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Membership is open to any individual or any organisation interested in discrimination law who is in general agreement with the Association's aims. In addition to practising solicitors and barristers, we also have individual members who are advice workers, academic lawyers, law students, equalities officers, human resources advisors and trainers. Our associate members include solicitors' firms, barristers' chambers, trade unions, public authorities, equality commissions, law centres, CABx & race equality councils, and voluntary sector organisations/NGOs.
DLA Membership Rates - 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026
| Direct Debit | Cheque/BACS/ |
Individual membership | ||
Practising barristers and solicitors | £90 | £95 |
Full-time students, unwaged and retired | £25 | £25 |
All other individuals | £70 | £75 |
Associate membership | ||
Small/local voluntary organisations | £70 | £75 |
National Organisations (including Trade Unions, public bodies & local authorities) | £270 | £280 |
Solicitors’ firms (2 - 5 partners) | £130 | £140 |
Solicitors’ firms (6 - 25 partners) | £180 | £190 |
Solicitors’ firms (26+ partners) | £285 | £295 |
The DLA is now included on the HMRC's list of approved organisations referred to as ‘List 3’ - this means that individual members who are employed in the field of Discrimination Law will be entitled to claim a deduction from their earnings under s344 ITEPA 2003 - see here for further details