Membership term is 12 months starting 01/01/2025 to 12/31/2025.

Active – All currently practicing paralegals and legal assistants who comply with California Business and Professions Code Section 6450 provisions and who so certify to SBPA.

Associate (non-voting) – Legal assistants and paralegals who currently are non-compliant with California Business and Professions Code Section 6450, members of a bar association, legal educators, legal secretaries, other legal staff and law school students who support or are involved in the promotion of the paralegal / legal assistant profession.

Student (non-voting) – Persons presently enrolled and participating in a paralegal certificate or degree program which meets the requirements of California Business and Professions Code Section 6450.

Sustaining (non-voting) – Any person or business entity endorsing the paralegal concept and supporting the goals of the Santa Barbara Paralegal Association.