East Africa Law Society is the regional bar for the East African Community. Their membership comprises of all the national bars in the East African Community. The membership is both institutional as well as individual.

Objectives

• - Fast track the integration of East African communities through targeted support to cross-border commerce, the legal profession, civil societies, business communities, and governments
• - Develop the capacity of the legal profession to respond to emerging challenges to businesses, governance, and trade, among other areas
• - Promote rule of law, good governance, and human rights through strategic litigation at the East African Court of Justice and the African Court, and through capacity building initiatives to members and communities-based organizations
• - Support EAC institutions of EALA, EACJ and the Secretariat, and the Apex bodies in developing tools aimed at realizing the EAC integration