TERM CARD LENT
President's WELCOME
Dearmembers,
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 timeformany.Ihopeyouhavefoundwaystostay positive during lockdown and furthermore, I hope thatCULScanhelpinthisregard!
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 aWeeklyWelfareDraw wheremembershavethe 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 legalcareersandexplorethemostprevalentlegal issues arising from Covid. A massive thanks goes to one our creative officers, Eve Simpson, for designingthisbeautifulcard!
Furthermore, we are excited to be celebrating the 120th Anniversary of CULS this year! Established in 1901, CULS is one of theoldeststudentsocietiesintheUK.Within its 120 years it has been home to many of the world's leading legal figures from Supreme Courtjudgestoesteemedacademicsto world renownedadvocates(ourHonoraryPresident -LadyHale-beingoneofthem!)
We wil g 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 alumnialiketocelebrate!
BestRegards,
Rebecca
2020-2021 Committee
President Vice - President
Rebecca McNeill Yasmin Dugdale
Alumni Relations Officers
Joshua Dranesas
Marina Sultonova
Makeda Brown
Rasmus Bay Larsen
Foreign Affairs Secretaries
Charlotte Faulkner
Daniel Tian
Robbie Rawlings
Seal Llego
Non-Law Representatives
Adrian Ramirez-Valdez
Alexia Meade
Francesca Smith
Law Ball Co-presidents
Alex Martin
Cie-Jen Wong
Stash Officers
Georgia Wray
Honor Abery
Kat Wade
Masha Novikova
Treasurer
Secretary
Simrhan Khetani Chantelle Fard
Careers Secretaries
Quinn Liang
Yi Wen Lee
Zhou Yang
Per Incuriam Editorial Team
Aaron Brookes
Fred Halbhuber
Tom Williamson
Membership Secretaries
Alex Hughes
Paddy Bird
Pro Bono Coordinators
Abigail Pope
Jack Bailey
Natasha Godsiff
Sonia Sitea
Publicity Secretaries
Daniel Webb
Millie Chisholm
Vanessa Lui
Yasmine Chbary
Mistress and Masters of Moots
Adam Brown
Oscar Swann
Trisha Shah
Speakers Secretaries
Biao Huan Foo
Joel Rosen
Ren Ioka
Socials Secretaries
Hannah Obie
Katie Adamson
Creative Officers
Eve Simpson
Sahej Grewal
Wong Suet Ling Sherene
SOCIALS
SOCIALS
CAREERS
Lentevents
Assessment Centre and Interviews: Student Panel Assessment Centre and Interviews: Student Panel
STUDENT PANEL STUDENT PANEL 5pm
20/01/21
Research Assistants at the Law Commission Research Assistants at the Law Commission LAW COMMISSION LAW COMMISSION
22/01/21 4pm
Demystifying Corporate Law Demystifying Corporate Law
SLAUGHTER AND MAY SLAUGHTER AND MAY tbc
BPP: Demistifying the SQE BPP: Demistifying the SQE
BPP BPP 01/02/21
A Career in Human Rights Panel A Career in Human Rights Panel 03/02/21 5:30-7pm
A Career in Legal Research with Lexis Nexis A Career in Legal Research with Lexis Nexis 11/02/21
tbc A Career in Public Law A Career in Public Law 12/02/21 4.30pm 4.30pm
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.
22ndJanuary|4pm
A Career in Human Rights Law Panel
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.
3rdFebruary|6.30pm Online
SPEAKERS SERIES
LENTEVENTS
19thJanuary
18thFebruary
18thMarch
Dojudgesorpoliticians
NON-LAW
ProBono
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
Speaker event on the Death Penalty
11/03/21
Film Night and Speaker event with Amicus
12/03/21
Panel: Domestic and Gender-Based Violence
Panel: Internships and Opportunities
Pro-Bono CitizensAdvice
Projects
Citizens Advice provides free, confidential and impartial information and advice to assist
Citizens Advice provides free, confidential and impartial information and advice to assist people with the problems they face, including employment, debt, housing, immigration, 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 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 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 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. 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 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 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 to learn more about Citizens Advice and to hear from Cambridge students that volunteer with their local office with their local office.
AccesstoJustice
Access to justice is a human right, no matter who you are or how much money you
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 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 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 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, services which offer a lifeline to vulnerable people - children in poverty, the homeless, victims of domestic abuse, elderly housebound people and disabled people - who victims of domestic abuse, elderly housebound people and disabled people - who desperately need legal help, advice or representation to resolve their issues but cannot 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. 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
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. (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
Our prizes are dinner with Lady Arden and dinner with Dr Stelios Tofaris Tickets cost £5 each cost £5 each.
Projects
Pro-Bono InternationalLawBookFacility
TheInternationalLawBookFacility(ILBF)isakeyorganisationinpursuingaccessto TheInternationalLawBookFacility(ILBF)isakeyorganisationinpursuingaccessto justiceontheworldstage Theyprovidelegalbooks,donatedbytheUKlegalcommunity, justiceontheworldstage.Theyprovidelegalbooks,donatedbytheUKlegalcommunity, toorganisationswholacksuchresourcesforlegalresearch CULSwillbecollectingbooks toorganisationswholacksuchresourcesforlegalresearch.CULSwillbecollectingbooks ffromtheCambridgeLawFacultyandfromthecollegelibrariestodonatetothischarity. romtheCambridgeLawFacultyandfromthecollegelibrariestodonatetothischarity. CULSwillbeholdingabookdriveforstudentsandstafftodonateanysecondhandlegal CULSwillbeholdingabookdriveforstudentsandstafftodonateanysecondhandlegal ttextbooksfordonationsinEasterterm.Don’tgoburningyourbooksattheendofexams, extbooksfordonationsinEasterterm Don’tgoburningyourbooksattheendofexams, donatethemtotheILBFinstead! donatethemtotheILBFinstead!
Amicus
Amicus is a small charity that helps provide representation for those facing the death
Amicus is a small charity that helps provide representation for those facing the death penalty in the United States. We believe the death penalty is disproportionally imposed penalty in the United States We believe the death penalty is disproportionally imposed on the most vulnerable in society, violating their right to due process and equal justice on the most vulnerable in society, violating their right to due process and equal justice before the law before the law. Our aims are to provide better access to justice and to raise awareness Our aims are to provide better access to justice and to raise awareness of potential abuses of defenders' rights of potential abuses of defenders' rights. We are not a campaigning organisation We We are not a campaigning organisation. We believe we can make the greatest difference through frontline work. Students will get believe we can make the greatest difference through frontline work. Students will get the opportunity to hear from professionals that have worked first hand with death row the opportunity to hear from professionals that have worked first hand with death row inmates and to get a real understanding of this urgent and current issue. inmates and to get a real understanding of this urgent and current issue
Find out more detail about our work and programmes here http://www amicus-alj org/
Find out more detail about our work and programmes here http://www amicus-alj org/
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