Lincoln's Inn had no constitution or fundamental form of governance, and legislation was divided into two types; statutes, passed by the Governors (see below) and ordinances issued by the Society (all the Fellows of the Inn).
Lincoln's Inn havde ingen vedtægter eller bestemt form for ledelse, og lovgivningen var inddelt i to typer: statuetter, vedtaget af guvernører og forordninger bestemt af samfundet (alle medlemmer af huset).