You be the judge!
Hear the evidence on the benefits of
membership with the Law Society.

Ordinary (City and Country)

• Cap your occupational liability through the Professional Standards Scheme
• 30+ specialist committees to become involved with
• Member pricing at leading seminars and webinars
• CPD Freedom subscription for great value
• Accreditation programmes through Quality Practice Standard (QPS), and Accredited Family Law Practitioner
• Access to Brief, Friday Facts, CPD News and other regular communications
• Practitioners Advice Referral Service for assistance if you are subject to a complaint with the Legal Profession Complaints Committee or Senior Advisors Panel to discuss confidential professional conduct and ethical issues

Ordinary Membership (City): $820*
Ordinary Membership (Country): $720*
Restricted Practitioner Membership (City): $515*
Restricted Practitioner Membership (Country): $515*
Part time Membership (City): $485*
Part time Membership (Country): $445*
*pro rata rates available (terms and conditions apply)

Community Legal Centre

As a community legal centre member, you have access to:

• Continuing Professional Development programme at the best possible value through CPD Freedom special price of $300
• Member pricing at leading seminars and webinars
• Media engagement on your behalf to lobby and advocate
• Networking, social and wellbeing activities
• Access to Brief Magazine, Friday Facts, CPD News and other regular communications
• Free counselling sessions per annum and online health and wellbeing resources through LawCare WA

Ordinary Membership (CLC): $515*
Restricted Practitioner Membership (CLC): $380*
Associate Membership (Community Legal Centre Managers): $280*
*pro rata rates available (terms and conditions apply)

Government

As a government member, you have access to:

• 30+ specialist committees to become involved with
• Member pricing at leading seminars and webinars
• CPD Freedom subscription for great value
• Professional events and opportunities to build your network
• Access to Brief Magazine, Friday Facts, CPD News and other regular communications
• Free counselling sessions per annum and online health and wellbeing resources through LawCare WA

Ordinary Membership (Government): $515*
Restricted Practitioner Membership (Government): $380*
Part Time Membership (Government): $360*
*pro rata rates available (terms and conditions apply)

Legal Trainee

As a graduate member, you have access to:

• Discounted pricing to education and social events
• Networking, social and wellbeing activities
• Career support through the Grad-Match Programme
• Access to the Law Society’s Young Lawyers Committee
• Access to Brief Magazine, Friday Facts, CPD News and other regular communications

Associate Membership (Legal Trainee): $280*
Associate Membership (Legal Trainee – not employed): $95
*pro rata rates available (terms and conditions apply)

Small or Sole Practice

As a sole practitioner or principal of a small firm, you have access to:

• Cap your occupational liability through the Professional Standards Scheme
• Member pricing at leading seminars and webinars
• CPD Freedom subscription for great value
• Practitioners Advice Referral Service for assistance if you are subject to a complaint with the Legal Profession Complaints Committee or Senior Advisors Panel to discuss confidential professional conduct and ethical issues
• Free access to sole practitioner forums and member-only resources such as Cost Kits, Ethical and Practice Guidelines
• Access to the Find a Lawyer referral service, connecting your firm to the community
• Access to Brief Magazine, Friday Facts, CPD News and other regular communications

Ordinary Membership (City): $820*
Ordinary Membership (Country): $720*
Restricted Practitioner Membership (City): $515*
Restricted Practitioner Membership (Country): $470*
Part time Membership (City): $485*
Part time Membership (Country): $445*
*pro rata rates available (terms and conditions apply)

Student

As a student member, you have access to:

• A variety of mentoring options
• Student and career networking opportunities
• Access to the Law Society’s Young Lawyers Committee
• Access to Brief Magazine, Friday Facts, CPD News and other regular communications

Student Membership: $30

Barrister

As a Barrister member, you have access to:

• Networking and profile-building opportunities
• Member pricing at leading seminars and webinars
• CPD Freedom subscription for great value
• Free access to member-only resources such as Cost Kits, Ethical and Practice Guidelines
• Access to Brief Magazine, Friday Facts, CPD News and other regular communications

Barrister Membership (City): $710*
Barrister Membership (Country): $640*
Barrister Membership (Government): $500*
Part time Barrister Membership (City): $465*
Part time Barrister Membership (Country): $400*
Part time Barrister Membership (Government): $315*
* pro rata rates available (terms and conditions apply)

Law Office Management

As a Law Office Management member, you have access to:

• Networking opportunities
• Leading Continuing Professional Development seminars in practice management and webinars
• Connection to the profession
• Access to Brief Magazine, Friday Facts, CPD News and other regular communications
• Free counselling sessions per annum and online health and wellbeing resources through LawCare WA

Academic

As an Academic member, you get access to:

• Networking opportunities and connection to the profession
• Leading Continuing Professional Development seminars including webinars
• Access to Brief Magazine, Friday Facts, CPD News and other regular communications
• Free counselling sessions per annum and online health and wellbeing resources through LawCare WA

Associate Membership (Academic): $280*
* pro rata rates available (terms and conditions apply)

Overseas or Interstate

As an Overseas or Interstate practitioner member, you get access to:

• Connection to the WA profession
• Member pricing at leading Continuing Professional Development seminars including webinars
• Access to Brief Magazine, Friday Facts, CPD News and other regular communications

Overseas Membership: $327*
* pro rata rates available (terms and conditions apply)

On Leave Membership

The Law Society offers a category of membership for members who are taking unpaid leave, for example maternity, parental, carers, study, stress/sick leave, been made redundant or have been stood down. We recognise the challenges that may arise when you are out of the profession for an extended period of time without remuneration.

If you are taking this type of leave for a period of between 6 and 12 months, your membership fee can now be suspended. During this time, you can continue to enjoy the Society’s member benefits and privileges. You will also be entitled to a 50% discount on Law Society CPD seminars during this period until you have earned your required number of CPD points.

For more information, please see our policy regarding On Leave Membership, or to apply complete the Application Form.