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Why Join P.A.D.?
Phi Alpha Delta is a professional law fraternity that was established on November 8, 1902. Professional fraternities are organizations whose primary purpose is to promote the interests of a particular profession and whose membership is comprised
of students and graduates in that particular field of education or practice. Phi Alpha Delta is one of the largest legal organizations in the United States.
Phi Alpha Delta has members who are university/college students, law school students, lawyers, judges, senators, Congress representatives, Supreme Court Justices, and former U.S. Presidents. Over 330,000 members have been initiated since its
establishment in 1902 into 342 pre-law chapters, 203 law chapters and over 100 alumni chapters.
Members benefit from a vast professional network, supplemental education, leadership development, grants and scholarships, discounts and membership benefits, internship and job opportunities, fraternalism, and more.
We also offer a growing list of service and volunteer positions and diversity, equity, and inclusion resources, training, and programming.
Pre-Law Member
Pre-Law Membership is open to students enrolled in, and in good standing at, various colleges and universities internationally, which includes those in non-law school based masters programs. Members of the administration and faculty
at undergraduate colleges are universities are also eligible to join the P.A.D. Pre-Law Program.
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Law School Member
Law Membership is open to students enrolled in, and in good standing at, various law schools internationally. This includes JD, LLM, and master of law (if it’s exclusively a law school course of study).
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Alumni Member
Alumni membership is open to those licensed to practice law and law school graduates. Those who joined P.A.D. in law school are alumni members for life. New alumni members may join their law school chapter retroactively, or join P.A.D.
through a local Alumni Chapter, where active.
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Extends membership to those who are not attorneys or currently enrolled students. These are members generally in related fields such as paralegals, legal secretaries, court reporters, and more.
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The Phi Alpha Delta Transition Program helps P.A.D.s continue membership into the next stage of their education and career by connecting members with their new P.A.D. Chapter.
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The membership fee covers the cost of materials, membership pins, new member certificates, and chapters’ general liability insurance.
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The Phi Alpha Delta Senior Transition Program helps P.A.D. graduates continue membership into the next stage of their education and career; it also helps students who are transferring to a new college or university from their current
one.
Please select the drop down below for more information on your transition process.
If you have questions about transferring or transitioning your membership, please contact the P.A.D. Membership Department at membership@pad.org.
If you are moving onto law school, we can connect you with your P.A.D. law school chapter through the P.A.D. Senior Transition Program. The pre-law to law membership transition fee is $80.
Follow the link to complete the Senior Transition Form. Once we receive your updated information and the name of your law school, we will process your membership change, connect you with your new local officers, and send more information.
You will receive a new Law Chapter membership pin and certificate, and work with your new officers to schedule your new initiation date.
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Not going to law school just yet? Not a problem! Graduates of the P.A.D. Pre-Law Program can transition into the P.A.D. Membership Auxiliary with annual dues of $50.
Pre-law graduates are also eligible for the Pre-Law to Law Chapter Senior Transition Program and discount at any time (even if it’s been a few years). If you transition to a law chapter after having joined the Membership
Auxiliary, your $50 payment will be deducted from your law initiation fee.
Once we receive your auxiliary transfer form and annual dues, we will process your membership change and send more information. You will receive an auxiliary membership certificate and will still be able to access
your membership benefits including discounts on LSAT prep.
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If you are moving onto law school, we can connect you with your P.A.D. law school chapter through the P.A.D. Senior Transition Program. The auxiliary to law membership transition fee is $50.
Follow the link to complete the Auxiliary to Law School Transition Form. Once we receive your updated information and the name of your law school, we will process your membership change, connect you with
your new local officers, and send more information.
You will receive a new Law Chapter membership pin and certificate, and work with your new officers to schedule your new initiation date
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Law chapter membership lasts a LIFETIME and your membership is automatically updated to alumni status upon graduation. If you'd like to join an alumni chapter, please review the chapter listing before completing
the form.
Once we receive your updated information, we will process your membership change, connect you with your new local officers, and send more information.
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Note that this is only for transfers of members from one chapter to another of the same membership level, i.e. pre-law to pre-law or law school to law school. There is no added fee for transfer students.
Once we receive your updated information, we will process your membership change, connect you with your new local officers, and send more information.
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Besides receiving a discount on your new P.A.D. Law Membership, one of the great benefits of the Senior Transition Program is connecting with your P.A.D. brothers and sisters who have sat in the seat you are going
to be filling.
Your fellow law chapter members can help you identify good housing opportunities (and avoid the bad ones), know where to purchase the least expensive textbooks, and even help you get the best outlines for your specific professors.
The discounts and benefits you received as a pre-law student now take the form of discounts on Bar Exam prep/review, legal writing and exam prep, legal internships in Washington, D.C., and more. Click here to view the full list of P.A.D. Member Benefits.
P.A.D. Law Chapter members have access to a new slate of national P.A.D. events including the annual Law School Mock Trial Competition - one of the largest in the country. Law Chapter members are also eligible
to send voting delegates to P.A.D.'s Biennial Convention & Leadership Conference, and the biennial Leadership Summit. Upon graduation, law chapter alumni have the opportunity to participate in
P.A.D. Day at the U.S. Supreme Court to become sworn into the U.S. Supreme Court Bar.
Chapter Locator
The complete list of all chartered Pre-Law Chapters. Don’t see your school listed? Contact prelaw@pad.org for more information.
The complete list of all chartered Law Chapters. Don’t see your law school listed? Contact katie@pad.org for more information.
The complete list of all chartered Alumni Chapters. Don’t see your city listed? Contact katie@pad.org for more information.
Thank you for your interest in Phi Alpha Delta. If you have questions, please contact the membership department at
membership@pad.org
or by calling the Executive Office at (410) 347-3118. A Few Prominent P.A.D. Members
Pictured below, l-r: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg (Redding Alumni Chapter), Legal Clerk & Environmental Activist Erin Brokovich (Ford Chapter), Civil Rights Movement Leader & Former U.S. Congresswoman Barbara
Jordan (
Jordan Chapter), Defense Lawyer for O.J. Simpson Johnnie Cochran (Ford Chapter), and Former President William H. Taft (Taft Chapter).
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