Who can join the Columbus Bar?
The Columbus Bar Association has a Non-Lawyer Associate class of membership for those persons with employment in certain law-related fields as well as law students and law school graduates. Those eligible for Associate membership include: court reporters, paralegals, legal administrators, legal nurse practitioners, law librarians and other individuals “actively engaged in a profession or pursuit closely allied with the practice of law or the administration of justice.” Membership Rule I, B, 2, c. Associate members must obtain a sponsor who is an attorney member of the Columbus Bar. Paralegals can click here for an application, and law students can click here for a special application. Non-attorneys who are neither paralegals nor law students can join online or click here for a hardcopy application.
