MLSA is the oldest chartered chapter of NALS (the Association for Legal Professionals) in Tennessee -- 48 years old as of May 2008.

MLSA promotes NALS-sponsored certification programs.  Exams for certification are offered twice yearly, and we maintain a library containing most of the books needed for NALS-sponsored certification courses. After attaining status as a member in good standing (having been a member for over one year and attending more than 50% of monthly meetings), MLSA will cover the cost of your first sitting for NALS-sponsored certification exams, as well as a major percentage of the cost of review courses.

Scholarships for legal studies are also available to members and students.

As a member of MLSA, you are automatically a member of a tri-level organization:

• MLSA - Legal Professionals of Memphis, the local chapter

• TALS-Legal Professionals of Tennessee, the state chapter

• NALS...the association for legal professionals, the national association

For more information about membership in MLSA , contact our Vice President, Gail Powell, PLS, at our Officers page.

Monthly dinner meetings are held the second Thursday of every month, beginning at 6:00 p.m., at locations varying from Downtown to Midtown to East Memphis.

Our Job Bank lists openings received from local law firms, giving the name of the contact person and phone number if you are interested in a particular opening. We frequently have listings that do not appear in the newspaper.

MLSA also publishes the Directory for Law Offices every two years. In 1997 the Directory  won the NALS Founders Award, the highest distinction awarded by the national association.   The 2007-2008 Directory for Law Offices is available for purchase ($15) at the following location:

UPCOMING EVENTS

Our next Regular Meeting will be on Thursday, July 10, 2008. For meeting information, click here 

Stand by for information on the the next sitting for NALS-sponsored certification exams:
For more information, click here