LENT 2024 TERMCARD
Graduate careers in law
PRESIDENT’S WELCOME
DearAll,
Welcome back! I hope you have had a fantastic Winter vacation, and I am so excited to present toyouLent2024withCULS!
We are thrilled to welcome in the second leg of the122ndyearofCULS,ourSocietyblazingthe trails in Cambridge just as much as before. Keeping accessibility at the top of our agenda, andcapitalisingonthevastinfluencewehaveon the community within our City, we have a packedcalendarofeventsandinitiativesforour diversebodyofmembers.
Thisterm,weareincrediblydelightedtohosta fresh and insightful array of speakers unique to our Diversity & Inclusion and Speakers Departments,especiallyfocusingonGovernment and International Legal Work! On top of this, we have our trusty socials, welfare and career events,aswellasfreshopportunitieswithinour Pro-bono,Moots,andAlumniDepartments.
Also,ourMembershipDepartmentbringsusyet moremembershipdiscountsforthecomingyear, our Publicity team will keep the CULS brand stylish and nouveau, and our Stash Officer is gettingreadyforthefirstsaleofthenewyear....
Whetheryouarealawornon-lawstudent,if you come from an underepresented background or not, we have an incredibly supportive network so please don’t ever feel like a stranger to the CULS community. We willbepostingupdatesandremindersofallof thethingstocomethistermsomakesureyou are following our social media pages and are signed up to our mailing list. We don’t want anyonetomissout!
As always, my sincerest and humblest gratitudegoestotheCULSMainCommittee, who have worked incredibly hard again to making this term card happen. They make us immensely proud! Furthermore, I want to thank our sponsors still for their kind cooperation and their enthusiasm to support CULS members in their future careers and ambitions.
We look forward to your company again this term!
Bestwishes,
VivekBilous CULSPresident 2023-24
122ND LENT GALA
14TH MARCH
THEME REVEAL
16TH FEBRUARY
CAREERS
COLLABORATION WITH FINANCE SOCIETY AND CLIFFORD CHANCE
External
25th January
FIRST YEAR SCHEME APPLICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE WORKSHOP
Week 2
Location TBC
COMMERCIAL AWARENESS WORKSHOP
Week 3
Location TBC
ALTERNATIVE CAREERS IN LAW: PANEL AND Q&A
Week 4
Location TBC
C A R E E R S
TOP TIPS FOR
TRIPOS:
Our customary panel on how to score your best before the Easter Exams
C A R E E R S
WELFARE
S O C I A L S
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
DISABILITYINTHELEGAL
FOUNDER OF CITY DISABILITIES AND FORMER SOLICITOR ROBERT HUNT:
SHEDDING LIGHT ON CHANGES IN ATTITUDES TOWARDS ACCESS, FOR BOTH BARRISTERSHIP AND SOLICITORSHIP
OTHER GUESTS TBC
ONLINE, DATE TBC
ANEVENINGWITH MACFARLANES:D&I PANELANDDRINKS
7TH MARCH LOCATION TBC
LIFEASAFEMALE ACADEMIC,BARRISTERAND SOLICITOR
PANELWITHQ&A
JOINED BY DR POORNA MYSOOR, AFFILIATED LECTURER AT CAMBRIDGE ON PRIVATE LAW AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WITH MORE GUESTS/DETAILS TBC
D I V E R S I T Y & I N C L U S I O N
SPEAKERS
S P E A K E R S
KCMP
VictoriaPrentiswasappointedAttorneyGeneralforEngland andWalesandAdvocateGeneralforNorthernIrelandin October2022.Beforeherappointment,sheservedasthe MinisterofStateattheDepartmentforWorkandPensions, andpriortothat,MinisterofStateattheDepartmentfor Environment,FoodandRuralAffairs.ShewasParliamentary UnderSecretaryofStateattheDepartmentforEnvironment, FoodandRuralAffairsfromFebruary2020toSeptember 2021. ShewaselectedastheConservativeMPforBanburyinMay 2015.SheservedontheJusticeSelectCommitteefrom2015 to2019,theJointCommitteeonStatutoryInstrumentsfrom 2015to2017,andasalaymemberontheSpeaker’sAdvisory CommitteeonWorksofArtfrom2019.Outsideofpolitics, VictoriawasalawyerfortheTreasurySolicitors’Department for17yearsandheadedthegovernment’sJusticeandSecurity teamuntilNovember2014.AsAttorneyGeneral,sheischief legaladvisertotheCrownandoverseestheLawOfficers’ departments.Shewillbespeakingabouthercareerand careersintheGovernmentLegalDepartment. ATTORNEYGENERAL
29TH FEBRUARY 2-4PM
LG18 LAW FACULTY WITH AFTERNOON TEA
P E A K E R S /
Inthistwo-partseries,wewillbeansweringsomeofthekeyquestions arisingfromthetwocasescurrentlybeingbroughttotheICJ.What protectioncaninternationallawofferhereandwhatarethe limitationsofhumanrightslaw?Howcanthelawbeusedtorespond totheGazacrisis,bothbureaucraticallyandontheground? Wewillbejoinedbyseveralesteemedguests,whowillbeabletodemystifythe mostimportantprinciplesandtakeawaysfromthiscase.Thediscussionswill centrearoundthejeopardythattheresultoftheICJ’sdecisioncouldplacenot onlyonthecrisisinGaza,butalsoontheentiredisciplineofinternationallaw: avitaltopicthatisnecessarytoaddressnowmorethanever.
ShouldthecurrenttroublingeventsinPalestineandIsraelorelsewhereaffect youinanyway,weimploreyoutoreachouttoyourCollegeTutor,the dedicatedCambridgeNightlineService(01223744444),orothersourcesof supportsuchasMind.org.uk,hubofhope.co.ukandtheNHS.
Panellists,+moretobeconfirmed:
ProfessorSurabhiRanganathan-ProfessorofILatCambridge,whohas workedwiththeSupremeCourtofIndia,theUNandUNICEF,andwhose researchonoceaniclegalitiesextendsintoincrediblytransformative commentaryoncurrentglobalissueswithstatehoodandterritory, decolonisationandtheemergenceofnewlegalforms/institutions
DrTorKrever-AssistantProfessorofILatCambridge,whoseworkhas focusedonmodernanti-imperialresistancethroughworldtrade, humanitarianandhumanrightslaw:workingwiththeUN,withtheSouth AfricanConstitutionalCourtandwritingonthesituationofPalestine ProfessorArdiImseis-memberofthePalestinianlegalteamattheICJ hearingforanadvisoryopiniononthelegalconsequencesofthestatusin PalestineuponUNGeneralAssemblyrequest,aswellasanexperienced advocateinpublicinternationallawandavoluminouswriteronPalestine DrShahdHammouri-LecturerinILatKent,whoseresearchhasfocused onthediscourseofbusinessandHRparticularlyinthecontextofwar,and whositsontheExecutiveCommitteeatLawyersforPalestinianHRs
LITTLE JEWELLERY BOXES: ‘THE BATTLE AGAINST EXCESSIVE PRICING OF GENERIC PHARMACEUTICALS' A JOINT EVENT WITH THE EMMANUEL MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SOCIETY
JESSICARADKEDEPUTY-GENERAL COUNSELFORTHE COMPETITIONAND MARKETSAUTHORITY
JessicaisagraduateofNYUSchoolofLaw.Sheworked initiallyonissuesofaccesstojustice,beforemovingto Jordantopracticeininternationalarbitrationforthree years.UponarrivalintheUKin2008,shejoinedthe GovernmentLegalDepartmentandworkedonpublic lawcases,focusingonnationalsecurity.Shethenjoined theCompetitionandMarketsAuthorityin2017and ledthetalentedlitigationteamthereuntilbeing promotedtoDeputyGeneralCounselinJanuary2024. TheCMAworkstopromotecompetitivemarketsfor thebenefitofconsumers. S P E
THURSDAY8THFEBRUARY,6-7PM BMSLECTURETHEATRE, DEPARTMENTOFCHEMISTRY
NON-LAW
PRO BONO
PRO BONO PUBLICO ONLINE
LAUNCH AND OPENING OF SUBMISSIONS
WEEK 2
PRO BONO X SPEAKERS
PANEL COLLABORATION
WEEK 5
VENUE TBC
PROBONOAWARDS WITHMILBANK WEEK7 VENUETBC
AMICUS FUNDRAISING FORMAL X AMICUS LAWYERS
12 MARCH (TENTATIVE DATE)
VENUE TBC
OPENING OF CITIZENS ADVICE SIGNUPS
15 MARCH
KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE CULS PRO BONO PAGE ON ITS FACEBOOK PAGE, AND PRO BONO FEATURES IN THE PER INCURIAM MAGAZINE SOON
O B O N O
ALUMNI
CULS ALUMNI MENTORING
Continuingwithourmentoringschemes,theCULSbuddy schemeisawonderfulopportunitytoconnectwithpeoplewho wereonceinthesamepositionasyou.OurAlumniDepartment willpartnerupmentorsandmenteeswithsimilarinterestswho canhelpeachothertogrowandlearn.Wehighlyencourageyou tobebothamentorandamentee.Ifyouarea1stor2ndyear student,signuptobementoredbyastudentintheyearabove. 3rdyearstudentswillbepairedupwithanAlumnus,andwe maysoonopenthisupto2ndyearstudentssostaytuned! ThankstothesuccesswiththissofarinMichaelmas,more socialswillbeplannedforthistermbetweenyouandyour buddy!Detailssoon...
ANNUAL ALUMNI DINNER
WEEK7,LOCATIONTBC
WeareexcitedtohostanotheryearoftheAnnualAlumniDinner, auniqueopportunityforthoseselectedtointeractwithesteemed alumnifromtheUniversityofCambridgeacrossallbackgrounds, professions,disciplinesandfutures.
Lookoutformoredetailssoon,settobehostedataprestigevenue withourKeynoteSpeakerandafantasticmealtocomplement! A L U M N I
NB:attendeesandparticipantsatallCULSeventsarechosen impartially.Ifnecessary,selectionprocessesaredelegatedto separatebodieswhoareabletomakethesedecisionswithout conflictsofinterestorbias.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
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OurpartnershipwithELSAMaastrichthasresultedinafantasticinpersonexchangethusfar.BuildingonthesuccessofCULS'visittothe NetherlandslastDecember,wearedelightedtowelcomeourcounterparts fromELSAMaastrichttoCambridgeattheendofLentTerm.
OurForeignAffairsSecretariesarediligentlyplanningapackeditinerary, rangingfromlawfirmvisitsandculturalexperiencestoenjoyablesocial activitiessuchasbaking,adebatecompetition,andaCULSswap!We anticipateanexhilaratingweekfilledwithmorememorablemoments!
SWAPWITHELSAMAASTRICHT! 5thMarch
LocationTBA
F O R E I G N A F F A I R S
MOOTING
Cuppers
DeSmith Sponsored byBPP
Participantsdonotneedtohaveprior mootingexperiencebutteamsmust comefromthesamecollege.Moot problemscanbeonanycoreareaoflaw. ThisMootprovidesagreat intermediate-levelexperience.
TheDeSmithMootisanindividual mootforthosewhoalreadyhaveprior mootingexperience.Itisthemost advancedmootandisoftenconsidered themostprestigiousmootrunbyCULS. Theproblemsmaybesetonanycore areaoflaw(broadlydefined).Thereare tworoundsremaininginLentterm.
Thefirstfamilylaw-basedmootrunby CULS.SponsoredbyStMary’sChambers whohavewrittenthematerialandwillbe sendingmultiplebarristerstojudgeon theday.Itisanindividualmootwhichis accessibletothosewhohavenever studiedfamilylaw.Thefinalisopenfor anyonetowatch,andtherewillbe networkingopportunitiesafterthefinal.
FirstRo 27thJ SecondR 7thFeb ThirdRound 24thFeb Finals 7thMarch
CourtMoot Finals 29thFeb All-day 24thFeb M O O T S Third Round 3rdFeb FinalsTBA
ThisMootisanindividualmootfor beginners.Participantswillnothavehad anypriormootingexperience,makingit perfectforfreshersandnon-lawstudents. Mootproblemsarealsoonlyonfirst-year areasoflaw. Fledglings Finals
FamilyLaw SpeedMoot ThirdRound 3rdFeb Finals 28thFeb SupremeCourt
ThefinalswilbeconductedintheLaw Facultyandspectatorsarestrongly welcomedtoattend.JudgedbyOEC represenatatives,withnetworking afterwards.
MEMBERSHIPS
D I S C
10%off
SundaystoThursdays
£1.50offanycrepeincludingfriendsand familyatanytimeweareopenuntilJuly1st 2024whenyoushowyourCULScard.Open Thursday-Sunday11-5pm.Nowalsoserving veganandglutenfreebuckwheatcrepes. FollowusonInstagram@cambridgcrepesfor morediscountedandfreebie offers……...ENJOY!!!! 10%off SundaystoThursdays 15%off Excludeschampagneand nottobeusedwithother promotions 10%off ClosedonMondays
20%discountofftotalbill. Buyonegetonefreemojitos untiltheendofJanuary
NB:WeuseprimarilyFacebookandInstagramtopublicise ourevents.Makesuretoclick'Interested'intheevent(s)of interestonourFacebookpagesothatyoureceivenotifications forsignupformsandeventdetails!
AND MORE TO COME...
RELEASE OF PER INCURIAM WINTER EDITION, AND CALLS FOR SPRING EDITION
STASH DROP AND CLEAR-OUT SALE CULS DEBATE, DETAILS TBC FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND PRO-BONO BLOGS + MORE EVENTS AND COLLABORATIONS SOON
LENT 2024 TERMCARD