TERMCARD Lent 2020
cambridge university law society
President's Welcome
Dear Members,
last year, to ensure that we can serve all of our members.
Happy new year! I hope that this decade will be a great one for everyone here at CULS.
Do keep an eye out for our publicity on our social media and mailing list to be kept up
To any new members, I would like to
to date with CULS events and news!
extend a warm welcome to you on behalf of the Cambridge University Law Society
I would like to express my thanks to the
(CULS). CULS is one of the oldest and most
committee who have worked tirelessly over
active societies in Cambridge, running a vast
the winter break to curate such an excellent
array of social and career events, speakers
term card this Lent.
events, Pro Bono projects, mooting, the Law Ball, the Lent Gala and many more. We
We would also like to thank our current and
even have our own termly publication and
new sponsors for their generous support to
online blog – Per Incuriam.
our society. We look forward to working with every one of you in the coming year.
We have continued our expansion of the Alumni Department and Non-Law
I hope you all have an incredible Lent
Department, which were both established
term.
Best Wishes, Erica San CULS President 2019-2020
2019-2020 Committee
Erica San President
Jake Jones Vice President
Aditi Aggarwal Secretary
Samuel Gerrard Treasurer
Alumni Relations Officers Corlijn Reijgwart Marina Sultanova Lucia Cafoor Camps
Careers Secretaries Nathalie Edwardes-Ker Jasmine Loo Qianyun Liang
Publicity Secretaries Karina Poon Bogdan Ciacli Rebecca McNeil
Foreign Affairs Secretaries Wesley Poh Asma Ibrahim Josh Munt Lisa Evans
Per Incuriam Editorial Team Christine Carter Alec Thompson Niamh Davis Aaron Gan (Editor In Chief)
Mistress and Masters of Moots Gabriel Tan Natalie Yeo Darius Ng
Non-Law Representatives Lily Hilton Sulaiman Iqbal Kyoka Hadano Law Ball President Jess Tucker Stash Officer Naomi Oldham
Membership Secretaries Natalie Lam Paddy Bird Pro Bono Coordinators Nicole Carisia Chia Si Ning Patricia Kongoasa
Speakers Secretaries Rihab El-Hussain Poppy Blackshaw Socials Secretaries Chantelle Fard Simrhan Khetani Creative Officer Lauren Park
Lent Term Socials This term, we are doing something a little bit different. All of our socials will be with a particular CULS department, to allow you to get to know what we do, and how you can get involved. Open to all.
PINA COLADAS WITH PER INCURIAM Thursday 23rd January 2020, 7-10pm Novi
SANGRIA WITH SPEAKERS Wednesday 29th January 2020, 7-10pm La Raza
PROSECCO WITH PRO BONO Friday 7th February 2020, 7-10pm All Bar One (TBC)
MOJITOS WITH MOOTING Wednesday 12th February 2020, 7-10pm La Raza
CAVA AND CANAPES WITH CAREERS Thursday 20th February 2020, 7-10pm Novi (TBC)
APEROL WITH ALUMNI Friday 28th February 2020, 7-10pm 2648
FIZZ WITH FOREIGN AFFAIRS Friday 6th March 2020, 7-10pm All Bar One (TBC)
NEGRONIS WITH NON-LAW Tuesday 10th March 2020, 7-10pm Ta Bouche
CAREERS EVENTS
Case Study Session
WEDNESDAY 5TH FEBRUARY 2020 | 4-6PM |
WITH
ROOM 6, HISTORY FACULTY
Come and join Slaughter and May’s Case Study Session where firm representatives will guide you through how to approach, analyse and understand a case study. This event will be useful for anyone applying for a vacation scheme or training contract as the interview often involves a case study. It will also be helpful to anyone who wants to increase their commercial awareness - perhaps in order to excel on a first year scheme or vacation scheme. There will also be an opportunity to network with Slaughter and May representatives over drinks and nibbles after the session.
THURSDAY 5TH MARCH 2020
Commercial Awareness Presentation
| 4-6PM | ROOM 6, HISTORY FACULTY
WITH
Come and join Slaughter and May for their session on commercial awareness. Slaughter and May acts for more FTSE 100 companies than any other law firm, so you will be learning from leaders in this field. Commercial awareness is a crucial skill for all law firm (and commercial bar) applications. However, it is a somewhat elusive concept. This session will explain what commercial awareness is, how you can increase your awareness and how you can convey your commercial awareness in applications or vacation schemes. This event will be particularly useful for first year law students who want to gain an understanding of what commercial awareness is in preparation for first year schemes or vacation scheme applications next year. It will also be very helpful to second year law students who will be attending vacation schemes or applying for training contracts.
Alternative Careers in the Law
HUMAN RIGHTS AND PUBLIC INTEREST LEGAL TECH SPORTS LAW CONSULTANCY
The careers team have been working to curate a series of panel discussions, Q&As and networking sessions - all relating to an 'alternative career in the law'. This involves people who have studied law at university, or have trained to become a lawyer, but did not end up in a commercial law firm. This series seeks to challenge the idea that there is a particular place you need to be as a 'successful law student' (vacation scheme in second year with a training contract straight after graduation) and hopes to encourage more CULS members to explore all of their options before making a decision about their future. Keep an eye out on our Facebook page and mailing list for more information..
SPEAKERS SERIES
2nd March | 6-7pm | Faculty of Law
MENTAL HEALTH AND THE LAW RICHARD MARTIN Junior Barrister City Employment Lawyer and Author of the book ‘This too will pass - Anxiety in a Professional World’ (2018)
As many Law students apply and compete for vacation schemes and training contracts, concerns surrounding work-life balance and mental wellbeing in the City are ever pertinent. Richard Martin studied law at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge before specialising in employment law. He was a partner at Gouldens/Jones Day and then at Speechly Bircham where he sat on the management committee. In 2011, Richar suffered severe mental illness that left him hospitalised and in lengthy recovery. He is now a leading campaigner and advocate around mental health, within the legal profession and more broadly, in the UK and internationally. He provides extensive training, co-chairs the Lord Mayor’s This is Me campaign and runs the Mindful Business Charter. In 2018 he published a memoir of his illness and recovery - This too will pass - Anxiety in a Professional World. His talk will aim at providing practical strategies, based on his own experience in the legal world, so that students can know the right questions to ask of potential employers and ourselves to stay healthy.
21st January 2020 | 6-7pm | Faculty of Law
CONTRACT LAW DEBATE In defence of Foakes v Beer
This event is designed to enrich the contract law tripos module and is particularly aimed at allowing Part IB students to supplement their lecture information and further reading. Dr. Janet O’Sullivan, fellow and Director of Studies in law at Selwyn, will be arguing against Mr William Day in favour of maintaining one of the most controversial rules in contract today: the rule in Foakes v Beer on decreasing pacts. This promises to be a lively and informative event, and might just come in handy when it comes to end of year exams!
TBC | Faculty of Law
MILLER NO. 2
LORD PANNICK QC Cross bench peer, QC who argued on behalf of Gina Miller in R (Gina Miller) v Prime Minister (Miller No. 2)
This event is designed to enrich the constitutional law tripos module but is opened to all year groups interested in gaining a deeper insight into what is arguably the most consequential and significant legal case of the last decade. Lord Pannick QC, who appeared on behalf of the applicants in Miller No. 2 will be sharing his insight into preparations to challenge the Government on their decision to prorogue Parliament. It promises to be an informative and interesting evening.
11th March 2020 | Faculty of Law
GENDER INJUSTICE AND THE LAW
BARONESS SHAMI CHAKRABARTI
Shadow Attorney General, Labour Peer
Sharmishta "Shami" Chakrabarti, Baroness Chakrabarti, CBE, PC is a British Labour Party politician, barrister, and human rights activist. She served as the director of Liberty, an advocacy group which promotes civil liberties and human rights, from 2003 to 2016. Talk on the ‘Gender Injustice and the Law’ - and opportunity to ask lots of questions about her role as Shadow Attorney General.
NON-LAW
Non-Law Department 22 JAN
INTERVIEW PREPARATION SESSION WITH SLAUGHTER AND MAY NEWNHAM COLLEGE, 4-6PM Have a Vacation Scheme or Training Contract Interview lined up? Unsure about where to start with your preparation? Come along to this session led by Slaughter and May representatives who will share their tips to ensure you impress on the day. Non-Law students who are debating a career in law are also encouraged to attend and ask questions as a general overview of the firm and a law career will be given at the start. This session will run from 4-6pm in the Lucia Windsor Room of Newnham College. After the presentation there will be time for networking with drinks and canapes! To find the Lucia Windsor Room enter Newnham College from the Porters Lodge, turn right and walk through the corridors until you reach the buttery. Here you will see a staircase: go up the stairs and you will find the Lucia Windsor Room. We may also have some CULS representative at plodge to help and you can of course ask the porters for directions too.
14 OCT
HOW TO IMPRESS AT APPLICATIONS AND ASSESSMENT CENTRES G24, LAW FACULTY, 4.30-6.30PM Applying and competing for training contracts and places on insight schemes, it’s important to differentiate yourself from the masses and present yourself in the best possible light. This seminar is led by David Ainscough, Deputy Director of the Cambridge University Careers Service, and draws upon his wealth of experience of advising Cambridge students who have gone to pursue successful legal careers.