MICHAELMAS TERM CARD 2021
PRESIDENT'S WELCOME Dear members, Welcome back to Cambridge! I hope you have had a lovely summer and are excited for the new academic year. CULS has now underlined the experience of 120 years of Cambridge students. Today, we are more active than ever. We have continued to expand our departments and their reach; this term offers vast opportunities to connect with other students, consider careers, take a welfare break from work, engage with high-profile topics and speakers, take part in world class moots and pro bono, write for Per Incuriam, and so much more. I am particularly excited for our newly established Welfare Department’s calendar of events, notably our first ever Week 5 CULS Puppy Therapy! Our Socials department is additionally offering a brilliant range of events, from dinners, to networking socials, to our Law Ball Launch Social. Indeed, our 120th Anniversary Law Ball is set to be incredible. Be sure to save the date, revealed in the following pages! As we settle back into University life with lesser Covid restrictions, CULS will certainly deliver on the buzz surrounding our events. I hope to see many of you enjoying these in the coming term!
I also encourage you to take advantage of our new Membership Discounts scheme, entitling our members to discounts on a variety of restaurants, cafés and bars around Cambridge. You can keep updated with events and opportunities through our social media and mailing list. Finally, I would like to express gratitude to our dedicated CULS Committee, without whom this calendar would not be possible. Additionally, thank you to our current and new sponsors for their generous support of our society. We look forward to working with every one of you in the coming year. A thank you also goes to Richard Briggs for allowing me to use his beautiful artwork throughout this Term Card! I hope you all have a wonderful Michaelmas. Best wishes, Katie Adamson CULS President 2021-22
COMMITTEE
President Katie Adamson
Vice-President
Alumni Relations Officers Joshua Dranesas Charles Kornberg Rohan Odedra Maya Edelstein
Joel Rosen
2021-22
Secretary Yi Wen Lee
Treasurer Masha Novikova
Careers Secretaries Kamran Singh Gill Andre Ho Teng Shi En Jonathan Oliver Stentiford
Publicity Secretaries Damian Molineus Alice Prince-Tappe Ellie Hargrove Grace Haynes
Foreign Affairs Secretaries Elizabeth Weber Sophia Teague Daniel Tian Niamh Webb Anitta Sibin
Per Incuriam Editorial Team Fred Halbhuber (EiC) Tom Williamson (EiC) Kimberley Andrews Joyce Leung
Mistress and Masters of Moots Ruby Sanders-English Michael Smith Abi Caple
Non-Law Representatives Georgina Stracey James Nicholls Esther Oloyede
Membership Secretaries Rupert Gardiner Yeo Zhi Kai
Speakers Secretaries Christopher Long Grace Atkinson
Pro Bono Coordinators Amelia Quince (Head Coordinator) Hannah Winning Willy Wai Yan Oo Sophie Gibson
Social Secretaries Roshni Ranasinghe-de Silva Arvana Chana
Law Ball Emily Jefferson (President) Mahera Sarkar (VP) Stash Officers Sam van Druten Jeeweon Moon Peter Simon
Welfare Officers Kapri Belentepe Gabby Butler Sophia Nie
Creative Officers Sahej Grewal Sherene Wong Webmasters Arjun Sharma Mounir Hinedi
SOCIALS
Michaelmas Socials FRESHERS' COCKTAILS
LAW BALL LAUNCH SOCIAL
5th October La Raza (7.30pm)
27th October TBC
AN EVENING WITH MILBANK
NON-LAW SOCIAL
CULS
12th October University Arms (6pm)
PIZZA IN THE POST Eversheds Sutherland 18th October Zoom
RETURNERS' COCKTAILS CULS
20th October Novi (7pm)
CULS
CULS
TBC Revolution
KRISPY KREMES with Clifford Chance 29th October TBC
BURRITOS & MOJITOS
Baker McKenzie 2nd November TBC
COFFEE & CUPCAKES
NETWORKING DINNER
3rd November Fitzbillies (2pm)
18th November Zoom (7pm)
Kirkland & Ellis
Latham & Watkins
DINNER WITH SIDLEY AUSTIN
PRESIDENT'S DINNER
A NIGHT WITH WHITE & CASE
DELIVEROO DINNER
9th November TBC
TBC
CULS
29th November Queen's Old Hall
Cleary Gottlieb 23rd November Zoom (6pm)
CAREERS
CAREERS SHEARMAN & STERLING
Presentation
14th October, 6.30pm St. John's College
HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS Applications Session
19th October (4.30pm) Virtual
CLEARY GOTTLIEB Competition Law Workshop 26th October, 5pm Virtual
EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND Litigation Insight
1st November, 5.30pm Virtual
THE UNIVERSITY OF LAW Solicitors Series Part 1
5th November, 5pm Virtual
BAKER MCKENZIE Workshop
10th November, time TBC Virtual
REED SMITH Insight Session
15th November, 4pm Virtual
CLIFFORD CHANCE Opportunities
17th November, 5:30pm Virtual
MACFARLANES Case Study
22nd November, 6pm Virtual
CAREERS PANELS NON-LAW Latham & Watkins, Eversheds Sutherland, Ashurst, Macfarlanes, Clifford Chance 18th November 5-6pm
US FIRMS Ropes & Gray, White & Case, more TBC 25th November, time TBC
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION DLA Piper, Clifford Chance, Eversheds Sutherland, Macfarlanes TBC
STUDENT PANELS Applications, Mini-Pupillage, Magic Circle vs US Firms
WELFARE
Michaelmas Welfare WELFARE BRUNCH
4th October The Old Bicycle Shop (11am, 1pm)
HUGS IN A MUG
for World Mental Health Day
10th October Cafe Abantu (3pm)
WELFARE DRAWS
Bi-Weekly Instagram (@cambridgelawsociety)
WELFARE DROP-INS Week 2 & Week 7 Venues TBC
PICK-ME-UPS Weeks 3 & 7 Retailers to be revealed
Week 5
CULS PUPPY THERAPY
SPEAKERS SERIES
Speakers Series In Conversation with
DOMINIC GRIEVE QC Late November
Brexit and the Challenges of Attorney General
Speakers Series
PANELS ESG PANEL
A hybrid Speakers and Careers event hosting speakers from Clifford Chance, Gibson Dunn and Linklaters who will be discussing Environmental Social Governance. A must-attend for any hopeful commercial solicitor, with networking opportunities afterward.
15th November, 5.50pm
ISLAM IN LAW A panel discussion considering a range of issues concerning the interaction between the Islamic faith and law. Hosting Nazia Rashid, Maria Varaki and Daniel Grütters. 19th November, 6-7pm
Speakers Series In Conversation with
JO MAUGHAM QC
19th October
Using the Law to Protect Public Interest
CULS Annual Debate THB THE UK'S POSITION ON ABORTION SHOULD BE ADOPTED INTERNATIONALLY Date and Venue Reveal TBC
NON-LAW
Non-Law NON-LAW SOCIAL
NON-LAW TRAINEE PANEL
End of October
18th November, 5-6pm
Revolution Cambridge
DEMYSTIFYING LAW FOR NON-LAYWERS with Clyde & Co
11th November, 6-7pm
COMMERICIAL AWARENESS WORKSHOP with the University of Law Date TBC
GDL INSIGHT SESSION TBC
ALUMNI ADVICE End of November
PRO BONO
CAMBRIDGE LEGAL WALK Fundraising Access to Justice Took place on Monday 4th October, 5.30pm
PRO BONO SUBCOMMITTEES Applications close 14th October for the following committees: Amicus: The Missouri Project Fundraising and Awareness projects for Amicus Citizens Advice International Law Book Facility
INTERNATIONAL LAW BOOK FACILITY First drive to be held mid-term with Cambridge University Press. A great taster for incoming subcommittees / freps!
AMICUS: THE MISSOURI PROJECT Winter Round: Applications open at the start of the Christmas Vacation, casework running until term resumes.
MOOTING
OUR MOOTS De Smith Moot The De Smith Moot is Sponsored by Blackstone Chambers. It is an individual moot. Participants must have had some prior mooting experience, and moot problems can be on any core area of law.
3 Verulam Buildings Moot The 3 Verulam Buildings is sponsored by the chambers. It is a team moot (in pairs). There is no need for participants to have prior mooting experience, and no restrictions on how the team is formed. Moot problems can be on any core area of law.
Cuppers The Cuppers Moot is sponsored by Atkin Chambers. It is a team moot. There is no need for participants to have prior mooting experience, but teams must come from the same College. Moot problems can be on any core area of law.
Fledglings The Fledglings Moot is sponsored by Quadrant Chambers. It is an individual moot for beginners. Participants should not have had any prior mooting experience (for those with only College moot experience, we placed them on the waitlist). Moot problems should only be on first-year areas of law.
Speed Moots Speed moots usually span the course of a day, unlike other moots which span across a few weeks or months. The problem will be released only on the day of the moot and as such, require less time commitment. They are a great opportunity to explore more niche areas of law such as Chancery and commercial work, as no prior research is required.
MOOTING WORKSHOPS For Law & Non-Law, TBC
27TH NOVEMBER THE CULS 120th ANNIVERSARY LAW BALL SAVE THE DATE
MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNTS
For your morning coffees, catch ups with friends, breaks from work, and everything else. We are proud to support local Cambridge businesses through our new Membership Discounts scheme.
20% at The Olive Grove 15% at La Raza 20% off food Monday-Friday at Stolen & Liquor Loft 15% off food & non-alcoholic drinks at The Tiffin Truck 20% Monday-Thursday at Jack’s Gelato, ordering via the website with the CULS code (this will be sent via our mailing list with further instructions) 10% at Bridges 10% at Savino’s 15% at crêpeaffaire 10% at Agora at the Copper Kettle 10% at Tradizioni You MUST show a new CULS Membership Card to claim these discounts. A new Membership Card collection will be announced soon so you can begin to enjoy this scheme.
More to come... CULS CAREERS GUIDE
ALUMNI EVENTS
MICHAELMAS STASH DROP
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
PER INCURIAM