Federal Bar Association

Name

Federal Bar Association

Legal name

Federal Bar Association

Website

https://fedbar.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1920

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Arlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Membership Dues: Annual membership dues from attorneys, judges, and law students. Membership runs October through September cycle. Professional dues range from $155-$500 annually depending on attorney category (newer attorneys, solo practitioners, public sector, retired receive discounted rates). Law students and Article III judges receive complimentary membership. Sections cost $45 each with bundle discounts; divisions are free.
2. Firm Memberships: Law firms and in-house legal departments can purchase group memberships providing individual memberships for all attorneys, concierge service, and Firm Referral Network listing.
3. Continuing Legal Education: National conferences and CLE webinars generate revenue through registration fees. Webinars are complimentary for members; non-members pay discounted rates. myLawCLE partnership offers unlimited annual pass for $395/year for 500+ on-demand webinars.
4. The Federal Lawyer Magazine: Quarterly magazine with editorial content covering federal legal topics. Generates revenue through advertising and subscription. Total subscribers: 22,000 including all Members of Congress, federal judiciary, government agency attorneys.
5. Sponsorships and Advertising: Sponsorship opportunities at national conferences and events. Website advertising (60,000 page views/month), magazine advertising, e-newsletter advertising (21,000 subscribers), social media marketing. Sponsor categories include case management vendors, financial services, law firms, legal technology companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Federal Bar Association is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit professional membership association that sells individual and firm memberships to federal legal practitioners, judges, and law students. Its core offering provides members access to a nationwide network of federal practitioners and judges, more than 700 hours of continuing legal education annually, The Federal Lawyer quarterly magazine, the Legal Career Center job board, advocacy through its Government Relations Program, and 24 practice area sections plus 6 career divisions across nearly 100 local chapters.

Product overview

The Federal Bar Association offers a membership-based professional association platform serving the federal legal community with nearly 100 local chapters and 24 practice area sections across all federal circuits. The core offering is individual and firm membership providing access to a nationwide network of federal practitioners and judges, over 700 hours of annual CLE, The Federal Lawyer quarterly magazine, the Legal Career Center job board, and a Government Relations advocacy program. Membership also includes access to the FBA Online Portal with member directory, event registration, and Firm Referral Network. Six career divisions (including Law Student, Younger Lawyers, Senior Lawyers, and Judiciary) provide stage-specific resources, while sponsorship packages enable organizations to reach the 15,000+ member base. Supplementary programs include UN ECOSOC consultative status, government attorney transition resources, and civics outreach initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 700 credit hours of CLE offered annually at national and local levels
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered strategic, flagship, standard and core.

• FormerGov.comstrategicGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025First directory for former government and military professionals. Collaboration provides FBA members affected by federal workforce reductions with FREE year of standard membership (code: FBIMPACTED25) and significant discounts for other members (code: FEDBARFG25). Helps unemployed government lawyers get found by employers, recruiters, and others seeking legal talent.
• United Nations ECOSOC (Economic and Social Council)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2020UN ECOSOC granted consultative status to FBA as NGO on June 18, 2020. Allows credentialed FBA leaders and members to observe UN-sponsored events, meetings, and activities. Provides ground passes for entry into UN facilities in New York, Geneva, and Vienna. FBA joined roster of several thousand NGOs with observer and participatory privileges.
• 8am LawPaystandardGTM or Marketing PartnerLawPay is a streamlined billing platform partner offering FBA members discounted rates through the Member Plus Program. Members receive discounted payment processing services for law firms.
• ALPS (American Lawyers Professional Society)standardGTM or Marketing PartnerALPS is a law firm insurance carrier partner offering FBA members professional liability insurance products. Featured in advertising and sponsorship partnerships.
• SoFistandardGTM or Marketing PartnerStudent loan refinancing partner offering FBA members discounted rates through the Member Plus Program for attorneys managing student debt.
• ConferenceAdit LLCcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner for tracking and reporting CLE credit at national conferences. Attendees upload state bar information and track attendance through dedicated webpages. Personalized certificates issued via email after events.
• myLawCLEcoreTechnology or IntegrationCLE education technology partner administering live and on-demand webinar education. Offers All-Access Annual Pass for $395/year for unlimited access to 500+ webinars. Handles webinar registration and CLE credit administration.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• American Bar Association: The largest U.S. voluntary legal professional association with over 400,000 members. Directly comparable as a national bar association offering membership, CLE, sections, advocacy, and publications—though broader than the FBA because it is not limited to federal practice.
• Practising Law Institute (PLI): A nonprofit CLE and legal publishing organization offering live programs, on-demand webinars, and treatises. Highly comparable to the FBA's CLE and Federal Lawyer publication offerings, with a similar subscription and conference revenue model.
• Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC): A global membership association for in-house counsel with education, networking, and advocacy programs. Directly comparable as a legal-professional membership organization with CLE, sections, and chapters, though focused on in-house rather than federal practice.
• National Bar Association: The nation's oldest and largest national network of predominantly Black attorneys and judges. Comparable as a national legal professional membership association providing networking, CLE, and advocacy, with a different demographic focus than the FBA.
• Federal Circuit Bar Association: A national bar association for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The closest direct competitor to the FBA in the federal-practice niche, offering similar CLE and networking services to a narrower appellate specialty.

Emerging players

• National Association of Women Lawyers: A national membership organization for women in the legal profession offering networking and professional development. Comparable as a legal-professional association with dues-based membership and CLE programming, though narrower in mission than the FBA.
• myLawCLE: An on-demand CLE platform the FBA partners with for webinar distribution. Closely comparable in the CLE/product layer with a subscription all-access model, and increasingly competitive as a substitute provider for individual members' CLE needs.

Others

• LawPay: A payment-processing platform serving law firms. Not a competitor but a Member Plus Program partner providing discounted services to FBA members—an ecosystem enabler that mirrors typical bar-association affinity programs.
• The Foundation of the Federal Bar Association: The affiliated charitable foundation supporting the federal legal community through educational programs and grants. Functionally an internal ecosystem entity rather than a competitor, but illustrates the FBA's adjacent programmatic footprint.

Broad incumbents

• American Association for Justice (AAJ): A national trial-lawyer association offering CLE, publications, and advocacy. Comparable as a legal professional membership organization with a parallel dues/CLE/publication model, though focused on plaintiff trial lawyers rather than federal practice broadly.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/federal-bar-association
• Instagraminstagram.com/federal_bar
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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