The European Law Students' Association (ELSA) is an international, independent, non-political, non-profit making organisation run by and for students, who are interested in achieving academic and personal excellence in addition to their legal or law-related studies at university.

ELSA DCU aims at providing its members a platform to develop their existing skills and acquire new ones, to interact with fellow students and experienced practitioners from different states and legal systems around Europe, and to be equipped for a professional life in an international environment through mutual understanding, intercultural cooperation and the large variety of activities and projects the Association offers.