All legal practitioners and those involved in law, or who are interested in human rights law, may join HRLA.
HRLA currently has over 2,000 members including solicitors, barristers, advocates, judges, government lawyers, legal academics, legal executives, in-house lawyers, pupils, trainees and law students.
Benefits of Membership
Membership of the Human Rights Lawyers Association gives our corporate, individual and NGO members the opportunity to receive priority invitations to HRLA and partner events, including member-only events and training opportunities. Join our network of over 2,000 human rights lawyers, academics, executives and students who are committed to mainstreaming human rights awareness and advocacy in the United Kingdom. HRLA is tremendously grateful for the generous support and assistance provided by our Individual, NGO and Corporate Members, including:
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Corporate Membership
The HRLA Corporate Membership Scheme was established in 2009 to offer legal firms and chambers the opportunity of multiple memberships on a fixed annual rate. Corporate members receive priority invitations to HRLA and partner events and initiatives, including access to member-only events and lectures. Corporate membership enables legal firms and chambers to provide a valuable opportunity to enhance staff training and development whilst engaging with a broad cross section of the legal community in some of the most important discussions and debates regarding the promotion and protection of human rights in the UK.
If you would like to discuss the benefits of becoming a corporate member of the HRLA, please complete the Corporate Membership form (which can be downloaded here) and return it to us by email at [email protected]. Membership fees are as follows for law firms / chambers:
Law firm/chambers with fewer than 10 lawyers: £100
Law firm/chambers with 11-50 lawyers: £250
Law firm/chambers with 51 – 200 lawyers: £500
Law firm/chambers with 200+ lawyers: £750
Sponsorship of HRLA Bursary Scheme
Corporate members are also invited to sponsor the HRLA Bursary Scheme. The Scheme was established in 2006 to support law students (including recent graduates) to undertake unfunded or low paid short-term work related to UK human rights law but who are constrained from doing so because of their lack of financial means.
If you would like to discuss sponsoring the HRLA Bursary Scheme, please email [email protected].
NGO & Student Membership
All legal practitioners and those involved in law, who are interested in human rights law may join HRLA. HRLA currently has over 1000 NGO members. HRLA NGO Membership gives your team priority access to HRLA events and free entry to all CPD-accredited HRLA initiatives, as well as discounted prices on selected human rights publications from Oxford University Press. NGO membership is free – there is no annual charge and this category of membership is open to NGOs / pupils / students / trainees. In order to apply for NGO membership, please fill out the HRLA Membership Form providing details of two main contact persons and return it to [email protected].
Individual Membership
Join as an individual member now
Individuals are invited to join HRLA if they fall under one of the following categories and under one of the following membership tiers:
(a) members of the Bar or admitted solicitors in England and Wales or Northern Ireland or members of the Faculty of Advocates, Writers to the Signet or solicitors in Scotland;
(b) pupil barristers, trainee solicitors or students of law or human rights;
(c) persons who are or have been teachers of law;
(d) Fellows, Members or Associates of the Institute of Legal Executives;
(e) persons resident in the United Kingdom who have acquired professional status as lawyers in other Member States of the Council of Europe or the Commonwealth;
(f) current or retired members of the United Kingdom judiciary or the judiciary of other Member States of the Council of Europe or the Commonwealth;
(g) other persons having connections with the teaching, practice or administration of the law who, in the opinion of the Committee, would be likely to make a valuable contribution to the work of the Association.
At the discretion of the Committee, group membership may be granted to organisations on payment of a subscription in such amount as the Committee decides is appropriate in each case for each year, having regard to the number of individuals within that organisation who are expected to make use of the membership.
Student Membership (no charge – see above)
Associate Membership (open to trainees, pupils, paralegals, junior academics and NGO or government employees): £15
Junior Membership (up to and including 5 years since tenancy or qualification): £20
Full Membership (over 5 years since tenancy / qualification and senior academics and government employees): £35
Senior Membership (over 10 years since tenancy / qualification): £50
HRLA is immensely grateful for the invaluable support of our individual members who bring significant expertise, networks and dedication to the HRLA mission.
