LENT 2024 TERMCARD
Graduate careers in law
PRESIDENT’S WELCOME Dear All, Welcome back! I hope you have had a fantastic Winter vacation, and I am so excited to present to you Lent 2024 with CULS!
Whether you are a law or non-law student, if you come from an underepresented background or not, we have an incredibly supportive network so please don’t ever feel like a stranger to the CULS community. We will be posting updates and reminders of all of the things to come this term so make sure you are following our social media pages and are signed up to our mailing list. We don’t want anyone to miss out!
We are thrilled to welcome in the second leg of the 122nd year of CULS, our Society blazing the trails in Cambridge just as much as before. Keeping accessibility at the top of our agenda, and capitalising on the vast influence we have on the community within our City, we have a As always, my sincerest and humblest packed calendar of events and initiatives for our gratitude goes to the CULS Main Committee, diverse body of members. who have worked incredibly hard again to making this term card happen. They make us This term, we are incredibly delighted to host a immensely proud! Furthermore, I want to fresh and insightful array of speakers unique to thank our sponsors still for their kind coour Diversity & Inclusion and Speakers operation and their enthusiasm to support Departments, especially focusing on Government CULS members in their future careers and and International Legal Work! On top of this, ambitions. we have our trusty socials, welfare and career events, as well as fresh opportunities within our We look forward to your company again this Pro-bono, Moots, and Alumni Departments. term! Also, our Membership Department brings us yet more membership discounts for the coming year, our Publicity team will keep the CULS brand stylish and nouveau, and our Stash Officer is getting ready for the first sale of the new year....
Best wishes, Vivek Bilous CULS President 2023-24
122ND LENT GALA 14TH MARCH
THEME REVEAL 16TH FEBRUARY
CAREERS
COLLABORATION WITH FINANCE SOCIETY AND CLIFFORD CHANCE
FIRST YEAR SCHEME APPLICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE WORKSHOP Week 2 Location TBC
COMMERCIAL AWARENESS WORKSHOP Week 3 Location TBC
ALTERNATIVE CAREERS IN LAW: PANEL AND Q&A Week 4 Location TBC
CAREERS
External 25th January
Virtual 14th February 4-6pm
PATHWAYS INTO THE BAR: A PUPILLAGE PANEL Week 5 Virtual
TOP TIPS FOR TRIPOS: Our customary panel on how to score your best before the Easter Exams Week 7 Virtual
CAREERS
MACFARLANES CAMBRIDGE ALUMNI NETWORKING AFTERNOON
WELFARE
VALENTINE’S DAY DROP IN 14th February
CAMBRIDGE CREPES PICK-ME-UP 29th February3rd March
CULS X ABACUS LUNAR NEW YEAR DINNER 9th February
WELFARE FOR RAMADAN TBC
WELFARE
PET THERAPY 1st February Central Hall, Old Divinity School, St John’s College
SOCIALS
BRAND AMBASSADOR HANGOUT WEEK 3
LENT GALA LAUNCH WEEK 4
MID-TERM BLUES: JAZZ NIGHT WEEK 6
GALENTINE’S ARTS & CRAFTS WEEK 5
SOCIALS
REFRESHERS’ COCKTAILS 2468 THURSDAY 25TH OCTOBER
SOCIALS
CHEESE & WINE NIGHT WEEK 7
COFFEE AND CAKES WITH HSF DETAILS TBC
DRINKS AND PIZZA WITH LINKLATERS DETAILS TBC MEDSOC SWAP DETAILS TBC AND MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON!
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
DISABILITY IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION PANEL WITH Q&A FOUNDER OF CITY DISABILITIES AND FORMER SOLICITOR ROBERT HUNT:
AN EVENING WITH MACFARLANES: D&I PANEL AND DRINKS 7TH MARCH LOCATION TBC
LIFE AS A FEMALE ACADEMIC, BARRISTER AND SOLICITOR PANEL WITH Q&A JOINED BY DR POORNA MYSOOR, AFFILIATED LECTURER AT CAMBRIDGE ON PRIVATE LAW AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WITH MORE GUESTS/DETAILS TBC
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
SHEDDING LIGHT ON CHANGES IN ATTITUDES TOWARDS ACCESS, FOR BOTH BARRISTERSHIP AND SOLICITORSHIP OTHER GUESTS TBC ONLINE, DATE TBC
SPEAKERS
SPEAKERS
ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM: THE RT HON VICTORIA PRENTIS KC MP Victoria Prentis was appointed Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland in October 2022. Before her appointment, she served as the Minister of State at the Department for Work and Pensions, and prior to that, Minister of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. She was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from February 2020 to September 2021. She was elected as the Conservative MP for Banbury in May 2015. She served on the Justice Select Committee from 2015 to 2019, the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments from 2015 to 2017, and as a lay member on the Speaker’s Advisory Committee on Works of Art from 2019. Outside of politics, Victoria was a lawyer for the Treasury Solicitors’ Department for 17 years and headed the government’s Justice and Security team until November 2014. As Attorney General, she is chief legal adviser to the Crown and oversees the Law Officers’ departments. She will be speaking about her career and careers in the Government Legal Department.
29TH FEBRUARY 2-4PM LG18 LAW FACULTY WITH AFTERNOON TEA
INTERNATIONAL LAW AT STAKE: A DISCUSSION ON SOUTH AFRICA, PALESTINE AND THE ICJ WITH PALSOC, MENA GIRLS, AMNESTY AND A NEW PERSPECTIVE
SPEAKERS/ D & I
In this two-part series, we will be answering some of the key questions arising from the two cases currently being brought to the ICJ. What protection can international law offer here and what are the limitations of human rights law? How can the law be used to respond to the Gaza crisis, both bureaucratically and on the ground? We will be joined by several esteemed guests, who will be able to demystify the most important principles and takeaways from this case. The discussions will centre around the jeopardy that the result of the ICJ’s decision could place not only on the crisis in Gaza, but also on the entire discipline of international law: a vital topic that is necessary to address now more than ever. Should the current troubling events in Palestine and Israel or elsewhere affect you in any way, we implore you to reach out to your College Tutor, the dedicated Cambridge Nightline Service (01223 744444), or other sources of support such as Mind.org.uk, hubofhope.co.uk and the NHS. Panellists, + more to be confirmed: Professor Surabhi Ranganathan - Professor of IL at Cambridge, who has worked with the Supreme Court of India, the UN and UNICEF, and whose research on oceanic legalities extends into incredibly transformative commentary on current global issues with statehood and territory, decolonisation and the emergence of new legal forms/institutions Dr Tor Krever - Assistant Professor of IL at Cambridge, whose work has focused on modern anti-imperial resistance through world trade, humanitarian and human rights law: working with the UN, with the South African Constitutional Court and writing on the situation of Palestine Professor Ardi Imseis - member of the Palestinian legal team at the ICJ hearing for an advisory opinion on the legal consequences of the status in Palestine upon UN General Assembly request, as well as an experienced advocate in public international law and a voluminous writer on Palestine Dr Shahd Hammouri - Lecturer in IL at Kent, whose research has focused on the discourse of business and HR particularly in the context of war, and who sits on the Executive Committee at Lawyers for Palestinian HRs
PART 1: 24TH JANUARY 5-7PM LOCATION TBC PART 2: DETAILS TBC
LITTLE JEWELLERY BOXES: ‘THE BATTLE AGAINST EXCESSIVE PRICING OF GENERIC PHARMACEUTICALS'
SPEAKERS
A JOINT EVENT WITH THE EMMANUEL MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SOCIETY
JESSICA RADKE DEPUTY-GENERAL COUNSEL FOR THE COMPETITION AND MARKETS AUTHORITY
Jessica is a graduate of NYU School of Law. She worked initially on issues of access to justice, before moving to Jordan to practice in international arbitration for three years. Upon arrival in the UK in 2008, she joined the Government Legal Department and worked on public law cases, focusing on national security. She then joined the Competition and Markets Authority in 2017 and led the talented litigation team there until being promoted to Deputy General Counsel in January 2024. The CMA works to promote competitive markets for the benefit of consumers. THURSDAY 8TH FEBRUARY, 6-7PM BMS LECTURE THEATRE, DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
NON-LAW
Week 1
BOTTOMLESS BRUNCH Location TBA Week 5
NON-LAW BARRISTER PANEL With the opportunity for a Q&A and networking afterwards. Location TBA Week 7
NON-LAW
FIRST YEAR SCHEMES AND VACATION SCHEMES DATABASE RELEASE
PRO BONO
PRO BONO PUBLICO ONLINE LAUNCH AND OPENING OF SUBMISSIONS WEEK 2
PRO BONO AWARDS WITH MILBANK WEEK 7 VENUE TBC AMICUS FUNDRAISING FORMAL X AMICUS LAWYERS 12 MARCH (TENTATIVE DATE) VENUE TBC
OPENING OF CITIZENS ADVICE SIGNUPS 15 MARCH
KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE CULS PRO BONO PAGE ON ITS FACEBOOK PAGE, AND PRO BONO FEATURES IN THE PER INCURIAM MAGAZINE SOON
PRO BONO
PRO BONO X SPEAKERS PANEL COLLABORATION WEEK 5 VENUE TBC
ALUMNI
ALUMNI
CULS ALUMNI MENTORING Continuing with our mentoring schemes, the CULS buddy scheme is a wonderful opportunity to connect with people who were once in the same position as you. Our Alumni Department will partner up mentors and mentees with similar interests who can help each other to grow and learn. We highly encourage you to be both a mentor and a mentee. If you are a 1st or 2nd year student, sign up to be mentored by a student in the year above. 3rd year students will be paired up with an Alumnus, and we may soon open this up to 2nd year students so stay tuned! Thanks to the success with this so far in Michaelmas, more socials will be planned for this term between you and your buddy! Details soon...
ANNUAL ALUMNI DINNER WEEK 7, LOCATION TBC
We are excited to host another year of the Annual Alumni Dinner, a unique opportunity for those selected to interact with esteemed alumni from the University of Cambridge across all backgrounds, professions, disciplines and futures. Look out for more details soon, set to be hosted at a prestige venue with our Keynote Speaker and a fantastic meal to complement!
NB: attendees and participants at all CULS events are chosen impartially. If necessary, selection processes are delegated to separate bodies who are able to make these decisions without conflicts of interest or bias.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Our Foreign Affairs Secretaries are diligently planning a packed itinerary, ranging from law firm visits and cultural experiences to enjoyable social activities such as baking, a debate competition, and a CULS swap! We anticipate an exhilarating week filled with more memorable moments!
SWAP WITH ELSA MAASTRICHT! 5th March Location TBA
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Our partnership with ELSA Maastricht has resulted in a fantastic inperson exchange thus far. Building on the success of CULS' visit to the Add a subheading Netherlands last December, we are delighted to welcome our counterparts from ELSA Maastricht to Cambridge at the end of Lent Term.
MOOTING
De Smith Sponsored by BPP
The De Smith Moot is an individual moot for those who already have prior mooting experience. It is the most advanced moot and is often considered the most prestigious moot run by CULS. The problems may be set on any core area of law (broadly defined). There are two rounds remaining in Lent term.
Family Law Speed Moot
The first family law-based moot run by CULS. Sponsored by St Mary’s Chambers who have written the material and will be sending multiple barristers to judge on the day. It is an individual moot which is accessible to those who have never studied family law. The final is open for anyone to watch, and there will be networking opportunities after the final.
Fledglings Finals
This Moot is an individual moot for beginners. Participants will not have had any prior mooting experience, making it perfect for freshers and non-law students. Moot problems are also only on first-year areas of law.
One Essex Court Moot
The finals wil be conducted in the Law Faculty and spectators are strongly welcomed to attend. Judged by OEC represenatatives, with networking afterwards.
First Round 27th Jan Second Round 7th Feb Third Round 24th Feb Finals 7th March
Third Round 3rd Feb Finals TBA
All-day 24th Feb
Third Round 3rd Feb Finals 28th Feb Supreme Court
Finals 29th Feb
MOOTS
Cuppers
Participants do not need to have prior mooting experience but teams must come from the same college. Moot problems can be on any core area of law. This Moot provides a great intermediate-level experience.
MEMBERSHIPS
NB: Membership Cards will be arranged for another pick-up soon, but until then, evidence of your new membership by form of an email from CULS will suffice.
DISCOUNTS
10% off Sundays to Thursdays £1.50 off any crepe including friends and family at any time we are open until July 1st 2024 when you show your CULS card. Open Thursday-Sunday 11-5pm. Now also serving vegan and gluten free buckwheat crepes. Follow us on Instagram @cambridgcrepes for more discounted and freebie offers……...ENJOY!!!!
10% off Sundays to Thursdays
10% off Closed on Mondays
20% discount off total bill. Buy one get one free mojitos until the end of January
15% off Excludes champagne and not to be used with other promotions
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NON-LAW FACEBOOK GROUP
PRO-BONO FACEBOOK PAGE NB: We use primarily Facebook and Instagram to publicise our events. Make sure to click 'Interested' in the event(s) of interest on our Facebook page so that you receive notifications for sign up forms and event details!
FIND US
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION FACEBOOK PAGE
APPLICATIONS
PRO BONO CITIZENS’ ADVICE BUREAU DEADLINE: 15th March
LENT GALA: LOGISTICS AND LEGAL DEADLINE: 22nd January
LENT GALA: GUEST WELFARE AND COMMUNICATIONS DEADLINE: 22nd January
STASH OFFICER DEADLINE: 27th January
PER INCURIAM CONTRIBUTORS DEADLINE: TBA, WEEK 6
AND MORE TO COME... RELEASE OF PER INCURIAM WINTER EDITION, AND CALLS FOR SPRING EDITION LENT GALA ANNOUNCEMENTS STASH DROP AND CLEAR-OUT SALE FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND PRO-BONO BLOGS CULS DEBATE, DETAILS TBC + MORE EVENTS AND COLLABORATIONS SOON
LENT 2024 TERMCARD