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Under what category of Membership do you fall?
Types of membership available:
Active Member
Sustaining Member
Student Member
Associate Member
Patron Member
ARTICLE IV - Membership
4.1 Classification
of Membership. There shall be various classes of membership in CFPA as follows:
A.
Active Member - The following shall qualify for Active membership:
An
individual who has:
(1)
Successfully completed the Certified Legal Assistant (CLA) /Certified Paralegal
(CP) examination of NALA, or the Paralegal Advanced Competency Exam (PACE)
examination of the National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA); or
(2) Registered with the Florida Bar as a Florida Registered Paralegal (FRP); or
(3) Graduated from an American Bar Association (ABA) approved program of study
for paralegals; or
(4) Graduated from a course of study for paralegals which is institutionally
accredited but not ABA-approved, and which requires not less than the
equivalent of 60 semester hours of classroom study; or
(5) Graduated from a course of study for paralegals other than those set forth
in subsections (2) and (3) above, plus not less than six months of in-house
training as a paralegal, whose attorney attests that such person is qualified
as a paralegal; or
(6) Received a baccalaureate degree in any field, plus not less than six months
in-house training as a paralegal, whose attorney attests that such person is
qualified as a paralegal; or
(7) A minimum of three
years of law-related experience under the supervision of an attorney, including
at least six months of in-house training as a paralegal, whose attorney attests
that such person is qualified as a paralegal; or
(8) A minimum of two years of in-house training as a paralegal, whose attorney
attests that such person is qualified as a paralegal, or
(9) Is an independent paralegal contractor
who meets any one of the qualifications as set forth in (1) through (8) above;
and who can be endorsed by a current practicing Florida attorney that such person is qualified
as a paralegal.
(10) The Board of Directors of CFPA may at any time or from time to time
prescribe further rules and regulations defining and governing the admission of
individuals to membership in CFPA, which said rules and regulations may be set
forth in Standing Rules.
B.
Sustaining Member � Those persons who previously were Active Members but
have now retired or have taken an extended leave from full-time employment,
persons meeting the requirements of an Active Member but not currently employed
as a paralegal, persons directly supervising paralegals but not themselves
performing paralegal duties, or persons who have moved out of the area but wish
to maintain membership in CFPA. Sustaining Members may serve on and chair any
committee, may serve on the Board of Directors, but not as its Chair, and/or
may take the Officer positions of Parliamentarian, Treasurer or Secretary.
C.
Student Member - An individual who is a full- or part-time student in
good standing in a course of law-related study, provided that individual is not
employed as a paralegal. Upon successful completion of the course of study,
that individual will qualify to apply for Active membership. Student Members
shall not serve as an officer on the Executive Committee or on the Board of
Directors of CFPA, but may participate on any committee, sub-committee or in
other unofficial capacity of CFPA.
D.
Associate Member � An individual with current law-related experience,
such as legal secretaries, attorneys, or educators possessing a juris doctorate
degree and actively teaching law-related classes in a college or technical
school. Associate Members shall not serve as an officer on the Executive
Committee or on the Board of Directors of CFPA, but may participate on any committee,
sub-committee or in other unofficial capacity of CFPA.
E.
Patron Member - Those members of bar associations and the educational
field endorsing the paralegal concept or involved in the promotion of the
paralegal profession, and those persons, firms, or institutions interested in
supporting the organization, may become Patron Members upon payment of the
annual dues prescribed therefore. Patron Member does not include any
individual who would otherwise be qualified as an Active, Sustaining, or Associate
Member.
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