Why join LAAC?
Whether you are a law student volunteering at a legal aid organization, a managing attorney looking for wellness support, or the director of operations looking for discounts for your office, LAAC has benefits and discounts designed for you.
The below chart lays out benefits and discounts available to organizations and their staff based on membership type. All staff at our member organizations can take advantage of many of our wellness benefits.
Any IOLTA-funded legal services organization is eligible for LAAC Membership, and non-IOLTA-funded legal services organizations are eligible for Associate Membership.
Check out the chart below to learn more. More information on accessing your benefits can be found here, contact us at Membership@LAACOnline.org with questions or to sign up.
| Benefit | Members | Associate Members |
|---|---|---|
| Receive LAAC in Action monthly e-newsletter | ✓ | ✓ |
| Nominate individuals for annual Awards of Merit | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free access to live and archived trainings hosted by LAAC | ✓ | ✓ |
| Discounts to in-person trainings | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free access to NITA trainings | ✓ | ✓ |
| Negotiated discount to Westlaw | ✓* | ✓* |
| Discount access to Lexis Advance® | ✓* | ✓* |
| Discounted subscription to Essential Forms | ✓ | ✓* |
| Access wellness resources for staff | ✓ | ✓ |
| Attendance discounts to Capitol Seminars | ✓ | ✓ |
| Eligible to host a Dan Bradley Summer Fellow | ✓ | ✓ |
| Represented by advocacy work and receive Advocacy Alerts | ✓ | |
| Serve on Board and vote in LAAC Board elections | ✓ | |
| Access to LAAC Directory, the online directory of IOLTA organizations staff | ✓ |
*Discounts may be subject to contract terms with vendors. Please contact us at Membership@LAAConline.org for more information.
Highlights for organizational members
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- Vote in LAAC Board elections and other matters affecting legal services
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- All staff have access to the online LAAC Legal Services Directory
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- Represented by LAAC’s advocacy efforts, including support for increased funding for legal services
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- Receive LAAC in Action, our e-newsletter member update
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- Access to LAAC’s extensive online library of self-study MCLE videos
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- Staff are eligible to serve on the LAAC Board of Directors
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- Eligible for the Dan Bradley Fellowships for summer law students
Member discounts include
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- NITA
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- Westlaw
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- Essential Forms
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- Lexis Advance®
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- LegalServer
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- Capitol Seminar
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- Casetext
**Note: LAAC provides membership discounts on services related to the provision of legal aid and specific needs of the legal aid community. If you are interested in more general non-profit discounts on services such as human resources, insurance, or other similar discounts, we recommend contacting the California Association of Nonprofits, the California Chamber of Commerce, CalChoice, or the Nonprofits’ Insurance Alliance of California for information on other services valuable to nonprofits.
Wellness & Self-Care
LAAC members have access to workshops, free of charge, that feature curated information about self-care and wellness for legal aid professionals.
We’ve covered a ton of wellness topics, such as stress management, burnout, imposter syndrome, perfectionism in the legal profession, vicarious trauma, yoga, meditation, and centering. LAAC is here to support the legal aid community, and we value wellness as a strategy to strengthen retention across the sector and prevent burnout for individuals.
To learn more, contact Kasia Markham at KMarkham@LAAConline.org or follow us on Facebook for updates, events, and tools.
2024 Annual Member Survey Report
We are continuously looking to improve member benefits. Our annual survey is a critical way we get feedback from LAAC members. This year we had over 200 respondents from a variety of positions within organizations and an array of organization types. Check out the Annual Member Survey Report here.
We really value the specific ideas that individuals shared with us through the survey. Please contact Directing Attorney Zach Newman at znewman@laaconline.org for more information.