The Corporate Lawyers Association of South Africa (CLASA) was formed in 1982 to promote the common interests of corporate lawyers (in-house counsel) in South Africa.

CLASA is a non-profit association managed by a Board which is annually elected by CLASA’s members. The Association is funded by members’ subscriptions and by revenue generated by educational courses and other activities. CLASA currently has approximately 500 individual members mainly comprising of corporate lawyer representatives of more than 60 companies and other organizations.