Membership is for the calendar year.
Persons who join before October 1 will be enrolled for the current year. After that date, new members will be enrolled for the following year. The American Society for Legal History is the professional association in the United States that promotes study, research, and publication in the worldwide history of law and legal institutions. Members in ASLH receive Law and History Review , which is published in the spring and fall by the University of Illinois Press. Each issue features articles, essays, and commentaries by international authorities, and reviews of new and important books on legal history.