The Society of Legal Scholars (SLS) is the learned society

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 for those who teach law in a university

University

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 or similar institution or who are otherwise engaged in legal scholarship. As of February 2009 the Society had over 3,000 members consisting of academic and practising lawyers in a wide variety of subject areas. It has charitable

Charitable organization

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 status.

The Society was founded in 1908 by Edward Jenks

Edward Jenks

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as The Society of Public Teachers of Law and changed its name to the SLS in 2002.