(1) Any individual who has successfully completed the Certified Legal
Assistant (CLA) examination of the National Association of Legal Assistants,
Inc.;
(2) Any individual who has graduated from an ABA approved program
of study for legal assistants;
(3) Any individual who has graduated from a course of study for legal
assistants which is institutionally accredited, but not ABA approved,
and which requires not less than the equivalent of sixty (60) semester
hours of classroom study;
(4) Any individual who has graduated from a course of study for legal
assistants other than those set forth in (2) and (3) above, and not
less than six months of legal-related experience as a legal assistant,
under the supervision of a licensed attorney, which attorney shall
attest that such person is qualified as a legal assistant;
(5) Any individual who has received a baccalaureate degree in any
field, and not less than six months of legal-related experience as
a legal assistant, under the supervision of a licensed attorney, which
attorney will attest that such person is qualified as a legal assistant;
(6) Any individual who has a minimum of three years of legal-related
experience, under the supervision of a licensed attorney, including
at least six months of in-house training as a legal assistant, which
attorney shall attest that such person is qualified as a legal assistant.
(7) Any individual who has a minimum of two years of in-house training
as a legal assistant under the supervision of a licensed attorney,
which attorney shall attest that such person is qualified as a legal
assistant;
(1) Any individual who is a student, in good standing in any university,
college, junior college, or other institutionally accredited or ABA
approved school pursuing a course of study as a legal assistant. Associate
Membership (1) Any member of a bar association endorsing the legal
assistant concept or involved in the promotion of the legal assistant
profession;
(2) Any member of the educational field endorsing the legal assistant
concept or involved in the promotion of the legal assistant profession;
(3) Those persons directly involved in the supervision of legal assistants;
(4) Any individual, law firm, corporation, and/or
legal assistant educational program representatives who endorse the
legal assistant concept or are actively involved in the promotion of
the legal assistant profession.
