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Member Benefits Include
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CLE Credits
Members can use their 6 or free CLE credits on any of our 1- or 2-credit programs - and on 1- or 2-credit CLEs on our new On-Demand CLE platform.
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Legal Research
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Referrals
Join a team that earned more than $3 million in client fees last year – our Lawyer Referral and Information Service. Become an LRIS panel attorney.
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Insurance
Get insurance and benefit programs you can trust through our partnerships with USI Affinity and MyBenefitAdvisor.
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E-Discovery
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Practice Management
Members get a 10% discount on practice management, billing and accounting software from ProfitSolv and a $100 credit per user for up to 10 users on time entry software. Get discounts from ProfitSolv.
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Other Discounts
We also help you save off the clock with discounts on travel, rental cars, flowers, hair blowouts, tickets to performances by the Philadelphia Orchestra and at the Kimmel Center, and more!
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Membership Fees
Membership fees for the Philadelphia Bar Association remain among the lowest fees charged by major urban bar associations throughout the United States.
Note: Your date of admission to the Bar shall be calculated from the date you were first admitted to practice before any court of record. Your first year’s fee shall be one-half the annual membership fee if you join on or after July 1, but before October 1. If you join after October 1, you pay no fee for the remainder of the calendar year, and your full fee amount is applied to the following year beginning January 1.
First Year Attorneys
FREE / first year
Attorneys admitted to practice before any court of record in the current year are entitled to a free, one-year membership. Section dues still apply. Attorneys who have previously been admitted to practice in another state do not qualify.
Become a MemberMembers
$99 / year
Admitted to the Bar one year or more but less than two years.
$199 / year
Admitted to the Bar two years or more but less than four years.
$299 / year
Admitted to the Bar four years or more but less than ten years.
$399 / year
Admitted to the Bar ten years or more.
Full-Time members of Law School Faculties may join as voting members.
Become a Member Renew Your MembershipPublic Sector Members
FREE / first year
For those who are employed full time by a public interest agency or by a federal, state or local governmental agency, and who have never before been a member of the Philadelphia Bar Association, the first year's dues will be waived.
$50 / year
Admitted to the Bar one year or more but less than two years.
$100 / year
Admitted to the Bar two years or more but less than four years.
$150 / year
Those admitted to the Bar four years or more but less than ten years.
$200 / year
Those admitted to the Bar ten years or more.
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Associate Members
$175 / year
Attorneys whose office or principal practice is not in the City of Philadelphia.
$175 / year
Full-Time Members of Law School Faculties.
$130 / year
Law Firm Administrators.
$130 / year
Law Librarians.
$150 / year
Other Associate Members
$65 / year
Paralegals
$20 / year
Law Students
Please note: Pursuant to section 100(A)(2) of the Association's bylaws, nonvoting (associate) members enjoy all privileges of Association membership EXCEPT the rights to vote and hold office.
Become a Member Renew Your MembershipSenior Members
$60 / year
A member who has reached the age of 70 years, or is 65 and retired from active practice. A written request must be made to become a Senior Member.
Become a Member Renew Your MembershipNote: Your date of admission to the Bar shall be calculated from the date you were first admitted to practice before any court of record. Your first year’s fee shall be one-half the annual membership fee if you join on or after July 1, but before October 1. If you join after October 1, you pay no fee for the remainder of the calendar year, and your full fee amount is applied to the following year beginning January 1.
Mail-in Form
If you would prefer to use regular mail, we have provided a printable form for your use.
Mail to:
Philadelphia Bar Association
1101 Market Street, 11th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107-2911
You may also join by calling our manager of member services Andrea Morris-Tracey at (215) 238-6313, using your MasterCard, Visa or American Express. Office hours are Monday through Friday, from 8:30 to 4:30 p.m.
