Benefits of Membership in the American Bar Association
Members in the American Bar Association enjoy access to a rich assortment of benefits to help them become a better legal professional and assist with advocacy for the rule of law in Washington, D.C. and around the world.
Enrich Your Career
Sharpen Your Practice
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We also offer benefits for Law Students.
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Enrich your career through practice specialty groups; opportunities for leadership, authorship and speaking engagements; and involvement in diversity, advocacy and public service initiatives.
- Sections, Divisions and Forums offer access to programming and professionals concentrated on your practice specialty.
- Committees and task forces within specialty groups allow you to develop a national reputation through presentation, publication and leadership opportunities.
- Diversity and inclusion initiatives, pro bono opportunities and advocacy efforts through the Governmental Affairs Office give you a voice on important issues.
- Free career resources, including an online job board, help you explore a new career, seek your first legal job or launch a solo practice.
Sharpen your practice through CLE courses led by national experts, publications offering in-depth legal analysis and ABA’s ethics research service.
- The ABA CLE Premier Speaker Series, featuring today’s most influential legal practitioners, allows you to earn up to 18 hours of free CLE.
- Subscriptions to the weekly eJournal and the monthly ABA Journal – the most widely read legal magazine in the nation – deliver top headlines and reports on trends affecting lawyers today.
- Publications offer in-depth analysis of legal developments in your practice specialty.
- Ethics research helps you locate citations for relevant rules, opinions and other resources.
Save money through discounts on brand-name products and services plus member-only pricing at ABA Advantage and the ABA Webstore.
- Save up to 15% on CLE programs in addition to the free Premier Speaker Series.
- Save an average of 20% on all books in our online store.
- Access ABA pricing on airfare and car rental, plus receive up to 40% off selected luxury hotels when you book your travel through Orbitz for Business.
- Savings await with Member Advantage – find discounts on the products and services you need from brand-name companies you trust. And you support the ABA with every dollar you spend.
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