ELSA Lingo

ELSA Language and Abbreviations

The language used in ELSA can be very specific and confusing - especially because we love to use abbreviations. To help you find your way around any ELSA conversation, you will find the most common abbreviations you might come across during your work within ELSA below. Of course, there may be other ones as well that are used within specific ELSA groups, which is why this list is non exhaustive, however it covers the most important ones used in the context of ELSA International.

A

AA - Academic Activities

AHRC - Annual Human Rights Campaign

AR - Activity Report

B

BEE - Board Management, External Relations and Expansion

BM - Board Meeting

C

C - Competitions

CAF - Contact Approval Form

CC - Christmas/Winter Cocktail

CEF - Contact Evaluation Form

CI - Corporate Identity

CIC - Client Interviewing Competition

CL - Career Launch

CoC - Code of Conduct of ELSA

D

DB - Decision Book

E

EA - ELSA Alumni

ED - ELSA Delegations

EDF - ELSA Development Foundation

EF - Evaluation Form

EI - ELSA International

EIT - ELSA International Team

EITW - ELSA International Team Weekend

ELD - ELSA Legal Debates

ELR - ELSA Law Review

ELS - ELSA Law Schools

ENC - ELSA Negotiation Competition

ER - External Relations

ET - ELSA Traineeships

EW - ELSA Webinars

EWA - ELSA Webinars Academy

F

FM - Financial Management

G

H

HoD - Head of Delegation

HPMCC - Helga Pedersen Moot Court Competition

HR - Human Resources

I

IAM - International Annual Meeting

IB - International Board of ELSA

ICE - International Conference of ELSA

ICM - International Council Meeting

IFP - International Focus Programme

IIM - International Internal Meeting

IM - Internal Management

ISM - International Strategy Meeting

IPM - International Presidents' Meeting (no longer organised)

ITM - International Training Meeting

ITP - International Trainers' Pool

IV - Institutional Visit

J

JH - Job Hunting

JHJMCC - John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition

K

KAM - Key Area Meeting (no longer organised)

L

L@W - Lawyers at Work

LB - Local Board

LCM - Local Council Meeting

LG - Local Group

LoA - Letter of Authorisation:

LRG - Legal Research Group:

LW - Legal Writing

M

MCC - Moot Court Competition

MKT - Marketing

N

NB - National Board

NCM - National Council Meeting

NEC - National Essay Competition

NG - National Group

NGR - National Group Report

O

OC - Organising Committee

OYOP - One Year Operational Plan

P

PD - Professional Development

PR - Public Relations

Q

R

ROLE - Rule of Law Education

RR - Regional Round

S

S&C - Seminars and Conferences

SAF - Student Application Form

SAM - Supporting Area Meeting

SELS - Summer ELSA Law School

SH - Student Hunting

SotN - State of the Network

SSO - Statutes and Standing Orders

STEP - Student Trainee Exchange Programme

SV - Study Visit

T

TA - Traineeship Agreement

TBBQ - Transition Barbeque

TEF - Traineeship Evaluation Form

TN - Traineeship

TNP - Traineeship Provider

TPI - Traineeship Provider's Interface

TSF - Traineeship Specification Form

TtTW - Train the Trainers' Week

U

V

VP - Vice President

W

WELS - Winter ELSA Law School

WG - Working Group

WIC - Witness Interviewing Competition

WM - Working Materials

WS - Workshop

X

Y

Z

Rules of writing

While writing ELSA-related texts (emails, motivation letters, Working Materials, Action Plans, OYOPs etc.) remember about few simple rules:

"ELSA" shall be capitalised.
When you use word "Association" as a synonym of ELSA, capitalise it.
When you use word "Network" referring to members of ELSA, capitalise it.
When you use word "Officers" referring to Board members, capitalise it.
Names of the areas e.g. Marketing, Academic Activities, Key Areas, shall always be capitalised.
Names of the positions e.g. Vice President in charge of Seminars & Conferences, Director for Advocacy shall always be capitalised.
Names of the projects e.g. ELSA Webinars Academy on Forest Law shall always be capitalised.
When you refer to Local or National Groups of ELSA, capitalise them.
When you use phrase "Strategic Goals" referring to Strategic Goals of ELSA document, capitalise it.

Make sure you use British English in your texts (pay special attention on using "s" instead of "z" e.g., "organisation" instead of "organization").
If you want to use abbreviations in your text, make sure you explained what it stands for at the beginning.
Remember not to put "-" between "Vice" and "President".
When you describe Vice President, use the phrase "in charge of". When you describe Director or Assistant, use "for".
When you refer to the members of the IB, use the phrase "of the International Board of ELSA" not "ELSA International" e.g., President of the International Board of ELSA.
When you refer to the members of the ELSA International Team, use the phrase "of ELSA International" e.g., Assistant for Human Rights of ELSA International.
You can use "ELSAfully yours" as a greeting in emails.

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