SLSA membership benefits

Read on to find out more about the benefits of membership or join the SLSA now.

  • Our successful termly Socio-Legal Newsletter
  • An entry in the SLSA online research directory
  • Discounted conference fees
  • Access to the SLSA email network and bulletin board
  • Eligibility for SLSA grants
  • Eligibility for SLSA prizes
  • Eligibility for SLSA seminar competition
  • Free student membership for one year
  • Free postgraduate conference
  • Eligibility for bursaries
  • Discounts on journal subscriptions 

Socio-Legal Newsletter

Members receive three 16-page newsletters per year and are also invitied to submit news and articles for publication.

Research Directory

Coming soon in 2009, members will be able to choose to include their details in this online searchable database. It is anticipated that it will be of significant value to socio-legal researchers.

Discounted conference fees

Members receive a discount on the conference fee equivalent to the membership fee. Our annual conferene is hosted by a different UK university each year and takes place in the week before Easter.

Email network and bulletin board

The SLSA email network and bulletin board are designed to keep members informed of SLSA news and other items of interest. Members and non-members can register for the bulletin board but only members can join the email network.

SLSA Small Grants

As part of its aim to support socio-legal research, the SLSA awards £8000 per year in small grants to members.

SLSA–Hart Book and Article Prizes

Sponsored by Hart Publishing, the SLSA awards three annual prizes for outstanding publications in the field of socio-legal studies.

SLSA Seminar Competition

A new £5000 initiative launched in 2006–07 to support seminars on any subject matter of relevance to the socio-legal community.

Free student membership for one year

Our student members are eligible to free membership for one year and a £10 annual membership fee while they remain students.

Free postgraduate annual conference

The SLSA is committed to helping and supporting students who are starting out on careers in socio-legal research. To this end, we run an annual postgraduate conference at no charge and including free accommodation and subsistence.

Bursaries

Student members can apply for bursaries towards funding their attendance at the SLSA annual conference and other selected everts.

Journal subscriptions

A number of legal journals offer discounted subscriptions to SLSA members.

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