the
Iowa Association of Legal Assistants encourages
its members to study and sit for the CLA/CP and specialty exams
offered by NALA. Members of IALA who have achieved
the CLA/CP designation serve as mentors, form study groups, and
conduct study sessions. Member CLA/CPs also proctor exams within
the boundaries of the state, thus allowing paralegals/legal assistants
to avoid the stress and expense of travel to other areas of the
country for the exams.
- Updates on Laws, Rulings, and Activities Affecting
the Paralegal Profession
Board and Committee members
review issues concerning the paralegal profession and advise
members of concerns and significant events. Members are kept
apprised of laws that affect their profession and activities
of affiliated associations throughout the country. Due to
the efforts of the Association, legal assistants in Iowa who
have passed NALA’s
CLA exam have been granted permission to use the designation “Certified
Legal Assistant” beneath their signature.
- Website: www.ialanet.org
The Iowa Association of Legal Assistants maintains
a website at www.ialanet.org where
members may access information regarding the Association and its
activities.
MEMBERSHIP RATES
MEMBERSHIP RATES
Membership runs from February 1 through January 31.
Annual dues vary by type of membership. All dues are nonrefundable.
* See below for membership classifications
| Month of Application |
Active
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Associate
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Student
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Sustaining
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| February, March & April |
$90.00
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$60.00
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$25.00
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$75.00
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| May, June & July |
$68.00
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$45.00
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$25.00
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$56.00
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| August, September & October |
$45.00
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$30.00
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$25.00
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$38.00
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November, December
& January |
$22.00
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$15.00
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$25.00
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$19.00
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* See below for membership classificatons
MEMBER CLASSIFICATIONS
- ACTIVE: This class is open to
any individual who meets the following criteria. This is the
only membership classification that carries voting privileges
at the state level. Active members are the only IALA members
who may serve as state officers. Any individual whose supervising
attorney attests that such person is qualified as a legal
assistant/paralegal AND that this individual works at least 3/4
of his/her total hours as a legal assistant as defined by the
American Bar Association.
- ASSOCIATE: Associate members may vote and
hold offices on a regional level, but do not have state voting
rights and may not hold a state office. This class is open to
any individual who meets at least one of the following criteria:
- Any individual not currently employed as a legal assistant/paralegal
who has successfully completed a course of
study as a legal assistant/paralegal at any university,
college, junior college or other educational institution.
- Any individual
not currently employed as a legal assistant/paralegal who
has successfully completed the Certified Legal Assistant
(CLA/CP) examination administered by the National Association
of Legal Assistants, Inc.; or
- Any former active member of IALA not currently employed as a legal assistant/paralegal.
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STUDENT: Student members do not have
voting rights and may not act as an officer on either
the state or regional level. The following qualify for
student membership: any individual who is a student at
any university, college, junior
college, or other educational institution pursuing a
course of study as a legal assistant/paralegal and who
submits an attestation from the director of the program
that the individual is a student in good standing. Read
more about the benefits of being a student member (PDF).
- SUSTAINING: Sustaining membership
is open to anyone who meets at least one of the following criteria:
- Members of bar associations
or the legal profession;
- Members of the educational field endorsing
the paralegal/legal assistant concept or involved in the
promotion of the
paralegal/legal assistant profession, or
- Any person or entity
with a viable ongoing interest in the legal profession
approved by the Board of Directors
of IALA
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
Get the PDF version of the IALA Membership Application
Form
Please print, complete and mail this form with the
appropriate membership dues to:
IOWA ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL ASSISTANTS
PO Box 93153
Des Moines, Iowa 50393
Please email questions to:
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