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Any person who is licensed to practice law shall be eligible for a regular attorney membership or can join at one of our top tier attorney memberships levels, Sustaining Member, President’s Club, or Champion of Justice.

Membership in the Pennsylvania Association of Justice is invaluable for plaintiffs’ attorneys in the Commonwealth. Member after member, leaders throughout the state, constantly reaffirm that the PAJ education programs, information resources, and the access and sharing among members enables them to become more effective attorneys and helps improve their practice.

Miscellaneous & Non-Attorney Memberships

Out-of-state member - Any person who is licensed to practice law, is engaged in representing litigants, and who is committed and devoted to the concept of a fair trial, the adversary system, and a just result for all litigants, the accused and those whose rights are jeopardized. The primary office address must be outside of Pennsylvania.

Law Student member - A law student engaged in an undergraduate course of study at a law school. A student member shall remain in good standing if the student member continues the undergraduate study of law at a law school.

Paralegal member - A paralegal who is an employee of a law firm or law department and who is engaged as an auxiliary to the practice of law in a manner consistent with the objectives of this Association. A paralegal member shall remain a member in good standing if the paralegal continues to be engaged as an employee of a law firm or law department (and whose law firm has a current attorney member of this Association) and an auxiliary to the practice of law. Please note that consultants and experts do not qualify under this membership type.

Law Clerk member - A graduate of a law school who is engaged full-time as a clerk to a judge shall be eligible for law clerk membership. A law clerk member shall be eligible for such membership so long as the law clerk remains engaged as such. With membership and renewal of membership we ask for the following confirmations on letterhead from the judge’s chambers, your full name, supreme court ID, name of judge you are currently clerking for.

Emeritus member - Any person who has attained the age of sixty-five years may, by filing a written request to do so, assume Emeritus membership. Members who have not reached the age of sixty-five years but who have retired from the active practice of law, for reasons of health, disability, or inclination, may request in writing Emeritus membership. An Emeritus member shall be entitled to the benefits accorded to regular members, plus any additional benefits granted by the Board of Governors, such as receiving the listserv(s) participated on as complimentary benefit.

SSD Non-Attorney Representative member - A representative who is an employee of a law firm or law department, is accredited by the Social Security Administration as a Non-Attorney Representative and engages in representation at any level of the Social Security Administration administrative process in a manner consistent with the objectives of this Association, shall be eligible for SSD Non-Attorney Representative membership. A SSD Non-Attorney Representative member shall remain a member in good standing as long as the representative continues to be engaged as an employee of a law firm or law department and an auxiliary to the practice of law consistent with the objectives of this Association. A SSD Non-Attorney Representative member must be qualified and comply with the most recent published rules of conduct by the Social Security Administration (these can be found at https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0203970010). With membership we ask for the following form to be completed and returned.

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