{"id":7314,"date":"2017-07-06T14:22:45","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T18:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/?page_id=2629"},"modified":"2026-03-02T18:28:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T18:28:58","slug":"associations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/career-exploration-professional-development\/for-ll-m-students\/starting-your-job-search\/explore-your-career-options\/practice-settings\/associations\/","title":{"rendered":"Associations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Trade associations are non-profit organizations. Staff sizes vary from one to several hundred, although most number six to 10 people. Duties of an association&#8217;s staff attorney might include reporting to members on governmental developments affecting their industry; facilitating contact between members, Congress, and appropriate agencies; and presenting an industry viewpoint to representatives of the federal government.<\/p>\n<h2>Selected Bilateral Chambers of Commerce<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/americanaustralian.org\/\">American Australian Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aiccusa.org\/\">American Indonesian Chamber of Commerce<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aiccse.org\/\">American-Israel Chamber of Commerce<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.belcham.org\/\">Belgian-American Chamber of Commerce<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brazilcham.com\/\">Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce, Inc<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.babc.org\/\">British-American Business Council<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.babinc.org\/\">British-American Business Inc of New York and London<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.caribbeantradecenter.com\/\">Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eacci.org\/\">Estonian American Chamber of Commerce and Industry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facc-usa.com\/\">Finnish American Chamber of Commerce<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreign-trade.com\/reference\/trade-foreign-chambers-of-commerce-in-united-states.htm\">Foreign Chambers of Commerce in the US<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.faccnyc.org\/\">French American Chamber of Commerce<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/washington.usa.ahk.de\/en\/\">German American Chamber of Commerce<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hkany.org\/\">Hong Kong Association of New York<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.government.is\/diplomatic-missions\/consulate-general-of-iceland-in-new-york\/icelandic-american-chamber-of-commerce\/\">Icelandic-American Chamber of Commerce<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.luxembourgbusiness.org\/\">Luxembourg American Chamber of Commerce<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.portugal-us.com\/\">Portugal-U.S. Chamber of Commerce<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spainuscc.org\/\">Spain-U.S. Chamber of Commerce<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sacc-usa.org\/\">Swedish-American Chambers of Commerce<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccc.org\/\">United States of America-China Chamber of Commerce<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cubatrade.org\/\">U.S.-Cuba Trade &amp; 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