Apply for membership | International Order of Jurists

Please complete the form below. Fields marked with an asterisk are required. Before applying, read the Code of Conduct and what members commit to.

Membership is free of charge. Applications are reviewed in the order in which they arrive, usually within a few weeks. The Order may contact you to check your identity and documents. Requests to speed up an application cannot be honoured.

1 Membership category

Student juristStudying law at a university or school of law.Practising juristWorking in law: advising, representing, judging, drafting or teaching.Retired juristRetired after a career in law.Corporate memberA firm, legal department, university or other organisation of jurists.

2 About you

Given name(s)

Family name

Email address

Telephone (optional)

Country of residence

Nationality (optional)Shown on your member record only if you wish.

3 Your legal background

Professional title (optional)As you would like it on your card, e.g. Jurist, Advocate, Solicitor, Legal adviser, Law student.

Main area of law e.g. Immigration, Labour, Corporate, Human rights.

Specialisations (optional)

Where you practise or are registered (optional)Country or jurisdiction, e.g. Netherlands / International.

Bar, law society or register, with your number (optional)If you are registered anywhere. Used for checking only; never published.

Years of legal experience (optional)

Your legal work before retiring (optional)

University or school of law (optional)

Programme of study (optional)e.g. LLB, LLM, Master in Law.

Expected year of completion (optional)

Name of the organisation (optional)

Organisation website (optional)

Your role in the organisation (optional)

Number of jurists in the organisation (optional)

Professional website or profile (optional)For example your firm page or a professional profile.

Referred by a member? (optional)Name or member number, if a member suggested you apply.

Your legal background A short account of your studies, qualifications and legal work, and why you wish to join. Up to 2,000 characters.

4 Documents

Documents are stored privately and seen only by the people who review applications. You may also send them later when the Order asks.

Proof of studies, qualification or practice (optional)PDF, JPG or PNG, up to 8 MB: e.g. student card, diploma, registration certificate, letter from employer.

Photograph for your member card (optional)A clear, recent portrait, like a passport photo. JPG or PNG, up to 4 MB.

5 Declarations

I have read the Code of Conduct and will observe it as a member.

The information I have given is true and complete. I will tell the Order if it changes.

I understand that membership of the Order is not a licence to practise law and does not replace registration with any bar, law society or public authority.

I agree that the Order processes my details to handle my application and, if admitted, my membership, as set out in the privacy notice.

Membership is currently free of charge.