MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
NEW OR RENEWAL (PLEASE CIRCLE ONE)
RIPA Membership year begins July 1
Make check payable to RIPA and send it with your application to:
RHODE ISLAND PARALEGAL ASSOCIATION
PO Box 1003, Providence, Rhode Island 02901
RhodeIsland@paralegals.org

Name:______________________________________________________ Home Phone:______________________

Home Address: ________________________________________________________________________________

Employer: ___________________________________________________ Office Phone:_____________________

Work Address: ________________________________________________Fax:_____________________________

Job Title:____________________Specialty:_________________________Email:___________________________

Send Mail To: Home: ______ Office: ______

CHECK MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY:                         $_________ Enclosed -If renewal, add $5 late fee after 10/01.

Voting Member: ($50.00) ______                         Please check which category below applies to you:

______Bachelor's Degree in any subject plus one year employment as a paralegal______Bachelor's Degree in Paralegal Studies______Associate's Degree in Paralegal Studies plus three (3) years employment as a paralegal ______Minimum of five (5) years employment as a paralegal

Non-Voting Member: ($35.00) ______                 Please check which category below applies to you:

______Bachelor's Degree in any subject, be currently working as a paralegal, and have less than one (1) year employment as a paralegal_______Associate's Degree in Paralegal Studies with less than three (3) years employment as a paralegal_______Associate's Degree in any subject with four (4) or more years employment as a paralegal

Sustaining Member: ($100.00) ______                         Student Member: ($35.00) ______


$15.00 (for student) and $20.00 (for all others) of your dues go towards membership to the NFPA.


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Have you ever been convicted of a crime? Yes ______ No ______ If yes please attach a statement of explanation.

Check here if you do NOT want your name on a mailing list which the RIPA Board may make available to vendors of legal related products/services: ______

Resume and Job Bank waiver enclosed: yes__________no__________

I would like to volunteer on the following committee(s):

_____Publications _____Education _____Job Bank _____Membership _____Programs
_____Policy & Issues _____Pro Bono _____Public Relations

I understand that this application does not constitute automatic membership in the RIPA. I am aware that this application will be reviewed by the Membership Committee and the Board of Directors. I hereby certify that the information provided in this application is true and that I meet the RIPA's requirements for membership. I agree to notify the RIPA of any change of address or change in my status that would affect the category of membership applied for on this application.

Signature:_____________________________________ Date:_______________

 

Explanation of Membership Classifications.

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