13.00 - 15.00
DU306
The University of Roehampton's First Mooting Final
Our First Mooting Competition will no longer be judged by Professor David Ormerod QC due to some unforeseen circumstances however, Michael Oliver has kindly stepped in to take over from David.
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Michael Oliver is a Criminal Law Commissioner like David Ormerod and is a Deputy High Court Judge
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Tuesday 26th March
16.30 - 20.00
Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln's Inn Afternoon and Dinner.
Six students of Roehampton have been invited to spend the afternoon at Lincoln's Inn and to have dinner with its members.
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Wednesday 3rd April
12pm
Duchesne DU305
AGM
Interested in running for a position in the Law Society next year?
We will be running an AGM available for all members to attend to run for a position and/or to vote in the roles.
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Positions include:
President
Secretary
Treasurer
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Vice President
Fundraising Officer
Marketing Officer
Social Secretary
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New Positions:
Mooting Officer &
Deputy Mooting Officer
Friday 10th May
Previous Events
His Honour John Samuels QC Mooting Session
John Samuels is kindly returning to Roehampton to give our students first hand experience and advice on Mooting.
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He will be delivering a personalised session for Roehampton Students and how to do well at Mooting.
Wednesday 12th March
Samantha Kane
Barrister Samantha Kane will be joining us to tell us all about her life as a barrister and her career at the bar as well as a romance author.
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Samantha's work as a Barrister is vast but includes extensive expertise in international property, real estate matters, construction disputes and capability in international sports contracts.
Tuesday 19th March
Assessment Centre Experience with BPP
A mock assessment centre day will be hosted by BPP for exclusive law societies and Roehampton is one of them! The day will include the following:
- Team working and Commercial Awareness
- Drafting and Speed Interviewing
as well as
- Two Speed Moots and
- Top tips for pupilage.
And a professional panel event and networking opportunities.
Wednesday 20th March
12.30 - 14.00
Duchesne 101
Mooting Introduction
Tuesday 26th February
A final opportunity to have an introduction into mooting. The event will be hosted by your committee members where we will discuss the basics and then move onto creating mooting teams. After we have enough teams, we will create a Roehampton Mooting Competition and then prepare to enter into future competitions with neighbouring universities.
17.00 - 20.00
Grove House
Networking
Thursday 28th February
In collaboration with the University fo Roehampton Business Society, we have arranged a networking event.
This event will give all attendees excellent practice with networking skills as well as the opportunity to meet your peers and the professionals in attendance.
Remember, networking is so important because you never know who you'll meet or how you can help each other.
13.00 - 14.30
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Mooting: The Next Steps
Wednesday 20th March
The first half an hour of this weeks session will be another introduction for those who could not attend last week due to lectures.
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The second half will be ensuring everyone is in a partner to compete with. We will then be giving everyone the case that will be used in the Final Mooting taking place on Tuesday 26th March.
A Level Results Day
Thursday 16th August, 2018
Welcoming the new Roehampton first years into university!
Made the wrong choice or not sure what to do? Find Roehampton clearing here.
Fresher's Week
Monday 17th September, 2018
The University of Roehampton Student Union will have a week packed full of events for First Year Freshers and all of those Refreshers out there!
Find the SU website here.
Fresher's Fair
Friday 21st September, 2018
Fresher's week may be coming to an end, but no Fresher's Week is complete without the Fresher's Fair!
Come and find UR Law Society, we will have plenty of treats, info and hoodies!
On Campus Movie Night
Tuesday 25th September, 2018
To get to know all new and existing members of the university and the society, we will be hosting a relaxing On Campus Movie Night following Freshers Week.
Come for free and watch your favourite movies!
Hip Hop Blingo Bingo
Friday 28th September, 2018
Buy your tickets for Blingo here and use the discount MOMONEY for an £6 ticket instead of £14 (must choose final release tickets.)
Join Grandma Flash and her 87 year old lover for a night packed of old school songs, prizes, lip sync battles and bingo! After party until 4am.
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Not sure, see what it's like here!
Anup Vithlani from
Trowers & Hamlins LLP
Tuesday 9th October, 2018
Head of Graduate Recruitment and Development at Trowers & Hamlins LLP, Anup Vithlani will be visiting Roehampton to talk to students about securing a training contract and giving an insight into an international law firm! Valuable for all Aspiring Lawyers
Hip Hop Blingo Bingo
Friday 26th October
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West Law Training
Tuesday 20th November
Mercedes Brown will be giving a presentation on how to use West Law and will be certifying people. There will be two sessions. A Basic Session on how to use West Law confidently and there will be an Advanced Session. The Advanced will be all about digging deeper into cases, legislation, insights, EU and Journals and how to extract all the information you need to get a First! And to use practically in the future as lawyers.
Coming Soon
TBC
Keep your eye on our website and social media accounts for more events information coming soon!
Trip to The Inner Temple
Wednesday 5th December
Join us on our guided tour of The Inner Temple. This excellent opportunity will have limited spaces therefore it will be offered on a first come first serve bases to Society members exclusively. Contact law.society@roehampton.ac.uk to reserve your spot now!
Celebration Food & Drink
Monday 10th December
Celebrate your coursework hand ins! *Subjects May Vary* We'll be on the third floor of Duchesne with the Law Lecturer's, lots of food and lots of drinks from 2pm onwards. Feel free to pop up and join us at any time and feel the festive spirit as Reading Week commences.
Digby Christmas Dinner
Monday 10th December
Get into the festive spirit and celebrate the end of term with us at the Digby Christmas Dinner. Email law.society@roehampton.ac.uk to reserve your spot at our table. It will be a night full of fun! Remember, even peer networking is vital to your career!
Mooting Introduction & Training
Join us in Duchesne before the Xmas holidays by getting into Mooting! Mooting is competing in competitions in pairs debating against another team on a point of law.
Not sure if it is for you? Come along anyway for our taster session! It is perfect for gaining an understanding of the barrister life.
Tuesday 11th December
Covent Parlour (Digby Chapel)
10.30 - 12.00
Merry Christmas
Have a very Merry Christmas and enjoy your time away from study and with friends and family.
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Tuesday 25th December
From UR Law Society
University of Roehampton
And Happy New Year!
We hope to see you all rested in the new year and excited to take part in our upcoming events!
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All the information below:
Tuesday 1st January
From UR Law Society
University of Roehampton
Duchesne
Aspiring Solicitors:
Application Workshop
Tuesday 15th January
We are kicking off the new year with our first guest visitors from Aspiring Solicitors. Aspiring Solicitors work with 26 Law Firms and Law Teams to help people gain access into the legal profession.
On the 15th they will be holding a tailor made application workshop for aspiring solicitors. Unmissiable for all aspiring lawyers!
Visit Aspiring Solicitors website here!
Monte Hall
ReFresher's Fair
Wednesday 16th January
If you haven't been sure about joining the society come and visit us at the ReFresher's Fair for lots of freebies, hoodie orders, questions, queries, suggestions and sign ups!
We hope to see lots of new students, international students and prospectus students there!
Due to unforeseen Circumstances, this event had to be cancelled.
Daisy Mortimer:
The Inner Temple and Becoming a Barrister.
Wednesday 16th January
Daisy will be joining us to give a talk to students about The Inner Temple and the routes to Becoming a Barrister. This is especially relevant for those who did not manage to secure a place on the trip to The Inner Temple but there will be a lot more information included even if you did attend the trip.
Duchesne
The University of Roehampton's First Law Fair
Wednesday 6th February
As our law school is continuing to grow annually, we could not think of a better time to set up the university's first law career's fair in conjunction with the career's department.
We have a full day packed that will run alongside the university's Social Sciences Employability Event.
Duchesne
Q&A Panel Session
Wednesday 6th February
The Q&A Panel kick started the law fair with our five special guests:
- Dr Paula Moffatt
- Chloe Jay
- Jonathan Patel
- Sarah Harding
and His Honour John Samuels QC
Duchesne
Law Fair Workshops
Wednesday 6th February
We had four workshops running throughout the day:
Commercial Awareness- Uni of Law
CV & PB - SEO
Applications - Aspring Solicitors
Preparation - BPP