Member Application

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* Select your District (See Regions tab for list of counties in each District) The county of your residence which determines your membership region (Eastern/Western).

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Employer Information: (If Applicable)

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Committee(s) You Volunteer To Serve On Leadership and volunteer service of members are welcomed! See below list of the OPA committees. While serving on a committee is not mandatory, it is the best way to meet other OPA members who share your same interests– and it is fun!

Audit Committee
Bylaws and Standing Rules Committee
Credentials/Nominations & Elections Committee
Membership Committee
Professional Development/Seminar Committee
Public Relations Committee
Student Committee/Board Liaison - Student Director Committee

Membership Classifications Descriptions

ACTIVE MEMBER. An individual who meets at least one of the following requirements is eligible for active membership. Active members are the only OPA members who may serve as OPA officers, directors, or committee chairpersons. Please check the category or categories that qualify you for active membership: (a) Successful completion of an institutionally accredited legal assistant program PLUS at least one year’s experience as a legal assistant/paralegal; or (b) A minimum of five years’ experience as a legal assistant/paralegal; or (c) A bachelor’s or higher degree in any field PLUS at least one year’s experience as a legal assistant/paralegal; or (d) Successful completion of the voluntary certification examination given by NALA, PLUS current employment as a legal assistant/paralegal, or provide proof of certification and proof of completion of 10 hours of continuing legal education in the year prior to submitting the membership application.
ASSOCIATE MEMBER. An individual who meets at least one of the following requirements is eligible for associate membership. Associate members may participate on committees and receive the same benefits as active members, except for voting privileges and eligibility to serve as officers, directors or committee chairpersons. Please check the category or categories that qualify you for associate membership: (a) Successful completion of an institutionally accredited legal assistant/paralegal program, with less than one year’s experience as a legal assistant/paralegal; or (b) One year’s experience, but less than five years’ experience, as a legal assistant/paralegal; or (c) A bachelor’s or higher degree in any field, with less than one year’s experience as a legal assistant/paralegal; or (d) Successful completion of the voluntary certification examination given by NALA, but not currently employed as a legal assistant/paralegal.
STUDENT MEMBER. An individual who is an actively enrolled student in an institutionally accredit legal assistant/paralegal program. Student members may participate on committees and receive the same benefits as active members, except for voting privileges and eligibility to serve as officers, directors or committee chairpersons, except as chairperson of student committee. (NOTE: Any applicant who qualifies as a student member and as an active member or associate member may choose the preferred classification.) Download the Student Membership Attestation Form
CORPORATE/SUSTAINING MEMBER. One or more of the following who endorse the legal assistant/paralegal concept or who are involved in the promotion of the legal assistant/paralegal profession; members of the Oklahoma Bar Association; law firms; corporations; legal assistant/paralegal educators; persons directly involved in the employment and/or supervision of legal assistants/paralegals; and other members of the legal community, including, without limitation, law office administrators and court reporters. Sustaining members receive the same benefits as active members, except for voting privileges and eligibility to serve as officers, directors, or committee chairpersons.
RETIRED MEMBER. An Active Member in good standing who reaches the age 62, or has retired due to physical disability, who has a total of five consecutive years of OPA membership and is no longer working as a legal assistant/paralegal may request Retired Member classification. Retired Members will be relieved from paying membership dues. Members who were previously classified as Active Members may change their classification to Retired Member by submitting a written request to the OPA Board with a statement that he/she has retired from an active career as a legal assistant/paralegal or is no longer employed as a legal assistant/paralegal.
EMERITUS MEMBER. An Emeritus Member is open to any individual, upon nomination by an OPA director and by approval of not less than 2/3 of the members present at a regular meeting, who has met all the following qualifications: (a) has rendered distinguished service to OPA over a substantial time period, (b) has made significant contributions to the advancement of OPA's mission and the paralegal profession, (c) has been a member of OPA in good standing for more than ten (10) years, and (d) has retired from an active career as a paralegal.
HONORARY LIFE MEMBER. Honorary Life Members include all past presidents of the Association and active OPA members who have retained their membership for at least twenty (20) years, who shall retain all membership rights of an individual member and shall be voting members with the right to hold elective office.

* Membership Classifications Check one

Active Member ($60.00)
Associate Member ($60.00)
Student Member (Free for 2025)
Corporate/Sustaining Member ($150.00)
Retired Member (Free - Donations Welcome)
Emeritus Member
Honorary Life Member

Agreement Text

I hereby apply for membership in the Oklahoma Paralegal Association for the year 2026 and submit payment of my annual dues as indicated above. I understand that my application is subject to approval by OPA. Also, I give my consent to OPA to investigate my application and contact my present or former employer(s) for verification or clarification of my qualifications for membership. I further attest that I have read and agree to be bound by the Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility of OPA and NALA, and I agree to be bound by the Disciplinary Procedures established by OPA.

If you have any questions or changes in your membership status, please contact OPA via email at [email protected].

If student, upload your signed Attestation Form here

After you submit this page of the application, required dues should be paid on the next screen.

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