Individuals who are interested in legal administration and management but do not qualify for Regular Membership may apply for Associate Membership if they are:
- practicing lawyers with an interest in law firm administration and management;
- individuals engaged in an ongoing employment-type relationship which involves providing continuing management services of the types defined in the bylaws;
- retired Regular Members of ALA who are not otherwise employed;
- unemployed legal administrators who have exhausted their eligibility for Regular Membership who are not serving as consultants or vendors and are actively seeking employment as a legal administrator;
- full-time teachers of business, organizational management, law or law-related disciplines at institutions of higher learning, as well as deans with administrative and management responsibilities at such institutions;
- full-time students in business, management, law or law-related studies at institutions of higher learning;
- bar association executives with management responsibilities; and
- other individuals not specifically excluded from membership who have and demonstrate an interest in the management of law firms and other legal organizations.