▁West ▁Germany ▁founded ▁EL SA ▁on ▁ 4 ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁It ▁claims ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁independent ▁law ▁students ▁association ▁and ▁to ▁be ▁represented ▁at ▁nearly ▁ 3 7 5 ▁law ▁fac ult ies ▁in ▁ 4 4 ▁countries ▁across ▁Europe ▁with ▁membership ▁of ▁some ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁students ▁and ▁young ▁law y ers . ▁ ▁EL SA - activ ities ▁compr ise ▁a ▁large ▁variety ▁of ▁academic ▁and ▁professional ▁events ▁that ▁are ▁organ ised ▁to ▁ful fill ▁the ▁stated ▁vision ▁of ▁EL SA ▁and ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁provide ▁its ▁members ▁opportun ities ▁to ▁enh ance ▁their ▁skills ▁and ▁to ▁interact ▁with ▁each ▁other . ▁ ▁Organ ization ▁EL SA ▁is ▁organized ▁into ▁local ▁member ▁groups ▁active ▁at ▁university ▁level ▁( Local ▁Group ), ▁national ▁member ▁groups ▁active ▁on ▁a ▁national ▁level ▁( National ▁Group ), ▁and ▁EL SA ▁International ▁active ▁on ▁an ▁international ▁level . ▁▁ ▁M emb ership ▁of ▁EL SA ▁for ▁individual ▁law ▁students ▁is ▁possible ▁through ▁the ▁Local ▁Gr oups ▁( for ▁instance ▁EL SA ▁Le iden ). ▁The ▁Local ▁Gr oups ▁are ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁National ▁Group ▁( for ▁instance ▁EL SA ▁the ▁Netherlands ). ▁The ▁National ▁Gr oups ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁international ▁EL SA ▁network , ▁which ▁is ▁managed ▁by ▁EL SA ▁International ▁with ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Br uss els , ▁Belg ium . ▁EL SA ▁International ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Board , ▁the ▁EL SA ▁International ▁Team , ▁and ▁the ▁Aud itors ▁of ▁EL