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IOP NEW DIGITAL MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATES AND BADGES
We have now launched our new digital certificates and badges. To learn more about them, please download our factsheet.
The Institute is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to advancing the aspirations of professional paralegals. We are not driven by making profits or answerable to external shareholders. We exist for the benefit of our members and part of our 'not-for-profit' mission is to keep our membership fees as low as possible and to add value to your membership wherever we can.
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IOP Perks
IoP Perks is an extra benefits package for members of the Institute of Paralegals and it is in addition to the standard member benefits.
The special members' benefits site, containing an array of benefits and services designed to support you at both work and play, is available not only to you as an IoP member, but also to your family.
Professional Benefits
The IoP Professional benefits support you in developing your professional standing. Look at all the benefits that are here to assist you in your profession:
IoP Professional Designation
Annual Hallmarked Membership Certificate.
Smart badges provided by Yoshki
Free webinars to count towards your CPD – coming soon
Free daily e-news legal updates from Lexology delivered to your e mail. All members receive the IOP Newsstand service – you will get regular plain-English updates provided by Lexology straight to your inbox on the practice areas of your choice.
Free monthly paralegal publication in collaboration with the New Law Journal. All members will receive ‘The Paralegal’ monthly e-journal containing essential information for paralegals, including important changes in law and practice and sector news.
Eligibility to become a registered and or regulated member of the Professional Paralegal Register. For more details, please click here
Jobs Board
Free affiliate membership for the first year with the New York City Paralegal Association. Free reciprocal membership of the NYCPA is open to all Associate, Qualified and Fellow of the IOP members. Contact the Institute at [email protected] if you wish to join the NYCPA.
Confirmed right to countersign passports. The government's Identity and Passport Service requires passport applications and any accompanying photographs to be countersigned by someone from the list of suitable professions. Members of the Institute who have achieved Associate Paralegal, Qualified Paralegal or Fellow of the IOP status are eligible. For more information, please visit:
https://www.gov.uk/countersigning-passport-applications/accepted-occupations-for-countersignatories
Discounted membership with the Royal Over-Seas League. All Institute members are eligible to apply to join the Royal Over-Seas League club – and at discounted corporate rates. The ROL has club houses in St James’ London and Edinburgh, and gives access to some 80 prestigious clubs worldwide. See //www.rosl.org.uk/.
LawCare. LawCare is the charity that supports and promotes good mental health and wellbeing in the legal community throughout the UK and Ireland. Their support spans the entire legal life, from student to training, through to practice and retirement and all IoP members can benefit from it now. See https://www.lawcare.org.uk/.
The IoP also provides you with:
Careers advice
Paralegal competency standards
Information regarding starting up a paralegal business
Career Path
Education and Training
Help with joining a government facility:
Help your career fast-track! The Institute monitors government committee vacancies (paid and unpaid, full and part-time) and draws to your attention any of relevance/applicability to paralegals. Details can be found in our monthly e-journal, The Paralegal. Lobbying of government on your behalf: We lobby government for better recognition of paralegals. For example we met with the UK’s second most senior judge, the Master of the Rolls, to push for greater court access for paralegals representing clients, and we persuaded the government to allow senior paralegals to be eligible to apply for junior judicial posts.
Lobbying of government on your behalf:
We lobby government for better recognition of paralegals. For example we met with the UK’s second most senior judge, the Master of the Rolls, to push for greater court access for paralegals representing clients, and we persuaded the government to allow senior paralegals to be eligible to apply for junior judicial posts.
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