San Diego Legal Secretaries Association Membership Information

Membership Benefits
Membership Requirements and Levels
Membership Dues
Apply or Renew for Membership

Membership Benefits

SDLSA offers the following benefits and programs, in addition to many others:

Subscription to The Legal Secretary, a quarterly magazine published by LSI;
Subscription to LegaLines, a monthly bulletin published by SDLSA;
Monthly membership meetings with featured guest speakers;
Legal education classes, both beginning and advanced, on legal procedures;
Credit union membership, insurance plans (dental and medical), as well as Costco, Hertz and Wells Fargo membership benefits;
California Certified Legal Secretary program (CCLS).

Membership Requirements and Levels

Applicants must have been continuously employed in San Diego for a period of at least six months or elsewhere for a continuous period of at least 12 months. Associate and Student memberships are available for those not meeting active membership requirements.

Membership Dues

Required Annual Dues by May 1, 2010. Dues postmarked after May 31, 2010 are subject to a $10 penalty. Late renewals will not be processed unless accompanied by the penalty fee. Pursuant to Standing Rule No. 5, a collection fee of $15, plus bank charges shall be assessed for each returned check.

Active Membership: $50 $60 (after May 31st)
Student Membership: $15
Associate Membership: $15
Retired Member: $0
Life/Honorary Member: $0
LSI Life Member: $30
After November 1, active memberships are $35 until May 1.

Apply or Renew for Membership

You can apply or renew your SDLSA Membership online using our Membership Form below. Applying or renewing online uses Paypal in order for you to pay for your annual dues. If you would rather pay by check, you can mail in your membership form using a downloadable PDF form.

Register by Mail - Downloadable Forms

Membership Form (New Members Only) (PDF)
Membership Renewal Form (Current Members) (PDF)

Please note for renewals: Even though your information may not have changed, fill out this form completely. This helps facilitate data entry into the database. In an effort to minimize spelling errors, please print or type your information and responses when mailing your form in. Please state the information exactly how you would like it published in SDLSA's Roster.

Register On-Line

Please use the form below to register on-line. This form is good for new and current memberships. Please state the information exactly how you would like it published in SDLSA's Roster.

SDLSA Membership Form (New and Renewals)

First Name:
Last Name:
Middle Initial:
Employer:
Position:
Current Area of Law:
Length of Time with Employer:
If employed less than 6 months, please list previous employment
Previous Membership in a Legal Secretaries Association:
(include associations and dates)
Please list credentials, if any
(CCLS, PLS, CLA, etc.)
Home Address:
Home City/Zip:
Work Address:
Work City/Zip:
Home Telephone:
Business Telephone:
Home Email:
Business Email:
Date of Birth:
If you do not want your home telephone number listed in the roster please check this box.
If you do not want your email address listed in the roster please check this box.
Preferred Address for Roster
/ Method of Contact:
LegaLines Delivery Preference:
LegaLines Delivery Location Preference:
Select the appropriate member level:
We are asking our members to consider joining one of the following committees as they renew this year. Thanks for your support!!
If "other", please specify.

IF ACCEPTED AS A MEMBER, I AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE BYLAWS AND STANDING RULES OF LEGAL SECRETARIES, INCORPORATED, AND THE LOCAL ASSOCIATION TO WHICH I HEREBY APPLY FOR MEMBERSHIP, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING CODE OF ETHICS:

IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF EACH MEMBER OF LEGAL SECRETARIES, INCORPORATED TO OBSERVE ALL LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS NOW OR HEREAFTER IN EFFECT RELATING TO CONFIDENTIALITY AND PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION, ACTING WITH LOYALTY, INTEGRITY, COMPETENCE AND DIPLOMACY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT. (Dedicated to the memory of Joan M. Moore, PLS, CCLS, LSI President 1980-82)

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