Welcome to the American Bar Association, the largest voluntary professional 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 Mission of the American Bar Association is to be the national representative of the legal profession, serving the public and the profession by promoting justice, professional excellence and respect for the law.

The Association recruits from a variety of backgrounds for people who seek opportunities for challenging and substantive work. The ABA is looking for people who consistently demonstrate superior written and oral communication skills. Opportunities are available for degreed, non-degreed, and law professionals.

• ABA Job Opportunities

The ABA's long-standing commitment to diversity is reflected in its Goal IX operating principle, which states: To promote full and equal participation in the legal profession by minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and persons of differing sexual orientations and gender identities. The following entities focus their work on fulfilling ABA's Goal IX:

• Center for Racial and Ethnic Diversity
• Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession
• Council on Racial and Ethnic Justice
• Presidential Advisory Council on Diversity in the Profession
• Commission on Women
• Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law

The ABA supports a variety of charities that benefit and support the legal profession.

• American Bar Endowment (ABE)
• Fund for Justice and Education (FJE)
• American Bar Foundation (ABF)

The ABA conducts market research and provides statistics and research on lawyers and the legal profession.

• ABA Market Research Department

• Affiliated Organizations
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