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Individual Membership

Document NLADA Individual Membership Application (pdf, 49 Kb)

Individual membership provides a host of member benefits and services, including national advocacy, training opportunities, publications, networking and professional development, publications and online resources, technical support and access to member-only discount programs.

Individuals may select from several membership types:

  • Sustaining Member - $150

    Sustaining Members demonstrate their strong commitment to legal aid and indigent defense by joining NLADA at this level. The additional revenue that NLADA receives from individuals joining as Sustaining Members, or upgrading from the Non-Attorney Professional or Individual Attorney levels, enables NLADA to expand its services and benefits to its members. Sustaining Membership is $100 per year.

  • Individual Attorney - $100

    Individual Attorney members include attorneys who work in legal aid and indigent defense programs, as well as private practice, corporate, nonprofit and government sector attorneys who are committed to equal access to justice for the poor. The Individual Attorney membership is $100 per year. Attorneys who work for program members of NLADA may join for a reduced fee of $75 per year.

  • Non-Attorney Professional - $60

    Investigators, social workers, law librarians, paralegals and all other non-attorneys who share the commitment to equal justice for all are invited to join NLADA in this membership category for $60 a year. Individuals who work for program members of NLADA may join for a reduced fee of $40 per year.

  • Life Member - $1,500

    Individuals who share NLADA's vision and values can significantly advance its work through a Life Membership. For a fee of $1,500, they are entitled to all of the benefits of NLADA membership for life and special recognition in NLADA publications in which members are listed.

  • Individual Client Member - $20

    If you have used the services of a civil legal aid or indigent defense office, you are entitled to join NLADA at the special rate of $20 for Client Membership. Client Members receive the full range of benefits and services available to all NLADA members.

  • Individual Student/Fellow Member - $35

    NLADA encourages today's law students and recent law school graduates working as fellows to devote their future professional lives to civil legal services and indigent defense. To acquaint law students and fellows with the benefits of NLADA membership, including discounts on training events and publications, NLADA offers students and fellows the opportunity to join for $35.

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