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We recommend creating an account before exploring membership options.
SCL offers a variety of membership options. For most people, membership of SCL is £170/year. If you are an academic, a student, unemployed or subject to economic hardship you may be eligible for the alternative membership options set out below.
Benefits of being a member include:
- Attend SCL events at a significantly reduced rate. Tickets for events are often discounted by 50% for members.
- The opportunity to become an SCL Accredited IT Lawyer when our new accreditation scheme launches later this year (2025). Subject to meeting our accreditation scheme requirements.
- Access to digital issues of our magazine, Computers & Law and monthly News Review. The SCL magazine carries a selection of content from SCL.org in a convenient format.
- Keep up to date with the latest news and analysis of IT law, via member access to this website.
- Meet and share know-how with other members of our society, and network with peers, clients, and contacts within our community.
Pricing and membership types are listed below. If you have any questions about what option may be most suitable for you, please email hello@scl.org.
Professional Member
Anyone who is looking to further their career in the tech law and legal tech sector
- Annual Membership – £170
- Access to digital issues of our magazine “Computers & Law” and the monthly News Review
- Discounted SCL Events
Academics
Full time academics, graduate students
- Annual membership – £56
- Access to digital issues of our magazine “Computers & Law” and the monthly News Review
- Discounted SCL Events
Concessionary
Unemployed or experiencing financial hardship (at SCL’s discretion)
- Access to digital issues of our magazine “Computers & Law” and the monthly News Review
- Discounted SCL Events
- 6 months of membership
Trainee
Available to current trainee solicitors, trainee legal executives, trainee paralegals, pupil barristers or those in an equivalent role to the above.
- Free membership for a maximum of 2 years, or until date of qualification
- Access to digital issues of our magazine “Computers & Law” and the monthly News Review
- Discounted SCL Events
- Discounted Professional membership once qualified
Students
You are eligible for this membership if you are a student (full-time or part-time) currently registered at an accredited academic institution.
- Access to digital issues of our magazine “Computers & Law” and the monthly News Review
- Discounted SCL Events
Please note:
- Membership of SCL is pursuant and subject to its Articles of Association
- Use of this website is subject to the Website Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy
- SCL is a body approved in the UK by HMRC and the annual subscription is an allowable deduction from earnings from employment for tax purposes.
- All membership fees are stated exclusive of Value Added Tax.
- SCL membership is on an individual basis only and is non-transferable. SCL may add, remove or vary any category of membership or the benefits of being a member from time to time.
- Your SCL login details are for your personal use only.
- Your membership will continue as per our Articles of Association
- We will send invoices and reminders for future membership fees on or around the relevant anniversary of your joining date.
- Concessionary members will receive invoices on a six monthly basis.
- If you don’t pay the invoice your membership will be cancelled. We may allow a grace period before cancelling your membership, but this is at our discretion.
- If you receive an invoice but wish to cancel your membership instead, please contact us as soon as possible. If you don’t want to renew please let us know at hello@scl.org
- Memberships taken out via a subscription agency may be subject to an additional administration fee.
- Free membership will only continue whilst you continue to meet the eligibility requirement of that membership.
- You must let us know if you cease to meet the eligibility requirements for your membership.