Membership Benefits

• Opportunities for networking, continuing education programs, employment, and personal professional growth
• Notice of general membership meetings held during lunch at reduced prices
• Voluntary professional involvement in the Santa Barbara Paralegal Association as a board or committee member to contribute to the development, growth, and strengthening of the paralegal profession; Scholarship opportunity
• Updates on news, laws, educational requirements, access to the CAPA resource directory
• Affiliate membership in California Alliance of Paralegal Associations (CAPA). CAPA offers several insurance, financial and related services through approved benefit providers. http://www.caparalegal.org/index.html
• Waiver of the initiation fee if you decide to become a NALA member. SBPA, as an affiliated association, has free access to NALA NET for the most current information and case decisions affecting legal assistants. http://www.nala.org/

How Does One Join?

Membership is available to: (a) legal assistants; (b) students in the legal assistant courses; and (c) attorneys, legal assistant educators and other members of the community who endorse the legal assistant profession (Associate Members).

Annual dues are set forth below:

Active membership............................................$60.00 before 11/01/09 - $65 after 11/01/09
Student membership..........................................$40.00 before 11/01/09 - $45 after 11/01/09
Associate membership.......................................$60.00 before 11/01/09 - $65 after 11/01/09

SBPA Membership Application/Renewal Form (MS Word)

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SBPA
Post Office Box 2695
Santa Barbara, CA 93120