diff --git a/src/registrar/assets/js/get-gov.js b/src/registrar/assets/js/get-gov.js
index cca25bbfa..e6f1e3e6c 100644
--- a/src/registrar/assets/js/get-gov.js
+++ b/src/registrar/assets/js/get-gov.js
@@ -918,7 +918,8 @@ function setupUrbanizationToggle(stateTerritoryField) {
  *
  */
 (function newMemberFormListener() {
-  HookupYesNoListener("new_member-permission_level",'new-member-admin-permissions', 'new-member-basic-permissions')
+  // HookupYesNoListener("new_member-permission_level",'new-member-admin-permissions', 'new-member-basic-permissions')
+  HookupYesNoListener("member_access_level",'new-member-admin-permissions', 'new-member-basic-permissions')
 })();
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/registrar/forms/portfolio.py b/src/registrar/forms/portfolio.py
index b5c93ab59..c67586529 100644
--- a/src/registrar/forms/portfolio.py
+++ b/src/registrar/forms/portfolio.py
@@ -165,17 +165,32 @@ class PortfolioInvitedMemberForm(forms.ModelForm):
 
 
 class NewMemberForm(forms.ModelForm):
+    member_access_level = forms.ChoiceField(
+        label="Select permission",
+        choices=[("True", "Admin Access"), ("False", "Basic Access")],
+        widget=forms.RadioSelect(attrs={'class': 'usa-radio__input  usa-radio__input--tile'}),
+        required=True,
+        error_messages={
+            "required": "Member access level is required",
+        },
+    )
     admin_org_domain_request_permissions = forms.ChoiceField(
         label="Select permission",
         choices=[("view_only", "View all requests"), ("view_and_create", "View all requests plus create requests")],
         widget=forms.RadioSelect,
         required=True,
+        error_messages={
+            "required": "Domain request permission is required",
+        },
     )
     admin_org_members_permissions = forms.ChoiceField(
         label="Select permission",
         choices=[("view_only", "View all members"), ("view_and_create", "View all members plus manage members")],
         widget=forms.RadioSelect,
         required=True,
+        error_messages={
+            "required": "Member permission is required",
+        },
     )
     basic_org_domain_request_permissions = forms.ChoiceField(
         label="Select permission",
@@ -186,6 +201,9 @@ class NewMemberForm(forms.ModelForm):
         ],
         widget=forms.RadioSelect,
         required=True,
+        error_messages={
+            "required": "Member permission is required",
+        },
     )
 
     email = forms.EmailField(
@@ -223,4 +241,21 @@ class NewMemberForm(forms.ModelForm):
         #     except User.DoesNotExist:
         #         raise forms.ValidationError("User with this email does not exist.")
 
+        # Get the grade and sport from POST data
+        permission_level = cleaned_data.get("member_access_level")
+        # permission_level = self.data.get('new_member-permission_level')
+        if not permission_level:
+            for field in self.fields:
+                if field in self.errors and field != "email" and field != "member_access_level":
+                    del self.errors[field]
+            return cleaned_data
+
+        # Validate the sport based on the selected grade
+        if permission_level == "True":
+            #remove the error messages pertaining to basic permission inputs
+            del self.errors["basic_org_domain_request_permissions"]
+        else:
+            #remove the error messages pertaining to admin permission inputs
+            del self.errors["admin_org_domain_request_permissions"]
+            del self.errors["admin_org_members_permissions"]
         return cleaned_data
diff --git a/src/registrar/templates/portfolio_members_add_new.html b/src/registrar/templates/portfolio_members_add_new.html
index 67d3da3dd..3a390a470 100644
--- a/src/registrar/templates/portfolio_members_add_new.html
+++ b/src/registrar/templates/portfolio_members_add_new.html
@@ -56,22 +56,25 @@
   </legend>
 
   <em>Select the level of access for this member. <abbr class="usa-hint usa-hint--required" title="required">*</abbr></em>
+
+  {% with group_classes="usa-form-editable usa-form-editable--no-border padding-top-0" %}
   <div class="usa-radio">
-    <input type="radio" name="new_member-permission_level" class="usa-radio__input  usa-radio__input--tile" value="True" id="id_new_member-permission_level_0" required="" checked="">
-    <label class="usa-radio__label usa-legend" for="id_new_member-permission_level_0">
-      Admin access
-      <p class="margin-0 margin-top-2">
-        Grants this member access to the organization-wide information on domains, domain requests, and members.  Domain management can be assigned separately.
-      </p>
-    </label>
-    <input type="radio" name="new_member-permission_level" class="usa-radio__input  usa-radio__input--tile" value="False" id="id_new_member-permission_level_1" required="">
-    <label class="usa-radio__label usa-legend" for="id_new_member-permission_level_1">
-      Basic Access
-      <p class="margin-0 margin-top-2">
-      Grants this member access to the organization.  They can be given extra permissions to view all organization domain requests and submit domain requests on behald of the organization.  Basica access members can't view all members of an organization or manage them.  Domain management can be assigned separacterly.  
-      </p>
-    </label>
+    {% for radio in form.member_access_level %}
+        {{ radio.tag }}
+        <label class="usa-radio__label usa-legend" for="{{ radio.id_for_label }}">
+          {{ radio.choice_label }}
+          <p class="margin-0 margin-top-2">
+          {% if radio.choice_label == "Admin Access" %}
+              Grants this member access to the organization-wide information on domains, domain requests, and members.  Domain management can be assigned separately.
+          {% else %}
+            Grants this member access to the organization.  They can be given extra permissions to view all organization domain requests and submit domain requests on behald of the organization.  Basica access members can't view all members of an organization or manage them.  Domain management can be assigned separacterly.
+          {% endif %}
+        </p>
+      </label>
+    {% endfor %}
   </div>
+  {% endwith %}
+
 </fieldset>
 
 <!-- Admin access form -->
@@ -86,7 +89,7 @@
     {% input_with_errors form.admin_org_domain_request_permissions %}
   {% endwith %}
 
-  <h3 class="margin-bottom-0 margin-top-3">Organization Members</h3>
+  <h3 class="margin-bottom-0 margin-top-3">Organization members</h3>
   {% with group_classes="usa-form-editable usa-form-editable--no-border padding-top-0" %}
     {% input_with_errors form.admin_org_members_permissions %}
   {% endwith %}
diff --git a/src/registrar/views/portfolios.py b/src/registrar/views/portfolios.py
index 92e6f82a5..bd9a10dd8 100644
--- a/src/registrar/views/portfolios.py
+++ b/src/registrar/views/portfolios.py
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ class NewMemberView(PortfolioMembersPermissionView, FormMixin):
         return self.render_to_response(self.get_context_data(form=form))
 
     def get_success_url(self):
-        """Redirect to the overview page for the portfolio."""
+        """Redirect to members table."""
         return reverse("members")
 
     ##########################################