The Ethiopian Law Schools Association (ELSA) has been registered and accorded legal personality with the Registry No. 5795 on August 18, 2021, as a local civil society organization by the Civil Society Proclamation No.1113/2019. It is a non-profit, non- partisan association of law schools that are engaged in legal education and training, research, consultancy, and community services in Ethiopia. Currently, the association has 29-member law schools from public universities.