Apply to Become a LACBA Affiliate Bar
An association meeting all of the following qualifications is eligible to be an Affiliated Bar Association (an “Affiliated Association”):
- It has a commonality of interest and purpose with LACBA at the time of its application for Affiliated Association status and throughout the course of its Affiliated Association relationship with LACBA, as assessed through various factors, including the following:
1.1. The Affiliate Association’s purposeful and deliberate decision or action to attain affiliate status, such as expressed through a passage of a board resolution to this effect;
1.2. The Affiliate Association’s expressed interest in co-sponsoring or proposal for co-sponsoring an event (monetary or non-monetary) with LACBA; and
1.3. The Affiliate Association’s commitment to have a representative give a report to LACBA’s Board of Trustees regarding the activities of the organization based on invitation.
- It is geographically based in the County of Los Angeles, or a part thereof; and
- It is dedicated to legal matters generally, without limitation to a particular branch or subdivision of the law, provided, however, that the Board of Trustees, for good cause shown, may waive this requirement and revoke any prior waiver of this requirement.
- It has a total membership of at least twenty-five (25) at the time of its application for affiliation and continues to maintain a total membership of at least twenty-five (25) throughout the course of its Affiliated Association relationship with LACBA.
- It agrees that this Policy may from time to time be amended by the LACBA Board of Trustees, and in which case, notification of such amendments shall be given within 30 days.
An application for affiliation must be submitted to LACBA online here with a statement that expresses the Bar Association’s interest in Affiliated Association status and states that it satisfies the qualifications for this status as provided above.
The Executive Director & CEO of LACBA will make a recommendation to the Board of Trustees regarding application for affiliated association status. Affiliated Association status is subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees. Applications are accepted year-round.
Read LACBA’s Affiliated Associations Policy.
For more information, contact Jazmine Ramirez.
