Lent Term Card 2021

LENT

TERM CARD 2021

President's WELCOME

Dear members, I hope you are all keeping safe and well this term, whether you are studying in Cambridge or from home.

It cannot be ignored that this has been a difficult time for many. I hope you have found ways to stay positive during lockdown and furthermore, I hope that CULS can help in this regard!

A big priority for CULS this term is to care for the welfare of our members. Hence, we have packed this term with new initiatives! We are launching a Weekly Welfare Draw where members have the opportunity to win amazing gifts. You asked for more virtual socials and we have deliver(oo?)ed with weekly online dinners. We are also collaborating with the University and Mind UK to host a 'Minding your Mental Health at Work' Workshop.

One of the benefits of lockdown is that we can explore ideas and opportunities we may not have previously had time to look at. With this in mind, our committee has been working hard to create a great term card of events. We have plenty of opportunities ahead to learn about a range of legal careers and explore the most prevalent legal issues arising from Covid. A massive thanks goes to one our creative officers, Eve Simpson, for designing this beautiful card!

Furthermore, we are excited to be celebrating the 120th Anniversary of CULS this year! Established in 1901, CULS is one of the oldest student societies in the UK. Within its 120 years it has been home to many of the world's leading legal figures from Supreme Court judges to esteemed academics to world renowned advocates (our Honorary President - Lady Hale - being one of them!)

We will be celebrating this exciting anniversary with a special edition of Per Incuriam and limited edition stash. We are also reserving additional funds for next year's committee to ensure that there will be plenty of gala dinners and a superb ball at the end of the year for current students and alumni alike to celebrate!

Best Regards, Rebecca

2020-2021

Committee

President Rebecca McNeill

Vice - President Yasmin Dugdale

Treasurer Simrhan Khetani

Secretary Chantelle Fard

Alumni Relations Officers Joshua Dranesas Marina Sultonova Makeda Brown Rasmus Bay Larsen

Careers Secretaries Quinn Liang Yi Wen Lee Zhou Yang

Publicity Secretaries Daniel Webb Millie Chisholm Vanessa Lui Yasmine Chbary

Foreign Affairs Secretaries Charlotte Faulkner Daniel Tian Robbie Rawlings Seal Llego

Per Incuriam Editorial Team Aaron Brookes Fred Halbhuber Tom Williamson

Mistress and Masters of Moots Adam Brown Oscar Swann Trisha Shah

Non-Law Representatives Adrian Ramirez-Valdez Alexia Meade Francesca Smith

Membership Secretaries Alex Hughes Paddy Bird

Speakers Secretaries Biao Huan Foo Joel Rosen Ren Ioka

Law Ball Co-presidents Alex Martin Cie-Jen Wong

Pro Bono Coordinators Abigail Pope Jack Bailey Natasha Godsiff Sonia Sitea

Socials Secretaries Hannah Obie Katie Adamson

Stash Officers Georgia Wray Honor Abery Kat Wade Masha Novikova

Creative Officers Eve Simpson Sahej Grewal Wong Suet Ling Sherene

SOCIALS

LENT SOCIALS Lent Term Launch Dinner

Freshers’ Social

Locked Down In Cam: Aromi Takeaway

CULS Virtual Valentines Dinner

CULS 120th Anniversary Dinner

22/01/21

26/01/21

tbc

10/02/21

24/02/21

Weekly Welfare Draws

Every Week | Amazing prizes!

What you can expect 5 or more winners every week

Gifts include: Millie's Cookies Personalised prosecco CULS stash Cheeseboards

CAREERS

Lent events Assessment Centre and Interviews: Student Panel STUDENT PANEL

20/01/21 5pm

Research Assistants at the Law Commission LAW COMMISSION

22/01/21 4pm

Demystifying Corporate Law SLAUGHTER AND MAY

tbc

BPP: Demistifying the SQE BPP

01/02/21

A Career in Human Rights Panel 03/02/21

5:30-7pm

A Career in Legal Research with Lexis Nexis 11/02/21 tbc

Demystifying Competition Law SLAUGHTER AND MAY

tbc

Research Assistants at the Law Commission

Helen Richardson (Property, Family and Trust Law) Elizabeth Hartley (Criminal Law) Hear from Research Assistants at the Law Commission about their work and career journeys, and gain some tips about the application process! Presentation followed by Q&A.

22nd January| 4pm Online

A Career in Human Rights Law Panel

Lara Dominguez (Minority Rights Group International), Ellen Lesley (JUSTICE), Charlie Loudon (REDRESS), Charmaine Clubb (Advocate) Hear from panellists who work in a range of roles in the broader context of Human Rights Law; from representing clients in asylum cases to publishing policy papers to working in rural legal clinics.

3rd February | 6.30pm Online

SPEAKERS SERIES

LENT EVENTS 19th January

Philippe Sands QC International Counsel and Author

17th February

Coronavirus Act 2020 Student Panel

18th February

Gina Miller Legal and Political Activist

16th March

Dame Linda Dobbs First non-white High Court judge in the UK

18th March Do judges or politicians make better lawyers?

Collaboration with Cambridge Union’s Presidential Debate

NON-LAW

Lent 10/02

In-house Law Panel Event

17/02

Non-Law Student Panel

24/02

Demystifyimg Law for Non-Lawyers

03/03

IP Solicitor vs Patent Attorney

Pro Bono

Lent events The Presentations and Events Project aims to introduce CULS members to wider opportunities and topics relating to pro bono work. Upcoming events to look forward to include:

Careers at an NGO: Humanitarian Affairs Asia

18/02/21 | 2-3pm

Panel: Domestic and Gender-Based Violence tbc

Speaker Event on the Death Penalty tbc

Panel: Internships and Opportunities tbc

Pro-Bono Projects Citizens Advice Citizens Advice provides free, confidential and impartial information and advice to assist people with the problems they face, including employment, debt, housing, immigration, family and consumer issues. They operate as a network of over 300 independent charities across the UK. They lead national research and campaigns to improve the policies and principles that affect people's lives. CULS will be facilitating student opportunities with the local Cambridge Citizens Advice, from face-to-face advice to remote email advice. We will be working with the research and campaigns teams to create opportunities for students to contribute to their research projects. CULS will also be hosting virtual events to learn more about Citizens Advice and to hear from Cambridge students that volunteer with their local office.

Access to Justice Access to justice is a human right, no matter who you are or how much money you have. Yet two thirds of the UK population don’t know how to get legal advice and there are still 14 million people who live in poverty and cannot afford it. Our raffle fundraising campaign seeks to raise funds to be used towards funding vital advice services which offer a lifeline to vulnerable people - children in poverty, the homeless, victims of domestic abuse, elderly housebound people and disabled people who desperately need legal help, advice or representation to resolve their issues but cannot afford it.

The money, therefore, makes a real difference in these people’s lives.

Our raffle, tickets to which can be obtained by donating through our page (https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Team/CULS), will be drawn on the 14th February. Our prizes are dinner with Lady Arden and dinner with Dr Stelios Tofaris. Tickets cost ÂŁ5 each.

Pro-Bono Projects International Law Book Facility The International Law Book Facility (ILBF) is a key organisation in pursuing access to justice on the world stage. They provide legal books, donated by the UK legal community, to organisations who lack such resources for legal research. CULS will be collecting books from the Cambridge Law Faculty and from the college libraries to donate to this charity. CULS will be holding a book drive for students and staff to donate any second hand legal textbooks for donations in Easter term. Don’t go burning your books at the end of exams, donate them to the ILBF instead!

Mooting

OUR MOOTS De Smith Moot Final - 16/03/21

Brick Court Moot Final - 04/03/21

Cuppers

Final - 11/03/21

Fledglings

Final - 02/03/21

More information on CULS Mooting's Facebook page