Local and Regional Paralegal Associations

Local paralegal associations are a great way to meet other paralegals in your local area and enhance your paralegal skills.  In some areas of the country, regional paralegal associations bring paralegals together from several states.

Here is a list of local and regional paralegal associations organized by state.

If your association isn’t listed, please let us know by emailing info@pro-paralegal.com.

Alabama
Alabama Association of Paralegals, Inc. (AAPi)
Northeast Alabama Litigation Support Association (NEALSA)

Alaska
Alaska Association of Paralegals (AAP)
Fairbanks Association of Legal Assistants (FALA)

Arizona
Arizona Paralegal Association (APA)
Legal Assistants of Metropolitan Phoenix (LAMP)
Maricopa County Bar Association Paralegal Division
Tucson Paralegal Association (TPA)

Arkansas
Arkansas Paralegal Association (ArPA)
Arkansas Paralegal Alliance, Inc.

California
California Alliance of Paralegal Associations (CAPA)
California Lawyers’ Assistants (CLASS)
Cuyamaca Association of Paralegal Students (CAPS)
Fresno Paralegal Association (FPA)
Inland Counties Association of Paralegals (ICAP)
Los Angeles Paralegal Association (LAPA)
Orange County Paralegal Association (OCPA)
Paralegal Association of Santa Clara County (PASCC)
Sacramento Valley Paralegal Association (SVPA)
San Diego Paralegal Association (SDPA)
San Francisco Paralegal Association (SFPA)
Santa Barbara Paralegal Association (SBPA)
Sequoia Paralegal Association (SPA)
Ventura County Paralegal Association (VCPA)

Colorado
Pikes Peak Paralegals (PPP)
Rocky Mountain Paralegal Association (RMPA)

Connecticut
Central Connecticut Paralegal Association, Inc. (CCPA)
Connecticut Association of Paralegals, Inc. (CAP)
New Haven County Association of Paralegals, Inc. (NH-CAP)

Delaware
Delaware Paralegal Association (DPA)

District of Columbia
National Capital Area Paralegal Association (NCAPA)
Navy Legalmen

Florida
Central Florida Paralegal Association, Inc. (CFPA)
Gainesville Association of Legal Assistants, Inc. (GALA)
Gulf Coast Paralegal Association (GCPA)
Northeast Florida Paralegal Association (NFPA)
Northwest Florida Paralegal Association
Paralegal Association of Florida, Inc. (PAF)
South Florida Paralegal Association, Inc. (SFPA)
Southwest Florida Paralegal Association, Inc. (SWFPA)
Tampa Bay Paralegal Association, Inc. (TBPA)
Volusia Association of Paralegals

Georgia
Gate City Bar Association Paralegal Section
Georgia Association of Paralegals, Inc. (GAP)
Southeastern Association of Legal Assistants (SEALA)

Hawaii
Hawaii Paralegal Association (HPA)

Idaho
Idaho Association of Paralegals, Inc. (IAP)

Illinois
Central Illinois Paralegal Association (CIPA)
Illinois Paralegal Association (IPA)
Lincoln Legal Professionals Association

Indiana
Indiana Paralegal Association (IPA)
Michiana Paralegal Association, Inc. (MPA)
Northeast Indiana Paralegal Association (NIPA)

Iowa
Iowa Association of Legal Assistants (IALA)

Kansas
Heartland Association of Legal Assistants (HALA)
Kansas Association of Legal Assistants (KALA)
Kansas City Paralegal Association (KCPA)
Kansas Paralegal Association (KPA)

Kentucky
Greater Appalachian Paralegal Association (GAPA)
Greater Lexington Paralegal Association (GLPA)
Kentucky Paralegal Association (KPA)
Louisville Association of Paralegals (LAP)
Western Kentucky Paralegals (WKP)

Louisiana
Louisiana State Paralegal Association (LSPA)
New Orleans Paralegal Association (NOPA)

Maine

Maryland
Maryland Association of Paralegals, Inc. (MAP)
National Capital Area Paralegal Association (NCAPA)

Massachusetts
Central Massachusetts Paralegal Association (CMPA)
Massachusetts Paralegal Association (MPA)
Western Massachusetts Paralegal Association (WMPA)

Michigan
Michigan Legal Assistants Section (State Bar of Michigan)
NALS of Michigan

Minnesota
Minnesota Paralegal Association (MPA)

Mississippi
Mississippi Paralegal Association (MPA)

Missouri
Missouri Paralegal Association (MPA)
St. Louis Association of Legal Assistants (SLALA)

Montana
State Bar of Montana (Paralegal Section)

Nebraska
Nebraska Paralegal Association (NePA)
Rocky Mountain Paralegal Association (RMPA)

Nevada
Nevada Paralegal Association (NPA)
Sierra Nevada Association of Paralegals (SNAP)

New Hampshire
Paralegal Association of New Hampshire (PANH)

New Jersey
Paralegal Association of New Jersey Inc. (PANJ)
South Jersey Paralegal Association (SJPA)

New Mexico
Paralegal Division of the State Bar of New Mexico

New York
Capital District Paralegal Association
Empire State Alliance of Paralegal Associations
Long Island Paralegal Association (LIPA)
New York City Paralegal Association (NYCPA)
Paralegal Association of Rochester (PAR)
Western New York Paralegal Association (WNYPA)

North Carolina
Asheville Area Paralegal Association (AAPA)
Guilford Paralegal Association (GPA)
Metrolina Paralegal Association (MPA)
North Carolina Paralegal Association (NCPA)
Raleigh-Wake Paralegal Association (RWPA)

North Dakota
Red River Valley Paralegal Association (RRVPA)
Western Dakota Association of Legal Assistants (WDALA)

Ohio
Cincinnati Paralegal Association (CPA)
Cleveland Association of Paralegals (CAP)
Greater Dayton Paralegal Association (GDPA)
Paralegal Association of Northwest Ohio (PANO)
Paralegal Association of Central Ohio (PACO)
Pittsburgh Paralegal Association (PPA)

Oklahoma
Central Oklahoma Association of Legal Assistants (COALA)
Oklahoma Paralegal Association (OPA)
Tulsa Area Paralegal Association (TAPA)

Oregon
Oregon Paralegal Association (OPA)
Pacific Northwest Paralegal Association (PNPA)

Pennsylvania
Central Pennsylvania Paralegal Association, Inc. (CPPA)
Chester County Paralegal Association of Pennsylvania (CCPA)
Keystone Alliance of Paralegal Associations
Lancaster Area Paralegal Association (LCPA)
Lycoming County Paralegal Association (LCPA)
Montgomery County Paralegal Association (MCPA)
Philadelphia Association of Paralegals (PAP)
Pittsburgh Paralegal Association (PPA)
York County Paralegal Association (YCPA)

Rhode Island
Rhode Island Paralegal Association (RIPA)

South Carolina
Charleston Association of Legal Assistants (CALA)
Palmetto Paralegal Association (PPA)
South Carolina Upstate Paralegal Association (SCUPA)

South Dakota
South Dakota Paralegal Association (SDPA)
Rocky Mountain Paralegal Association (RMPA)

Tennessee
Greater Memphis Paralegal Alliance (GMPA)
Memphis Paralegal Association (MPA)
Middle Tennessee Paralegal Association (MTPA)
Smoky Mountain Paralegal Association (SMPA)
Tennessee Paralegal Association (TPA)

Texas
Alamo Area Paralegal Association, Inc. (AAPA)
Bell County Bar Association Paralegals
Capital Area Paralegal Association
Dallas Area Paralegal Association (DAPA)
El Paso Paralegal Association (EPPA)
Fort Worth Paralegal Association (FWPA)
J.L. Turner Legal Association Paralegal Section
Houston Corporate Paralegal Association (HCPA)
Houston Metropolitan Paralegal Association (HMPA)
Houston Paralegal Association (HPA)
Metroplex Association of Corporate Paralegals (MACP)
North Texas Paralegal Association (NTPA)
Northeast Texas Association of Paralegals (NTAP)
Paralegal Association/Permian Basin (PA/PB)
Paralegal Division of the State Bar of Texas
South Texas Organization of Paralegals, Inc. (STOP)
Southeast Texas Association of Paralegals (SETAP)
Southeast Texas Association of Legal Assistants (SETALA)
Texas Panhandle Paralegal Association (TPPA)
Tyler Area Association of Legal Professionals (TAALP)
West Texas Paralegal Association (WTPA)

Utah
Legal Assistants Association of Utah (LAAU)
Rocky Mountain Paralegal Association (RMPA)

Vermont
Vermont Paralegal Organization (VPO)

Virginia
Local Government Paralegal Association of Virginia (LGPA)
National Capital Area Paralegal Association (NCAPA)
Paralegal Association of Northern Virginia (PANV)
Richmond Paralegal Association (RPA)
Roanoke Valley Paralegal Association (RVPA)
Shenandoah Valley Paralegal Association (SVPA)
The Virginia Alliance of Paralegal Associations (VAPA)
Tidewater Paralegal Association (TPA)
Virginia Peninsula Paralegal Association (VAPPA)

Washington
Washington State Paralegal Association (WSPA)

West Virginia
Association of West Virginia Paralegals, Inc. (AWVP)
Legal Assistants/Paralegals of Southern West Virginia (LAPSWV)

Wisconsin
Madison Area Paralegal Association (MAPA)
Paralegal Association of Wisconsin (PAW)

Wyoming
Legal Assistants of Wyoming (LAW)
Rocky Mountain Paralegal Association (RMPA)

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