Frequently Asked Questions

ELSA KCL is a society for any and all students with an interest in the law. We aim to be a welcoming society with something to offer to everyone.

ELSA is fundamentally a students' association for students and recent graduates from universities across Europe, who have an interest in law.

No. Our name and the name of the ELSA network, refers to the area, or in this case, continent, across which the network is based. ELSA is a network with branches at universities based in Europe, and that is why it is called the European Law Students' Association.

ELSA KCL aims to have a mixture of events relating to a wide variety of areas of law, including EU law, which affects a large number of the countries in the international ELSA network, and is still a very important area of law in the UK.

The name of the ELSA network refers to the fact that it is an association for students studying at universities based in Europe.

No. We are open to all students with an interest in the law, whether you are pursuing a law degree or not.

As we are a society associated with the King's College London Students' Union, our memberships are available for purchase on the student union website.

Please contact us on our email kcl@uk.elsa.org if you have any issues purchasing membership.

Our committee is made up of the President, Vice-President, Secretary General, Treasurer, Vice President in charge of Academic Activities, Vice President in charge of Competitions, Vice President in charge of Marketing, Vice President in charge of Professional Development, Vice President in charge of Seminars and Conferences, Director for Blog, and our Directors (for Academic Activities, Competitions, Marketing, Professional Development and, Seminars and Conferences) who work with our Vice Presidents.

While Presidents, Treasurers and Vice-Presidents may be common across most university societies, we understand that the rest of the structure may be less clear. Please get in contact at kcl@uk.elsa.org if you have any further questions about our positions or structuring.

Our Secretary General is in charge or internal management, and their role covers all the activities of ELSA. They play a similar role to a Vice President and work to make sure the administration, communication, training and information circulation goes well within the society.

The Academic Activities Team works to help members of the society improve their legal skills, typically through interactive practical activities. They also work to promote Human Rights, as in one of the ELSA aims and provide opportunities that allow for members' academic development.

The Competitions Team works to provide opportunities that allow members to demonstrate their abilities through simulated exercises that practise skills important to a legal career or profession, such as public speaking, debating, negotiation, academic or legal essay writing.

The Marketing Team works with our website, social media and other platforms we use. They create and post most of our content and help create and maintain the fact of ELSA King's College London.

The Professional Development Team works to provide opportunities for members to explore future careers, for example through ELSA Traineeships. Their projects can work to highlight the professional avenues that law students may want to pursue.

The Seminars and Conferences Team works to organise and showcase events that act as passive learning opportunities, such as the ELSA Delegations and ELSA Law Schools. They will also work to provide seminars and conferences on a variety of areas, tailored towards our membership and what they would like to see and learn more about.

Feel free to get in contact at kcl@uk.elsa.org if there are any events you would like to see.