We have two types of membership - individual and corporate:
Our goal is to provide
you with the services that you need to:
- Join the paralegal profession
- Do your job better
- Increase your professional standing
- Help you form sector or job-specific practice
groups so you can network with other paralegals operating in your
sector
The services we offer
members
1.
Discounts on:
Subscription
to The Lawyer magazine
Subscription
to the Independent Lawyer magazine
Subscription
to Lexis/Nexis services
Subscription
to a variety of business services
Travel
with Stewart Travel
Hilton
Hotel rates
Booking
of Regus meeting rooms in the UK and overseas
UK financial services
advice through Sacre Associates
2.
Information and Advisory Services:
Telephone
careers advice
Sending
of your details to legal recruitment companies if you are looking
for work
Regularly
updated list of public committee vacancies of interest/relevance
to paralegals
Regularly
updated list of legal-sector consultations of relevance to paralegals
Regularly
updated list of advertised jobs of potential interest to professional
paralegals
Information
on matters relating to paralegal practice, such as rights of audience,
training providers etc.
3.
Access to:
Membership
eligibility for the St James/Edinburgh Royal Overseas League club
and reciprocal access to over 80 prestigious clubs worldwide
The
Paralegal Practitioner monthly e-newsletter for professional paralegals
Scottish
Paralegal Association reciprocal membership should you work in Scotland
Institute
specialist knowledge on the paralegal sector
4.
General Benefits:
Increased
job prospects as a professional paralegal
Professional
designation (the entitlement to call yourself a Certified Paralegal
or an Associate Paralegal )
The
right to use the letters F.Inst.Pa or A.Inst.Pa
after your name
Lobbying
on your behalf and speaking up for paralegals with the Ministry
of Justice, Legal Services Ombudsman, Law Society of England and
Wales, Solicitors Regulatory Authority, etc
Increased professional
status as a member of the leading professional body for paralegals
A
strong ongoing connection to the legal world
Click
here if you would like to download an application form.
To discuss this matter
further, please either send us an email at members@InstituteofParalegals.org
or telephone us on
020 7887 1420.
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Corporate membership is designed to allow organisations to have a working relationship or observer status with us on an organisation to organisation basis. It is not designed as an alternative to individual memberships.
Benefits of corporate membership tend to be tailored to each corporation's needs, but usually include:
- Access to and involvement with the Institute
- Notification of the Institute´s activities
- Opportunities for dialogue with the Institute
so as to meet the needs of paralegal staff - e.g. validation and
certification of internal training programmes
- Being identified as a Corporate member
on our web-site if requested
- Special access to events and first opportunity
to partner with us on special events
Click
here if you would like to download an application form.
To discuss this matter further, please
either send us an email at members@InstituteofParalegals.org
or telephone us on
020 7887 1420.
Your feedback is welcome
Please let us know what
services you would like us to provide. E-mail us at members@InstituteofParalegals.org.
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