Membership

Corporate Membership of the Society is open to SRA-regulated law firms with an office located in the City of London, within one mile of the Bank of England or in the Canary Wharf business district. It provides firms with member benefits for all their England and Wales-qualified solicitors, Registered European Lawyers (RELs) and Registered Foreign Lawyers (RFLs) practising from their qualifying address. The annual subscription rate is £2,000 per firm plus £30 for each England and Wales-qualified solicitor, REL or RFL practising from the qualifying address. (Prices exclude VAT.) For more information about Corporate Membership and to request a introductory meeting please contact [email protected].

Individual Membership of the CLLS is open to solicitors who are not with a Corporate Member firm but who practise in the City of London, within one mile of the Bank of England or in the Canary Wharf business district. The annual full membership rate is £300 including VAT. A discounted rate of £200 including VAT is available to solicitors practising in-house (viz. not at an SRA-regulated law firm) within the City of London.  Download the application form: Individual Membership Form.

 

Subscribing Membership of the CLLS is open to solicitors and retired solicitors who have previously practised in the City of London, within one mile of the Bank of England or in the Canary Wharf business district. The annual full membership rate is £300 including VAT. Download the application form: Individual Membership Form.

Affiliate Membership of the Society is open to those who are interested in participating in the Society's activities but are not eligible for Individual Membership. We welcome, for example, lawyers qualified outside England and Wales who do not work at a corporate member firm, the judiciary, barristers, Fellows of the Institute of Legal Executives and legal academics.

Most Affiliate Members work in the City of London, although solicitors and other lawyers whose place of work is outside the City are also eligible to join as Affiliate Members if approved by the Society’s Committee. Affiliate Membership of the City of London Law Society is currently £300 per year including VAT.  Download the Affiliate Application Form: Affiliate Member Application Form.

Associate Membership at a discounted rate of £20 per year is available to those training as solicitors within the City.  We welcome applications for Associate Membership from:

(i) trainee solicitors and solicitor apprentices working at an SRA-regulated law firm in the City of London;

(ii) other individuals preparing for the SQE who are employed elsewhere in the City of London in a role relating substantially to the practice of law or the provision of legal advice; and

(iii) individuals training in the UK to become a barrister, advocate, notary public, licensed conveyancer or legal executive.

Applications are considered by the CLLS Committee whose decision on admission to membership is final.

Download the Associate Membership Application Form: Application Form for Associate Membership.

 

An alternative to membership of The City of London Law Society for solicitors who practise, or who have previously practised, in the City of London is to apply for admission to the Freedom of the City of London Solicitors' Company, our sibling organisation.

Freemen of the Company enjoy most of the rights of members of the City of London Law Society in addition to the rights inherent to the Freedom itself. They are encouraged to attend an Admission Ceremony. They may then apply for admission to the Freedom of the City of London and thereafter for admission to the Company Livery. For more information contact [email protected] or visit https://www.citysolicitors.org