| Lawyer Membership Categories |
| Member Type
| Eligibility
| Benefits |
| Regular Member |
- Licensed to practice law
- Represents plaintiff in civil litigation or defendant in criminal litigation for the most part, based on caseload and time
- Resides in the U.S. or Canada
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| Associate Member |
- Licensed to practice law
- Does not otherwise qualify for other membership category
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| International Member |
- Licensed to practice law
- Resides outside the U.S. or Canada
- May join as Regular or Associate member
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- Same privileges as Regular or Associate member, based on eligibility
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| Government Member |
- Licensed to practice law
- In full-time employ of local, state or federal government agency or public defender
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| Military Member |
- Licensed to practice law in any country, state or jurisdiction
- Full-time active duty service in the US armed forces
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- Trial magazine
- AAJ News Brief
- May subscribe to Law Reporters
- Listing in the members-only AAJ Member Directory
- Access to Member Groups, and Convention
- Access to Sections. Access to Section List Servers and document libraries if sponsored by a voting member (Regular, Life, Sustaining, or President's Club Member)
- Writing, speaking, and leadership opportunities
- Access to state and federal lawmakers through Conventions, and lobby days
- Political news and legislative updates
- Exclusive discounts from AAJ Extras companies
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| Law Professor |
- Engaged in full-time teaching of the law at any accredited law school or college
- Licensed to practice law in any country, state or jurisdiction
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- Trial magazine
- AAJ News Brief
- May subscribe to Law Reporters
- Listing in the members-only AAJ Member Directory
- Access to Member Groups, and Convention
- Access to Sections. Access to List Servers and document libraries if sponsored by a voting member (Regular, Life, Sustaining, or President's Club Member)
- Writing, speaking, and leadership opportunities
- Access to state and federal lawmakers through Conventions, and lobby days
- Political news and legislative updates
- Exclusive discounts from AAJ Extras companies
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| Other Individual Membership Categories |
| Member Type
| Eligibility
| Benefits |
| Paralegal Affiliate |
- Qualified through education, training, and/or experience to perform substantive legal work under the direction of an attorney
- Works on behalf of the plaintiff in civil litigation or on behalf of the defendant in criminal litigation
- Sponsored by a Regular, Sustaining, Life or President’s Club AAJ member in good standing
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- Trial magazine
- AAJ News Brief
- May subscribe to Law Reporters
- Paralegal List Server
- Listing in members-only AAJ Member Directory
- Access to Convention
- Access to Sections. Access to List Servers and document libraries if sponsored by an AAJ voting member (Regular, Life, Sustaining, or President's Club Member)
- Annual and Winter Convention accredited paralegal program
- 50% discount on selected AAJ Education programs when attending with an AAJ voting member (Regular, Life, Sustaining or President's Club Member) from the same firm with the same address
- Eligible for awards and competitions
- Writing, speaking, and leadership opportunities
- Access to state and federal lawmakers through Conventions and lobby days
- Political news and legislative updates
- Exclusive discounts from AAJ Extras companies
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| Law Student |
- Must be a student at an accredited law school or college
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| Law Graduate |
- Received a degree in law from an accredited law school or college but has not been licensed to practice law. No person may continue as a Law Graduate Member for more than one year
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- Trial magazine (Digital format only)
- AAJ News Brief
- May subscribe to Law Reporters
- Listing in members-only AAJ Member Directory
- Access to Convention
- Access to Sections, but not Section List Servers nor document libraries
- Writing, speaking, and leadership opportunities
- Access to state and federal lawmakers through Conventions and lobby days
- Political news and legislative updates
- Exclusive discounts from AAJ Extras companies
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| FIRM MEMBERSHIP |
| Category
| Eligibility
| Benefits |
| Leaders Forum |
- Licensed to practice law
- Represents plaintiff in civil litigation or defendant in criminal litigation for the most part, based on caseload and time
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