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MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS
Qualification requirements for the classes of SDPA membership
are as follows:
Voting: Must be currently employed full-time as a
paralegal working under the supervision of a licensed attorney,
who has been an active member of the California State Bar
Association, and:
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completed an ABA-approved paralegal education training
program;
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completed a paralegal program (or received a degree from an
accredited post-secondary institution), requiring a minimum
of 24 semester units in law-related classes;
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received an undergraduate degree from a four-year college
and have a minimum of one-year law-related experience
working under the supervision of a licensed attorney, who
has been an active member of the California State Bar
Association for at least the preceding three years; or
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received a high school diploma or GED and have a minimum of
three years of law-related experience working under the
licensed attorney, who has been an active member of the
California State Bar Association for at least the preceding
three years.
Student: Must be currently
enrolled in a paralegal education-training program.
Voting membership:
Voting members must be
currently employed as a full-time paralegal. Voting members are
eligible to hold office, make motions and vote. Please attach
copy of a declaration from your supervising attorney or your
office administrator.
Associate membership:
Associate Members are those currently not employed
as a paralegal but hold a paralegal certificate.
Associate members are ineligible to hold office, make
motions or vote.
Please attach a copy of Paralegal Certificate, if applicable.
Student
membership:
Student members are current paralegal students and
are ineligible to hold office, make motions or vote.
Please attach a copy of your matriculation or enrollment
confirmation letter from the director of paralegal program.
Sustaining membership:
Sustaining members are businesses or law firms.
Sustaining members are ineligible to hold office, make
motions or vote.
If you have any general questions, please contact
membership@sdparalegals.org
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