About

IILACE (eye-lace) is an association of Chief Executives of law societies and bar associations

IILACE provides a focused forum for exchange of views and information of common interest of local, national and international executive officers of law societies and bar associations.

The purposes of IILACE are to:

(a) Facilitate the exchange of views and information between members on key issues affecting law associations, being law societies and bar associations; and develop a network for communication among chief executive officers of law societies and bar associations.

(b) Promote and defend the status and interests of the legal profession, law associations and the rule of law.
 
(c) Hold periodic forums for discussion of matters of mutual interest. 

The inaugural charter meeting of IILACE was held in Edinburgh, Scotland in July 1999.  In September 2005 in Prague at IILACE's Annual General Meeting the revised Constitution was presented.  In December 2005 the membership approved the new Constitution.