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Benefits of Membership
A central focus for the needs of practisng employment lawyers both regionally and nationally
- Informed comment on employment law changes as they occur
- High quality, low cost training at all levels of experience and expertise
- A co-ordinated voice for employment lawyers dealing with the UK Government, Employment Tribunals, the CEHR and other organisations
- Opportunities for personal and career development by getting involved in the work of ELA
Membership - Who Can Join?
There are four categories of ELA membership:
Full Members
Annual membership fee: £80 (£20 for lawyers working for voluntary sector organisations)
Qualified lawyers (including foreign lawyers) with two or more years' experience in employment law who are materially engaged in the provision of employment law services to clients in the British Isles.
Associate Members
Annual membership fee: £40
Trainee lawyers and qualified lawyers with less than two years' experience in employment law who are materially engaged in the provision of employment law services to clients in the British Isles.
EU lawyers who are fully qualified and who are materially engaged in the provision of employment law services to clients in another EU member state.
Qualified lawyers who are materially engaged in research of employment law or the academic or vocational teaching of employment law.
Judicial Members
Annual membership fee: £40
Members of the judiciary with experience in the practice of employment law in the British Isles.
Annual membership fee: £285 for 1-5 lawyers using ELA services; £55 per additional 5 (or fewer) lawyers using ELA services (flat rate of £50 for voluntary sector organisations)
The above membership fee entitles corporate members with offices in any one region to receive ELA services.
Organisations such as firms of solicitors, barristers' chambers and in-house legal departments
involved to a material extent in the practice of employment law in the British Isles.