Members of the legal profession including attorneys, counsellors, solicitors, barristers, advocates, members of the judiciary and professors of law are all eligible to apply for membership of the IBA.

1. Choose a Membership Package

The IBA offers both individual and group membership.

Group Membership

Group Membership allows firms to obtain full membership for all their lawyers with one single annual payment.  Firms who choose this membership package are entitled to a range of special Group Membership benefits. For further details, please contact the Membership Department at member@int-bar.org or call the IBA office on tel: +44 (0)20 7691 6868.

Please note that we are no longer accepting Group Membership applications for 2008. If you would like to register your interest for 2009 contact Sam Bayes at sam.bayes@int-bar.org.

CLICK HERE to view current IBA group members.

Individual Membership

Two types of individual membership packages are available - Full Membership and General Membership. By entering a few details, e.g. your area of practice or country of residence, we will select the membership package that suits you best.

Full IBA Membership:this includes membership of the IBA, LPD and PPID (with one free Committee in LPD, one free Constituent in PPID and one free Regional Fora)

General IBA Membership: this includes membership of the IBA and the PPID (with one free constituent in PPID and one free Regional Fora)

Discounted Membership:

A 40% discount is available for full time academics, judges, government lawyers, retired lawyers and lawyers from low income countries. Click Here to view the low income country listing.

2. Select Additional Committees, Constituents and/or Fora

IBA activities are primarily driven by members who group together in Committees or Constituents based on practice areas and specialist interests.  Additional Committees and Constituents can be joined at a cost of £20 each. 

Click Here to view a full list of LPD Committees

Click Here to view a full list of PPID Constituents and Fora

Please note that if you opt for General IBA Membership, you are only entitled to join additional Constituents within the PPID (with the exception of the Regional Fora in the LPD).  Should you, as a General IBA member, want to join a Committee within the LPD, you will need to change your membership to Full IBA membership.

3. Processing your Membership

Your application will be processed within 10 working days of the membership period commencing. Please allow up to a further four weeks for the delivery of your membership pack which includes you membership card and current IBA publications and information.

Please note that the membership year runs from 1 January to 31 December in any given year.

If you have any queries about IBA membership, please contact our Membership Department at member@int-bar.org or call the IBA office on tel: +44 (0)20 7691 6868.

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