Membership
WDALA's membership consists of paralegals and legal assistants from 29 counties, comprising the western half of North Dakota.
Membership in WDALA provides networking opportunities and continuing legal education programs. Join today and learn how teamwork can be the key to a successful career!
Membership applications and renewals should be sent to:
WDALA
P.O. Box 371
Bismarck, ND 58502-0371
Membership Categories
Membership is open to paralegals, legal assistants, students in a paralegal or legal assistant program, attorneys, or paralegal educators. WDALA offers the following membership types:
Belonging to WDALA is a powerful way to secure your success as a paralegal. Membership benefits you and your employer. WDALA delivers first-rate and affordable continuing education right here in our state and provides many avenues to stay connected in our legal community.
Membership Benefits
Continuing legal education seminars, webinars, and teleseminars with registration fee discounts for members.
Summons. Quarterly publication with substantive articles on topics of concerns to paralegals and legal assistants.
Networking opportunities to share experiences, ideas, and concerns with fellow members.
Information about employment opportunities in Western North Dakota.
Scholarship opportunities which support the educational advancement of members.
Objectives & Purposes
To promote continuing legal education for members of the legal profession.
WDALA offers a minimum of ten hours of continuing legal education each year. An annual day and a half seminar is held each fall, and a day seminar is held each spring in conjunction with meetings of the membership. Some of the topics that have been presented include estate planning and administration, medical malpractice, bankruptcy, personal injury, mock trial, legal research, legal writing and interviewing, litigation and discovery, environmental law, accident reconstruction, family law, oil and gas, ethics, and mediations. WDALA also offers luncheon teleseminars throughout the year.
To promote ethical and professional conduct.
Paralegals and legal assistants are governed by the American Bar Association Model Code of Professional Responsibility and the American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct. WDALA stresses ethics and has adopted the NALA Code of Ethics.
To promote networking among association members, NALA, and members of the legal community.
WDALA strives to meet this purpose through regular meetings of its members held throughout the western portion of the state. WDALA sponsors officers’ attendance at NALA meetings. Educational events are publicized to all members of the legal community and non-members are invited to participate.
To promote NALA.
NALA is the national voice for all affiliated associations. NALA cooperates with local, state, and national bar associations in setting standards for paralegals and legal assistants. Visit www.nala.org for additional information about NALA.