Can my firm join AILA?
No. Here's why only individuals may join AILA.
AILA Membership is strictly with individuals, not firms, organizations, or other groups of people. Even single-attorney firms are inherently ineligible for AILA membership. The reasoning for this restriction is in the eligibility requirements for AILA Membership:
In accordance with AILA bylaws, any attorney, excepting a person in the employ of the government of the United States (but for attorneys in the employ of the Office of the Federal Public Defender, such as federal public defenders, community defender organizations, or federal court-appointed private counsel) is eligible to be a Member of this Association if such attorney:
- at the time of application, is in good standing with, and for three years immediately preceding application has not been suspended or disbarred by, any court, mandatory bar association, administrative agency, or other disciplinary authority;
- is licensed to practice law and is a member in good standing of the bar of any state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia or, on June 14, 2007, was an active, approved member of the association and who thereafter has maintained that membership and eligibility for it under these by-laws without interruption; or
- is employed full-time as a law professor at a law school accredited by the American Bar Association and is eligible for full membership in the American Bar Association but is not admitted to practice in any state or the District of Columbia and
- if engaged in the practice of law, is so engaged in compliance with the law applicable in every place where the attorney maintains an office for the practice of law.
These membership requirements could only apply to an individual, not firms, organizations, or other groups of people.
Contact Membership@AILA.org for more information.