Paralegal Associations by State
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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 12/29/2021
National
- American Alliance of Paralegals
- American Association For Justice Paralegal Affiliates
- American Association for Paralegal Education (AAfPE)
- American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants
- American Bar Association
- Association of Legal Administrators (ALA)
- International Paralegal Management Association (IPMA)
- National Association for Legal Support Professionals (NALS)
- National Association of Legal Assistants & Paralegals (NALA)
- National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA)
International
Please note: The Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) has chapters in most/all states. You can access their chapter search tool HERE.
Alabama
- Alabama Association of Paralegals (NALA)
- Alabama – AALS, a chapter of NALS, Inc. (NALS)
- Baldwin County Association of Legal Professionals (NALS)
- BLSA (Birmingham) (NALS)
- Mobile Legal Professionals Association (NALS)
- NALS of Central Alabama (NALS)
Alaska
Arizona
- Arizona Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Maricopa County Bar Association Paralegal Division
- NALS of Phoenix (NALS)
Arkansas
- AALS – the Association for Arkansas Legal Support Professionals (NALS)
- Arkansas Paralegal Alliance
- Arkansas Paralegal Association (NFPA)
California
- Bar Association of San Francisco Paralegal Section
- California Alliance of Paralegal Associations
- California Association of Legal Document Assistants
- Central Coast Paralegal Association
- Consumer Attorneys of California Paralegal Membership
- Fresno Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Inland Counties Association of Paralegals (NALA)
- Kern County Paralegal Association
- Legal Professionals, Inc.
- Los Angeles Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Orange County Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Paralegal Association of Santa Clara County (NALA)
- Sacramento Valley Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- San Diego Paralegal Association (NALA)
- San Francisco Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Santa Barbara Paralegal Association
- Sequoia Paralegal Association
- Stanislaus County Legal Professionals Association
- Ventura County Paralegal Association (NALA)
Colorado
- Colorado Association of Legal Support Staff
- Legal Assistants of the Western Slope (NALA)
- Pikes Peak Paralegals (NALA)
- Rocky Mountain Paralegal Association (NFPA)
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
- Broward County Bar Association Paralegal Section
- Central Florida Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Dade County Bar Association Paralegal Committee
- Florida Bar Association – Florida Registered Paralegal
- Gainesville Association of Paralegals
- Northeast Florida Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Northwest Florida Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Orange County Bar Association Paralegal Section
- Paralegal Association of Florida (NALA)
- South Florida Paralegal Association (NALA) (NFPA)
- Southwest Florida Paralegal Association, Inc. (NALA)
- Tampa Bay Paralegal Association, Inc. (NALA) (NFPA)
Georgia
- Atlanta Paralegal Association, Inc. (NALA)
- Cobb County Legal Professionals Association (NALS)
- Gate City Bar Association Paralegal Section
- Georgia Association of Paralegals (NFPA)
- Southeastern Association of Legal Assistants (NALA)
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
- Central Illinois Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Chicago Paralegal Association
- Illinois Paralegal Association (NFPA)
Indiana
- Indiana Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- Indiana State Bar Association Paralegal Membership
- Indianapolis Bar Association Paralegal Committee
- Michiana Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- Northeast Indiana Paralegal Association (NFPA)
Iowa
Kansas
- Heartland Paralegal Association (Kansas City) (NALA)
- Kansas Association of Legal Assistants/Paralegals, Inc. (NALA)
- Kansas Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- Topeka Legal Professionals
Kentucky
- Greater Lexington Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- Kentucky Paralegal Association
- Louisville Association of Paralegals
- Northern Kentucky Association of Paralegals
- Southern Kentucky Association of Paralegals
Louisiana
- Baton Rouge Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- Louisiana State Paralegal Association (NALA)
- New Orleans Paralegal Association (NFPA)
Maine
- NALS of Central Maine (NALS)
- NALS of Northeast Maine (NALS)
- NALS of Maine (NALS)
Maryland
- Maryland Association of Paralegals (NFPA)
- National Capital Area Paralegal Association (NCAPA) (NFPA)
Massachusetts
- Central Massachusetts Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- Massachusetts Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- Western Massachusetts Paralegal Association (NFPA)
Michigan
- Grand Traverse Area Legal Professionals (Facebook Page) (NALS)
- Great Lakes Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Jackson County Legal Support Professionals (NALS)
- NALS of Lansing (NALS)
- NALS of Michigan
- NALS of Greater Kalamazoo (NALS)
- NALS of Detroit (NALS)
- NALS of West Michigan (NALS)
- State Bar of Michigan Paralegal/Legal Assistant Section
Minnesota
- Minnesota Legal Administrators Association
- Minnesota Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- NALS Twin Cities (NALS)
Mississippi
- Gulf Coast Association for Legal Support Professionals (NALS)
- Mississippi Legal Professionals Association (NALS)
- Mississippi Paralegal Association (NALA)
- South Mississippi Legal Professionals (NALS)
Missouri
- Kansas City Paralegal Association
- Missouri Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- NALS of Missouri (NALS)
- St. Louis Paralegal Association (NALA)
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
- Douglas-Carson Legal Professionals (NALS)
- Las Vegas Valley Paralegal Association (NALA)
- NALS of Las Vegas (NALS)
- Sierra Nevada Association of Paralegals (NALA)
- State Bar of Nevada Paralegal Division
New Hampshire
New Jersey
- NJALS…the association for legal professionals (NALS)
- Paralegal Association of New Jersey, Inc. (NALA)
- South Jersey Paralegal Association (NFPA)
New Mexico
New York
- Capital District Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- Empire State Alliance of Paralegal Associations
- NALS of Central New York (NALS)
- NALS of Lower Hudson Valley (NALS)
- NALS of Nassau County (NALS)
- NALS of New York (NALS)
- NALS of New York City (NALS)
- NALS of Suffolk County (NALS)
- New York City Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- Onondaga County Bar Association – Paralegal Section
- Paralegal Association of Rochester (NFPA)
- Western New York Paralegal Association (NFPA)
North Carolina
- Asheville Area Paralegal Association Facebook LinkedIn
- Catawba Valley Paralegal Association
- Metrolina Paralegal Association (Charlotte) (NALA)
- North Carolina Advocates for Justice – Legal Assistants Division
- North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys Paralegal Division
- North Carolina Bar Association – Paralegal Division
- North Carolina Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Raleigh-Wake Paralegal Association
- Research Triangle Paralegal Association
North Dakota
- NALS of Fargo-Moorhead (NALS)
- Red River Valley Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Western Dakota Association of Legal Assistants (NALA)
Ohio
- Cincinnati Paralegal Association
- Cleveland Association of Paralegals (NFPA)
- Dayton Bar Association Paralegal Committee
- NALS of Northeast Ohio (NALS)
- Paralegal Association of Central Ohio (NFPA)
- Paralegal Association of Northwest Ohio (NALA)
Oklahoma
- Central Oklahoma Association of Legal Assistants (NALA)
- Oklahoma Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Tulsa Area Paralegal Association (NALA)
Oregon
- Central Oregon Legal Professionals (NALS)
- Legal Professionals of Douglas County (NALS)
- NALS of Lane County (NALS)
- NALS of Mid-Willamette Valley (NALS)
- NALS of Oregon (NALS)
- NALS of Southern Oregon Coast (NALS)
- NALS of Portland (NALS)
- Oregon Paralegal Association (NFPA)
Pennsylvania
- Central Pennsylvania Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- Chester County Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- Delaware County Paralegal Association
- Lancaster Area Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Lehigh County Paralegal Association
- Lycoming County Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- Montgomery County Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- NALS of Philadelphia (NALS)
- NALS of Pennsylvania (NALS)
- Philadelphia Association of Paralegals (NFPA)
- Pittsburgh Paralegal Association (NFPA)
Rhode Island
South Carolina
- Charleston Association of Legal Assistants (NALA)
- Hilton Head Legal Staff Professionals (NALS)
- Legal Staff Professionals of the Lowcountry (NALS)
- Legal Staff Professionals of the Midlands (NALS)
- Legal Staff Professionals of Greenville (NALS)
- Legal Staff Professionals of South Carolina (NALS)
- Palmetto Paralegal Association – Facebook
- South Carolina Upstate Paralegal Association (NALA)
South Dakota
- Black Hills Legal Professionals Association (NALS)
- Rocky Mountain Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- South Dakota Paralegal Association (NALA)
Tennessee
- Greater Memphis Paralegal Alliance (NALA)
- MLSA – Legal Professionals of Memphis (NALS)
- NALS of Nashville (NALS)
- Smoky Mountain Paralegal Association (NALA)
- TALS…Legal Professionals of Tennessee (NALS)
- Tennessee Paralegal Association (NALA)
Texas
- Austin Legal Professionals Association, Inc. (NALS)
- Bell County Bar Association Paralegals
- Capital Area Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Corpus Christi Association of Legal Professionals (NALS)
- Dallas Area Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- Denton County Paralegal Association (DCPA)
- El Paso Association of Legal Professional (NALS)
- El Paso Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Fort Worth Paralegal Association (NALA)
- HMPA – Houston Metropolitan Paralegal Association
- Houston Paralegal Association (NALA) (Texas)
- Houston Association of Legal Professionals (NALS)
- J. L. Turner Legal Association – Paralegal Section (NALA)
- Lubbock Legal Professionals Association (NALS)
- North Texas Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Northeast Texas Association of Paralegals (NALA)
- Paralegal Division of the State Bar of Texas
- San Antonio Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Southeast Texas Association of Paralegals (NALA) Facebook
- Texas Panhandle Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Texas Association of Legal Professionals (NALS)
- Tyler Area Association of Legal Professionals (NALA)
- West Texas Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Williamson County Bar Association Paralegal Division
Utah
- Paralegal Division of the Utah State Bar
- Rocky Mountain Paralegal Association (NFPA)
- Utah Paralegal Association (NALA)
Vermont
Virginia
- HRLSA… the association for legal professionals (NALS)
- Local Government Paralegal Association of Virginia
- National Capital Area Paralegal Association (NCAPA) (NFPA)
- NRVLSA… the association for legal professionals (New River Valley)
- Paralegal Association of Northern Virginia (NFPA)
- Richmond Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Roanoke Valley Paralegal Association (NALA)
- RVLSA… the association for legal professionals (Roanoke) (NALS)
- Tidewater Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Virginia Alliance of Paralegal Associations
- Virginia Legal Support Professionals (NALS)
- Virginia Peninsula Paralegal Association (NALA)
Washington
- NALS of Greater Seattle (NALS)
- NALS of Washington (NALS)
- NALS of Pierce County (NALS)
- Washington State Paralegal Association (NFPA)
West Virginia
Wisconsin
- Greater Milwaukee Association of Legal Professionals (NALS)
- Madison Area Paralegal Association (NALA)
- Paralegal Association of Wisconsin (NFPA)
- St. Croix Valley Legal Professionals (NALS)
- Wisconsin Association for Legal Professionals (NALS)
Wyoming
Removed:
The following associations were originally on the list but were removed because it appears they are no longer active because I was advised they were dissolved or due to their websites being removed and no other signs of activity… 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)
Alliance of Legal Document Assistant Professionals (California)
Miami Dade Legal Support Association
Berrien Cass LSP (NALS) (Michigan)
NALS of Calhoun County (NALS) (Michigan)
NALS of Northern Michigan (NALS) (Michigan)
NALS of Greater Minnesota (NALS)
East Central Missouri LP (NALS) (Missouri)
Kansas City Legal Secretaries Association (NALS) (Missouri)
Lakes Area Legal Support Association (NALS) (Missouri)
NALS of Greater St. Louis (NALS) (Missouri)
Springfield Area Legal Support Professionals (NALS) (Missouri)
Tri-County ALP (NALS) (Missouri)
Hunterdon County Legal Secretaries Association (NALS) (New Jersey)
Middlesex Legal Professionals Association (NALS) (New Jersey)
Monmouth Legal Secretaries Association (NALS) (New Jersey)
Somerset County Legal Secretaries Association (NALS) (New Jersey)
Union-Essex Legal Professionals Association (NALS) (New Jersey)
Adirondack Paralegal Association (New York)
Paralegal Society of Long Island (New York)
Cumberland County Paralegal Association (North Carolina)
Alamance County Paralegal Association (North Carolina)
Guilford Paralegal Association (NALA) (North Carolina)
NALS of Ohio NALS of Central Ohio (NALS) (Ohio)
Greater Dayton Paralegal Association (Ohio)
Stark County Association for Legal Professionals (NALS) (Ohio)
NALS of Oklahoma (NALS) (Oklahoma)
Pacific Northwest Paralegal Association (NALA) (Oregon)
Bucks County Paralegal Association (NFPA) (Pennsylvania)
Lehigh-Northhampton Counties Legal Secretaries Association (NALS) (Pennsylvania)
Schuylkill County LSA (NALS) (Pennsylvania)
Legal Staff Professionals of Orangeburg (NALS) (South Carolina)
Williamson County LP (NALS) (Tennessee)
Middle Tennessee Paralegal Association (NFPA) (Tennessee)
Chattanooga Legal Professionals (NALS) (Tennessee)
Houston Association of Bankruptcy Paralegals (NALA) (Texas)
Houston Corporate Paralegal Association (NALA) (Texas)
Paralegal Association/Permian Basin (NALA) (Texas)
NALS of Amarillo (NALS) (Texas)
Dallas Association of Legal Secretaries (NALS) (Texas)
San Antonio Legal Secretaries Association (NALS) (Texas)
Waco Legal Professionals Association (NALS) (Texas)
Wichita County Legal Secretaries Association (NALS) (Texas)
Alamo Area Paralegal Association (Texas)
Texas Intellectual Property Paralegal Association (Texas)
New River Valley Legal Secretaries Association (NALS) (Virginia)
NALS of Kitsap County (NALS) (Washington)
Bay Area Association for Legal Professionals (NALS) (Wisconsin)
Lakeshore Area Association for Legal Professionals (NALS) (Wisconsin)
Legal Personnel of South Central Wisconsin (NALS) (Wisconsin)
Spartanburg County Legal Staff Professionals (NALS)
Tucson Paralegal Association (NALA) (Board voted to dissolve TPA on 12/7/2021)
Northeast Arkansas Legal Support Professionals (NALS) (Appears to be dissolved?)
Redwood Empire Paralegal Association
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!