Member Application

Please read the membership criteria below this application; then complete and submit the application online. PLAA membership is not issued to organizations, and it is NOT transferable from one individual to another. Membership in the International Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) is a requirement for membership in the Pittsburgh Chapter. (Please print or type the information requested below.)

  Single Office Law Firm
  Charitable Legal Agency/Non-Profit Organization
  Government Legal Department Judicial Agency/Court
  Pgh HQ or Multiple Office Firm
  Corporate Legal Department
  University/College Legal Dept.
  General Firm Management
  Executive Director
  Branch Office Management
  Financial Management
  Information Technology Management
  Facilities Management
  Human Resource Management
  Corporate Legal Dept.
  Government Legal Agency
  Charitable Legal Agency
  University Legal Dept.
  CLM
  CPA
  PHR
  SPHR
  JD
  PhD
  Other
  Yes
  No
  Yes
  Yes
  No

Regular Membership Criteria

  • Any individual who demonstrates an interest in legal administration and the management of legal organizations, including legal professionals employed in a private law firm, legal service clinic, corporate legal department, university legal department, governmental legal agency, court system, charitable legal agency or any other organization engaged in the legal industry.

  • Shares interest in and supports the purposes of the Association.

  • Is not affiliated with a business partner or business-partner eligible entity.

  • Consultant to the Legal Industry. A consultant is defined as an individual who does not provide goods, furniture, equipment, supplies, materials, software, technology, insurance, investment instruments or legal industry services directly or through their company; or causes to be provided through a workforce of employees, or is employed by such an entity; AND the individual meets one or more of the following criteria:

    • an individual who is a recognized subject-matter expert within the legal community; - an individual whose primary service generally involves the sale of intellectual property, expert advice, coaching or assessment to legal organizations and who engages with multiple and changing clients;

    • an individual who performs ongoing day-to-day administrative functions for one or more companies or firms which would otherwise qualify the individual for Regular ALA membership despite who employs them, including a business partner;

    • an individual who is self-employed as a contractor or operating a self-owned business and performing dayto-day administrative roles for one or more companies or firms, which would otherwise render the person eligible for Regular ALA membership if an employer/employee relationship existed.

Please note: A consultant membership is bestowed upon an individual, not a company, and employees of business partner-eligible companies are not considered consultants and are not eligible for consultant membership, unless: a) the individual is performing day-to-day administrative functions at a remote or third party location; or b) the individual is employed as a legal administrator in the corporate legal department of the business organization; or c) the individual holds an administrative position similar to someone in a legal management professional role and is not responsible for business development, marketing or sales.

I hereby attest that I meet the criteria for membership as shown above.