Happy new year! I hope that this decade will be a great one for everyone here at CULS.
To any new members, I would like to extend a warm welcome to you on behalf of the Cambridge University Law Society (CULS) CULS is one of the oldest and most active societies in Cambridge, running a vast array of social and career events, speakers events, Pro Bono projects, mooting, the Law Ball, the Lent Gala and many more. We even have our own termly publication and online blog – Per Incuriam
We have continued our expansion of the Alumni Department and Non-Law Department, which were both established
President's Welcome
last year, to ensure that we can serve all of our members
Do keep an eye out for our publicity on our social media and mailing list to be kept up to date with CULS events and news!
I would like to express my thanks to the committee who have worked tirelessly over the winter break to curate such an excellent term card this Lent
We would also like to thank our current and new sponsors for their generous support to our society We look forward to working with every one of you in the coming year.
I hope you all have an incredible Lent
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
Foreign Affairs Secretaries
Wesley Poh
Asma Ibrahim
Josh Munt
Lisa Evans
Non-Law Representatives
Lily Hilton
Sulaiman Iqbal
Kyoka Hadano
Law Ball President
Jess Tucker
Stash Officer
Naomi Oldham
Careers Secretaries
Nathalie Edwardes-Ker
Jasmine Loo
Qianyun Liang
Per Incuriam Editorial Team
Christine Carter
Alec Thompson
Niamh Davis
Aaron Gan (Editor In Chief)
Membership Secretaries
Natalie Lam
Paddy Bird
Pro Bono Coordinators
Nicole Carisia Chia Si Ning
Patricia Kongoasa
Publicity Secretaries
Karina Poon
Bogdan Ciacli
Rebecca McNeil
Mistress and Masters of Moots
Gabriel Tan
Natalie Yeo
Darius Ng
Speakers Secretaries
Rihab El-Hussain
Poppy Blackshaw
Socials Secretaries
Chantelle Fard
Simrhan Khetani
Creative Officer
Lauren Park
LentTermSocials
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
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.
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O O M 6 , H I S T O R Y
A C U L T Y
WITH Commercial Awareness Presentation
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
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)
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
