Reasons to join the Association
• Support with employment relationship issues: concluding and interpretation of employment and service contracts, along with their negotiation and monitoring
• The legal expenses insurance, protection in employment and service relationship matters
• Services for entrepreneurs and self-employed professionals
• A comprehensive range of discounts, with new ones sought based on feedback from members
• Lakimieskalenteri, Lakimiesuutiset, LakimiesUra – calendar, news and career services for lawyers, concrete and useful benefits and services, which members can use free of charge
• LakimiesRekrytointi recruitment service – the best job positions for lawyers, free of charge for both employers and job seekers
• Scholarships and grants
• Fun events and high-quality training
To join The Association You must have law studies completed abroad that are comparable, in terms of level, to a Master of Laws degree completed in Finland.
You can join using
- a membership form (pdf-file in english)
- an electronic membership form (only in finnish)
Please enclose with the application copies of the following documents:
- Certificates of all your law education degrees and/or professional qualifications and other documents specifying the content of law studies
- (if You have): A decision on recognition of your degree as comparable to a Finnish Master of Laws degree (given by Finnish National Agency for Education)
(read more information about decision on recognition of degree)
Finnish national board of education web-pages: Recognition and international comparability of qualifications www.oph.fi/english/services/recognition