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Many newcomers to the field may not realize how much support they have or the options they have in their own geographical area, or are interested in other areas due to a potential move, etc. I’ve compiled this list of paralegal associations and other groups that paralegals may be interested in checking out. I have also included in this list groups for legal support staff, legal secretaries and bar association sections.
Did I miss one or is a link broken? Please e-mail me at lmc@perfectlyparalegal.com and let me know.
All links updated/verified 9/8/2021 through and including Massachusetts
National
- National Association of Legal Assistants & Paralegals (NALA)
- National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA)
- NALS… The Association for Legal Professionals (NALS)
- American Association for Paralegal Education (AAfPE)
- American Association For Justice Paralegal Affiliates
- American Bar Association
- American Alliance of Paralegals
- American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants
- Association of Legal Administrators (ALA)
- International Paralegal Management Association (IPMA)
International
Alabama
- Alabama Association of Paralegals (NALA)
- Alabama – AALS, a chapter of NALS, Inc. (NALS)
- Baldwin County Association of Legal Professionals (NALS)
- BLSA (Birmingham) (NALS)
- NALS of Central Alabama (NALS)
- Mobile Legal Professionals Association (NALS)
Alaska
Arizona
- Arizona Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Tucson Paralegal Association (NALA)
- NALS of Phoenix (NALS)
- Maricopa County Bar Association Paralegal Division
Arkansas
- Arkansas Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- AALS – the Association for Arkansas Legal Support Professionals (NALS)
- Northeast Arkansas Legal Support Professionals (NALS)
- Arkansas Paralegal Alliance
California
- Paralegal Association of Santa Clara County (NALA)
- Ventura County Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Orange County Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Fresno Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Los Angeles Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Inland Counties Association of Paralegals (NALA)
- San Diego Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Sacramento Valley Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- Santa Barbara Paralegal Association
- San Francisco Paralegal Association (NALA)
- California Alliance of Paralegal Associations
- Bar Association of San Francisco Paralegal Section
- Consumer Attorneys of California Paralegal Membership
- Sequoia Paralegal Association
- Redwood Empire Paralegal Association
- Kern County Paralegal Association
- Central Coast Paralegal Association
- Alliance of Legal Document Assistant Professionals
- California Alliance of Paralegal Associations
- California Association of Legal Document Assistants
Colorado
- Pikes Peak Paralegals (NALA)
- Legal Assistants of the Western Slope (NALA)
- Rocky Mountain Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- Colorado Association of Legal Support Staff
Connecticut
- Central Connecticut Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- Connecticut Bar Association – Paralegal Section
- Fairfield County Bar Association – Paralegal Committee
Delaware
District of Columbia
- National Capital Area Paralegal Association (NCAPA) (NFPA)
Florida
- Central Florida Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Northeast Florida Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Northwest Florida Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Paralegal Association of Florida (NALA)
- South Florida Paralegal Association (NALA) (NFPA)
- Southwest Florida Paralegal Association, Inc. (NALA)
- Tampa Bay Paralegal Association, Inc. (NALA) (NFPA)
- Miami Dade Legal Support Association
- Orange County Bar Association Paralegal Section
- Broward County Bar Association Paralegal Section
- Dade County Bar Association Paralegal Committee
- Florida Bar Association – Florida Registered Paralegal
- Gainesville Association of Paralegals
Georgia
- Atlanta Paralegal Association, Inc. (NALA)
- Southeastern Association of Legal Assistants (NALA)
- Georgia Association of Paralegals (NFPA)
- Cobb County Legal Professionals Association (NALS)
- Gate City Bar Association Paralegal Section
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
- Indiana Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- Michiana Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- Northeast Indiana Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- Indiana State Bar Association Paralegal Membership
- Indianapolis Bar Association Paralegal Committee
Iowa
Kansas
- Heartland Paralegal Association (Kansas City) (NALA)
- Kansas Association of Legal Assistants/Paralegals, Inc. (NALA)
- Kansas Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- Topeka Legal Professionals
Kentucky
- Kentucky Paralegal Association
- Greater Lexington Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- Louisville Association of Paralegals
- Northern Kentucky Association of Paralegals
- Southern Kentucky Association of Paralegals
Louisiana
- Louisiana State Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Baton Rouge Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- New Orleans Paralegal Association (NFPA) Website is down on 9/8/2021 but assoc is active on Facebook? Facebook is: HERE
Maine
- NALS of Maine (NALS)
- NALS of Central Maine (NALS)
- NALS of Northeast Maine (NALS)
Maryland
Massachusetts
- Central Massachusetts Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- Massachusetts Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- Western Massachusetts Paralegal Association (NFPA)
Michigan
- Great Lakes Paralegal Association (NALA)
- NALS of Michigan
- Berrien Cass LSP (Facebook) (NALS)
- NALS of Calhoun County (NALS)
- NALS of Detroit (NALS)
- Grand Traverse Area Legal Professionals (Facebook Page) (NALS)
- NALS of Greater Kalamazoo (NALS)
- Jackson County Legal Support Professionals (NALS)
- NALS of Lansing (NALS)
- NALS of Northern Michigan (NALS)
- NALS of West Michigan (NALS)
- State Bar of Michigan Paralegal/Legal Assistant Section
Minnesota
- Minnesota Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- NALS of Greater Minnesota (NALS)
- NALS Twin Cities (NALS) Facebook – Twitter
- Minnesota Legal Administrators Association – Facebook
Mississippi
- Mississippi Paralegal Association (NALA) Facebook – Twitter
- Mississippi Legal Professionals Association (NALS)
- Gulf Coast Association for Legal Support Professionals (NALS) Facebook
- South Mississippi Legal Professionals (NALS) Facebook
Missouri
- St. Louis Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Missouri Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- NALS of Missouri (NALS)
- East Central Missouri LP (NALS)
- Kansas City Legal Secretaries Association (NALS)
- Lakes Area Legal Support Association (NALS)
- NALS of Greater St. Louis (NALS)
- Springfield Area Legal Support Professionals (NALS)
- Tri-County ALP (NALS)
- Kansas City Paralegal Association – Facebook
Montana
Nebraska
- Nebraska Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Rocky Mountain Paralegal Association (NFPA) – Facebook – LinkedIn
Nevada
- Las Vegas Valley Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Sierra Nevada Association of Paralegals (NALA)
- Douglas-Carson Legal Professionals (NALS)
- NALS of Las Vegas (NALS)
New Hampshire
New Jersey
- Paralegal Association of New Jersey, Inc. (NALA)
- South Jersey Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- NJALS…the association for legal professionals (NALS)
- Hunterdon County Legal Secretaries Association (NALS)
- Middlesex Legal Professionals Association (NALS)
- Monmouth Legal Secretaries Association (NALS)
- Somerset County Legal Secretaries Association (NALS)
- Union-Essex Legal Professionals Association (NALS)
New Mexico
New York
- Capital District Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- New York City Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- Paralegal Association of Rochester (NFPA)
- Western New York Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- NALS of New York (NALS)
- NALS of Central New York (NALS)
- NALS of Nassau County (NALS)
- NALS of New York City (NALS)
- NALS of Suffolk County (NALS)
- NALS of Lower Hudson Valley (NALS)
- Paralegal Society of Long Island
- Empire State Alliance of Paralegal Associations
- Adirondack Paralegal Association
- Onondaga County Bar Association – Paralegal Section
North Carolina
- Guilford Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Metrolina Paralegal Association (Charlotte) (NALA)
- North Carolina Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Cumberland County Paralegal Association
- Raleigh-Wake Paralegal Association
- Asheville Area Paralegal Association Facebook LinkedIn
- Catawba Valley Paralegal Association
- Alamance County Paralegal Association
- Research Triangle Paralegal Association
- North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys Paralegal Division
North Dakota
- Red River Valley Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Western Dakota Association of Legal Assistants (NALA)
- NALS of Fargo-Moorhead (NALS)
Ohio
- Paralegal Association of Northwest Ohio (NALA)
- Cleveland Association of Paralegals (NFPA)
- Paralegal Association of Central Ohio (NFPA)
- NALS of Ohio NALS of Central Ohio (NALS)
- NALS of Northeast Ohio (NALS)
- Stark County Association for Legal Professionals (NALS)
- Dayton Bar Association Paralegal Committee
- Cincinnati Paralegal Association
- Greater Dayton Paralegal Association
Oklahoma
- Central Oklahoma Association of Legal Assistants (NALA)
- Oklahoma Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Tulsa Area Paralegal Association (NALA)
- NALS of Oklahoma (NALS)
Oregon
- Pacific Northwest Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Oregon Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- NALS of Oregon (NALS)
- Central Oregon Legal Professionals (NALS)
- NALS of Lane County (NALS)
- Legal Professionals of Douglas County (NALS)
- NALS of Mid-Willamette Valley (NALS)
- NALS of Portland (NALS)
- NALS of Southern Oregon Coast (NALS)
Pennsylvania
- Lancaster Area Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Bucks County Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- Central Pennsylvania Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- Chester County Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- Lycoming County Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- Montgomery County Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- Philadelphia Association of Paralegals (NFPA)
- Pittsburgh Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- NALS of Pennsylvania (NALS)
- Lehigh-Northhampton Counties Legal Secretaries Association (NALS)
- NALS of Philadelphia (NALS)
- Schuylkill County LSA (NALS)
- Lehigh County Paralegal Association
Rhode Island
South Carolina
- Charleston Association of Legal Assistants (NALA)
- South Carolina Upstate Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Legal Staff Professionals of South Carolina (NALS)
- Legal Staff Professionals of the Lowcountry (NALS)
- Legal Staff Professionals of the Midlands (NALS)
- Legal Staff Professionals of Greenville (NALS)
- Hilton Head Legal Staff Professionals (NALS)
- Legal Staff Professionals of Orangeburg (NALS)
- Spartanburg County Legal Staff Professionals (NALS)
- Palmetto Paralegal Association – Facebook
South Dakota
- South Dakota Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Black Hills Legal Professionals Association (NALS)
- Rocky Mountain Paralegal Association (NFPA) – Facebook – LinkedIn
Tennessee
- Greater Memphis Paralegal Alliance (NALA)
- Smoky Mountain Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Tennessee Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Middle Tennessee Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- TALS…Legal Professionals of Tennessee (NALS)
- Chattanooga Legal Professionals (NALS)
- MLSA – Legal Professionals of Memphis (NALS)
- NALS of Nashville (NALS)
- Williamson County LP (NALS)
Texas
- San Antonio Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Capital Area Paralegal Association (NALA)
- El Paso Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Houston Association of Bankruptcy Paralegals (NALA)
- Houston Corporate Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Houston Paralegal Association (NALA)
- J. L. Turner Legal Association – Paralegal Section (NALA)
- Paralegal Association/Permian Basin (NALA)
- North Texas Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Northeast Texas Association of Paralegals (NALA)
- Southeast Texas Association of Paralegals (NALA) Facebook
- Texas Panhandle Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Tyler Area Association of Legal Professionals (NALA)
- West Texas Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Dallas Area Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- Texas Association of Legal Professionals (NALS)
- NALS of Amarillo (NALS)
- Austin Legal Professionals Association, Inc. (NALS)
- Dallas Association of Legal Secretaries (NALS)
- El Paso Association of Legal Professional (NALS)
- Houston Association of Legal Professionals (NALS)
- Lubbock Legal Professionals Association (NALS)
- Corpus Christi Association of Legal Professionals (NALS)
- San Antonio Legal Secretaries Association (NALS)
- Waco Legal Professionals Association (NALS)
- Wichita County Legal Secretaries Association (NALS)
- Paralegal Division of the State Bar of Texas
- HMPA – Houston Metropolitan Paralegal Association
- Bell County Bar Association Paralegals
- Fort Worth Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Alamo Area Paralegal Association
- Texas Intellectual Property Paralegal Association
- Denton County Paralegal Association (DCPA)
- Texas Board of Legal Specialization (This is a certification organization not really an association, I’m including it because it has a “Find a Specialist” option where you can search for and connect with TBLS Certified Paralegals)
- Williamson County Bar Association Paralegal Division
Utah
- Utah Paralegal Association (NALA) – Facebook – Job Bank
- Rocky Mountain Paralegal Association (NFPA) – Facebook – LinkedIn
- Paralegal Division of the Utah State Bar
Vermont
- Vermont Paralegal Organization (NFPA) – Job Bank
Virginia
- Richmond Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Roanoke Valley Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Tidewater Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Virginia Peninsula Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Paralegal Association of Northern Virginia (NFPA)
- Virginia Legal Support Professionals (NALS) – Facebook
- New River Valley Legal Secretaries Association (NALS)
- RVLSA… the association for legal professionals (Roanoke) (NALS)
- HRLSA… the association for legal professionals (NALS) Facebook
Washington
- Washington State Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- NALS of Washington (NALS) Facebook
- NALS of Greater Seattle (NALS)
- NALS of Kitsap County (NALS)
- NALS of Pierce County (NALS)
West Virginia
Wisconsin
- Madison Area Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Paralegal Association of Wisconsin (NFPA)
- Wisconsin Association for Legal Professionals (NALS)
- Bay Area Association for Legal Professionals (NALS)
- Greater Milwaukee Association of Legal Professionals (NALS)
- Lakeshore Area Association for Legal Professionals (NALS)
- Legal Personnel of South Central Wisconsin (NALS)
- St. Croix Valley Legal Professionals (NALS)
Wyoming
- Legal Assistants of Wyoming (NALA)
- Rocky Mountain Paralegal Association (NFPA) – Facebook – LinkedIn
The following associations were removed from the main list on 9/8/2021 because it appears they are no longer active… if you have additional information about any of these groups, please email lmc@perfectlyparalegal.com or message me on Facebook:
Fairbanks Association of Legal Assistants
The Paralegal Society of Canada
The Law Society of Upper Canada
Virgin Islands Bar Legal Assistant Focus Group
MALS the association of legal professionals
Mobile Legal Professionals Association
Maricopa County Association of Paralegals (NALA)
NALS of Tucson and So. AZ (NALS)
Gulf Coast Paralegal Association (NALA)
NALS of the Everglades (NALS)
NALS of Georgia (NALS)
NALS of Atlanta (NALS)
IDALS…the association for legal professionals (NALS)
BLSA (Boise) (NALS)
LLSA (Lewiston) (NALS)
Iowa Association of Legal Assistants/Paralegals (NALA)
Western Iowa Technical Community College Legal Assistant Association (NALA)
Western Kentucky Paralegals (NALA)
NALS of Southern Maine (NALS)
Linda – Thank you for taking the time to pull this list together. I am sure many will appreciate the resource. It is nice to see which states are investing in their paralegals.
Hi! Please add the NC Association of Defense Attorneys Paralegal Division to the list. Many thanks!
Thank you. The comprehensive list you compiled is great.
Thank you Diane!
Thank you I’ve added NCADA Paralegal Division!
Thank you!
Thank You so much!
Thank you very much!