Member Categories

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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	Trial Magazine List Servers AAJ Exchange Membership Directory Access to Sections, Litigation Groups, Convention, CLE programs Eligible for President's Club, Sustaining, or Leaders Forum membership Voting privileges Can hold office
Associate Member	Licensed to practice law Does not otherwise qualify for other membership category	Trial Magazine Membership Directory Access to Sections
International Member	Resides outside the US or Canada May join as Regular or Associate member	Same privileges as Regular or Associate member, based on eligibility
Government Member	Licensed to practice law In full-time employ of local, state or federal government agency or public defender	Trial Magazine Membership Directory Access to Sections , Convention, CLE programs
Military Member	Licensed to practice law in any country, state or jurisdiction Full-time active duty service in the US armed forces	Trial Magazine Membership Directory Access to Sections, Convention, CLE programs
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	Trial Magazine Membership Directory Access to Sections, Convention, CLE programs; List Servers if sponsored by a voting member
Other Individual Membership Categories
Member Type	Eligibility	Benefits
Paralegal Affiliate	Must be a certified paralegal professional Must be sponsored by a Regular, Sustaining, Life or President’s Club AAJ member in good standing	Trial Magazine Paralegal List Server Annual convention—Accredited paralegal program Paralegal Source newsletter 50% discount on selected AAJ Education programs when attending with an AAJ attorney member
Law Student	Must be a student at an accredited law school or college	Trial Magazine (Digital format only) Membership Directory Access to Convention —may attend selected sessions at no charge Classroom to Courtroom newsletter
Law Graduate	Received a degree in law from an accredited law school or college but has not been licensed to practice law	Trial Magazine (Digital format only) Membership Directory Access to Convention Classroom to Courtroom newsletter
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	An array of products, services, and networking opportunities that expand your practice

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