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Voting Membership. $60

A VOTING MEMBER is a paralegal who meets the definition of California Business & Professions Code Section 6450 et seq. and Article III, Section 3 of the Association's bylaws, who resides or is employed in California, and who has worked as a paralegal for at least the six months previous to the date on his/her membership application. Only Voting Members shall be "Members" as defined in Section 5056 of the California Corporations Code. Voting Members have the right to vote on all matters brought before the membership of OCPA, and have the right to hold office within the Association.

Associate Membership.  $60

An ASSOCIATE MEMBER is a paralegal who has not performed paralegal duties within the previous six months, attorney, or other legal professional who do not meet the qualifications of Voting Membership, but who are interested in and support the mission, goals and purposes of OCPA and the paralegal profession. An Associate Member does not have voting privileges and may not hold office within the Association. An Associate Member is entitled to serve on any Association Committee and is entitled to all other benefits of the Association. The board of directors reserves the right to deny Associate membership to any individual it deems to be in contradiction with OCPA's bylaws, policy, mission, goals and purposes.
 

Student Membership.  $40

A STUDENT MEMBER is an individual enrolled in any educational program which will lead to employment as a paralegal as defined by California Business & Professions Code Section 6450. A Student Member may serve on any committee within the Association, or may participate on the board of directors as a student liaison, as appointed by the board of directors. A Student Member is entitled to all other benefits of OCPA but does not have voting privileges and is ineligible to hold any office or position voted upon by the general OCPA membership. A Student Member who does not find paralegal employment within six months of graduation must convert his or her membership to Associate status.
 

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MEMBERSHIP RUNS ON A CALENDAR YEAR BASIS. THE MEMBERSHIP YEAR EXPIRES DECEMBER 31st

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PARALEGAL SCHOOL OR PROGRAM GRADUATED FROM:

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I HAVE EARNED THE FOLLOWING DESIGNATIONS:

CLA     CLAS     CAS     CP     ACP

MAILING OPTIONS:

Send all my mail to my home address

Send all my mail to my office address

Send the eCompendium to my email address

I AM INTERESTED IN THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES:

Advertising

Membership

Probono

Conference

Mentor

Publicity

Fundraising

Newsletter

Salary Survey

Hospitality

Promotions

Website

I AM INTERESTED IN THE FOLLOWING SPECIALTY SECTIONS:

Bankruptcy/Fed. Practice

Corporate/Real Estate

Criminal/Family Law

Employment/Labor Law

Estate Planning/Probate

Ethics

Freelance

Immigration

Intellectual Property

In-house

Litigation

Student

Technology

EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENT:

Law Firm

Corporation

Government

Self

Other

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Bankruptcy

Business Lit.

Civil Litigation

Construction

Contracts

Corporate

Criminal

Environmental

Estate Probate

Ethics

Family Law

Federal Practice

Green Law

Healthcare Law

Immigration

Insurance Defense

Insurance Plaintiff

Intellectual Property

Personal Injury

Products Liability

Real Estate

Tax

Technology

Other

ALL MEMBERS HEREBY CERTIFY THAT:

IF EMPLOYED AS A PARALEGAL, I WORK UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF A LICENSED ATTORNEY

I DO NOT OFFER LEGAL SERVICES DIRECTLY TO THE PUBLIC WHICH IS IN VIOLATION OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE 6125 AND 6126(a)

I UNDERSTAND THAT OCPA IS AN ASSOCIATION OF PARALEGALS, WHICH DOES NOT RECOGNIZE LEGAL TECHNICIANS, FORM PREPARERS, LEGAL DOCUMENT PREPARERS OR COMMUNITY ADVOCATES AS MEMBERS OF THE PARALEGAL PROFESSION

I UNDERSTAND THAT OCPA IS AFFILIATED WITH NALA AND AS SUCH I AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE NALA CODE WHICH I HAVE READ; AND

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5a As a VOTING MEMBER or ASSOCIATE MEMBER, I further certify that I have read the definition of a Paralegal or Freelance Paralegal as defined by OCPA on this web site and that my job description is included within either definition.

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5b As an INACTIVE MEMBER, I further certify that I meet all of the qualifications for a Voting Member except that I have not worked as a paralegal within the last six (6) months.

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5c As a STUDENT MEMBER, I further certify that I am currently enrolled in a paralegal training program or receiving training as a paralegal from a law firm, legal department, or other paralegal employer.

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*** ONLY MEMBERS WHO'S APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED PRIOR TO FEBRUARY 15TH WILL APPEAR IN THE MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY

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