The CLA is the perfect forum to strengthen connections with practitioners in your own and other Commonwealth countries. Commonwealth lawyers share a common heritage and much can be gained by strengthening the links between them.
SUPPORT
As a pan – Commonwealth association, the CLA provides invaluable support to the profession in the preservation of the independence of the profession and the highest standards of ethics and integrity in addition to the furtherance of the rule of law for the benefit of society.
INFORMATION
The CLA acts as an information channel keeping members and the wider profession informed of legal developments of interest via its networks.
The membership package includes:
Discounted registration at the Commonwealth Law Conference and any other CLA meetings or events;
The Clarion - an electronic newsletter providing information on recent legal developments of interest across the Commonwealth. The newsletter is published in February, June and October;
The Commonwealth Lawyer - a journal containing academic articles, book reviews and legal case notes. The journal is published in April, August and December;
The Bulletin – an exclusive update for members highlighting recent CLA activities;
Online Membership Directory providing instant access to a network of hundreds of lawyers across the Commonwealth. (Operational October 2007)
Membership is open to Individual, Institutional and Corporate bodies.
Individual membership is open to qualified lawyers in the Commonwealth whether in legal practice, government or academia.
Institutional members can be national law societies and bar associations of the Commonwealth; in countries with a divided profession, the governing bodies of both barristers and solicitors; in countries with more than one institution claiming to govern or represent the interests of the profession or branch of the profession, any one or more of them.
Corporate members can be legal associations and legal institutions, including government departments; law firms including law companies and Barristers Chambers; law faculties and law schools.
Joint Survey on Membership with Canadian Bar Association (CBA)
The aim of the joint survey was to gather information about the institutional members of the CLA, the results of which would provide the CLA with a comprehensive database on the current structure and functioning of the various legal associations, information on the needs and challenges faced by its members and identifying opportunities for engagement in legal and judicial initiatives in both domestic and international fora.
The results of the survey were published in May 2005 and have been instrumental in the ongoing process of restructuring the membership and benefits.
Download copy button here same blue/text format on right hand side link through to pdf of survey that was available on the old website (and is currently linked/what is downloaded when you click on a link on the press statements page)
