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The American Bar Association is the largest voluntary professional membership association in the world. With more than 400,000 members, the ABA provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, information about the law, programs to assist lawyers and judges in their work, and initiatives to improve the legal system for the public. The ABA strives to provide members with the knowledge and tools they need for their professional development and career growth. From ABA-sponsored conferences, meetings, seminars and CLE sessions to a wide variety of respected publications to a state-of-the-art Web site, the ABA is dedicated to helping lawyers advance their careers and the profession as a whole.

Members receive the monthly award-winning ABA Journal and those who have provided an e-mail address also receive the weekly ABA Journal eReport by e-mail. Forty states require mandatory CLE, and the ABA offers outstanding programming, from the more traditional modes of national institutes, satellite and "VideoLaw" seminars to teleconferences and online formats, including audio, video, and live and on-demand Web casts.

Eligibility to join the 34 special interest sections, divisions, and forums is a key reason lawyers join and remain members of the Association. Sections and divisions range in size from 3,100 members to more than 63,300. They address professional development and improvement of laws, provide CLE, and offer outstanding publications that include 14 magazines, 40 newsletters, four annuals, and 12 professional journals. Sections contribute to the making of ABA policy, and many of the recommendations that become the ABA policy positions originate in the sections.

Member programs, customized services, authoritative publications, and discounted products are available to members at all career stages - whether entering the field, beginning or expanding a practice, changing specialties or work settings, or planning for retirement or a second career. The ABA Career Resource Center Web site offers information about finding jobs and enhancing careers. For more about membership benefits, see http://www.abanet.org/abasource/guide.html. For more information about joining the ABA, visit www.abanet.org/members/join/. Or you may enroll over the phone: 800/285-2221 or via fax: 312/988-5528; TDD: 312/988-5168. Via mail send to: Membership Department, American Bar Association, 541 N. Fairbanks Court, Chicago IL 60611.

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