York Law Society

On behalf of the Committee for 2023/24, I’m extremely pleased to welcome you to the York Law Society! We are the largest and most active societies on campus and are nationally recognised, having won LawCareers.net’s award for “Best Law Society for Non-Law Students” in 2017/18/20. We have also been nominated three years in a row for The University of York’s Societies Award for 'Society of The Year' in 2020/21/22 and the award for ‘Accessibility’ in 2023. This Society has two aims. The first is to help you understand life in the legal sector. The second is to help you achieve your ambitions within it. We offer a variety of opportunities including law firm/chambers linked events, application mentoring, sports teams, mooting and more!

We are proudly associated with the world’s most successful and innovative law firms on both a regional and international scale. We also have strong links with prestigious chambers in London and on the Northern Circuit. Membership enables you to benefit from the close work we do with our network by learning first-hand about life in the legal sector through presentations, workshops, and office visits. Members also benefit from the YLS Application Acceleration Program (AAP). This is delivered by professionals and successful students and is designed to help you develop from a student into a future solicitor or barrister.

We are planning an exciting year of events, adapting to the current circumstances to ensure our members are able to access a range of exciting opportunities and social events. The Law Society traditionally runs several social events throughout the year alongside our famous Careers Dinner, attended by a large variety of firms and chambers. We also host a number of well-being events, a summer formal, visits to London and other Northern cities, a Fall Ball and, finally, a Sports Tournament with other Law Societies and firms through our very active sports teams.