Monday 28 September 2009

Big Night Out...TICKETS & MENU



MENU CHOICE AT FRESHERS FAIR




Dear Freshers,


TICKETS for Freshers' Dinner and Afterparty will be available at our Law Society Booth at Freshers' Fair from 10 am to 5 pm on the 29th & 30th of September.

We'll be taking food orders at the Freshers Fair Booth so...

-Have a look at the menu options below
-Pick what you want to eat
-Remember your selection and it's reference code

FOR EXAMPLE
"I'd like... 1(a) - Cava, 2(b) - Beer Battered Fish and Chips, & 3(c) Toffee Pudding"

We will be taking your orders as you buy the tickets.

Tickets for Dinner & After Party are £15

MENU:

1. Drinks
(a) Cava (Champagne)
(b) Orange Juice
(c) Coke

2. Main Course
(a) Angus Beef Burger with chips
(b) Beer batter Fish and Chips
(c) Tagliatelli Carbonara
(d) Penne pasta with Tomato Sauce (vegetarian)
(e) Penne pasta and Chicken with Tomato Sauce
(f) Aubergine Bake (vegan)

3. Desert
(a) Ice Cream
(b) Cheesecake
(c) Toffee Pudding
(d) Lemon Tart
(e) Chocolate Roulade
(f) Exotic Fruit Salad (vegan)

Please email j.sia@lse.ac.uk with any more queries you have.

Thanks,

Jennifer
Events Officer

Coming Soon...New Mooting Info

Hey everyone,

So far we've posted up what mooting is and some of LAST YEAR'S mooting information. Namely the competition diagram and the handbook. Just use those as guidance for now.

The NEW 2009-10 competition diagram and mooting handbook will be COMING SOON, so keep an eye out.

Thanks,


Aashni Dalal
Honorary Internal Mooting Officer
(a.dalal@lse.ac.uk)


Wednesday 23 September 2009

the BIG NIGHT OUT













Dear FRESHERS,

To welcome you to our law family and to help you get to know each other better, the law society will be having a ‘BIG NIGHT OUT’ on Monday 12th October.

This includes a delicious two course meal, served with a glass of champagne at The Long Acre, Covent Garden; a perfect opportunity to mingle and socialise.

This will be followed by an after party at club TigerTiger where you can let your hair down and maybe have a few more drinks with your new friends.

Tickets will be up for sale at our Freshers' Fair Booth from Tuesday 29th to Wednesday 30th September.

The Dinner & After Party Ticket Combo is only £15.

Tickets are limited, so make sure you come down and grab your tickets early!

And for all you second and third years… you’re invited too.

Look forward to seeing you guys,


Jennifer Sia
Law Society Events Officer
j.sia@lse.ac.uk

Thursday 10 September 2009

Hello and...

To the LSE SU Law Society blogspot. A one stop shop where you can find out what’s going on with the Society right here, right now.

This place is constantly updated so make sure you regularly check us out to see whats going on.

We’ve got some pretty interesting features too, like our ‘legal videos’ at the bottom of our blogspot and our scrolling legal news from around the world. Have a look around using the labels on the left as well as check out your new committee under our COMMITTEE label and see what 'mooting' is really all about under the MOOTING label.

The LSE Law Society is one of the largest and most active societies, with over 550 members last year. We organise many outside speaker events, prospective employment presentations, workshops, competitions and great socials! Whether you want to join the legal profession or are just interested in law, membership is a must!

Email su.soc.law@lse.ac.uk for more info,

Check out OUR NETWORKS Label to stay in the loop with what we do
And visit… The Obiter.Online at www.theobiter.wordpress.com to get involved with our student magazine and become one of our new 'Fresher Bloggers' or a 'Careers Blogger'.

Sunday 6 September 2009

OUR NETWORKS

The LSE Law Society is on a number of interactive networking utilities.

We're on...



FACEBOOK...click your group


1st Year > LSE Law Freshers 2009

2nd Year > LSE Law 2nd Year 2009/10

3rd Year > LSE Law 3rd Year 2009/10




Wordpress...with our magazine


The Obiter.Online


http://www.theobiter.com/





...And on Blogger of course:


http://www.lselawsociety.blogspot.com/


Make sure you bookmark us or add us to your favourites.






Keep a look out for any new networks we might join on the OUR NETWORKS Label on the left.
Lucinda Chin-Goh (l.chin-goh@lse.ac.uk)

THE OBITER


Check THE OBITER Label on the left to find out about the latest articles to be published in the LSE Law Society's one and only magazine.
Also, check out our interactive and online version of the magazine...

The Obiter.Online
at www.theobiter.com.

Natasha M Sabnani (
n.m.sabnani@lse.ac.uk)

NEWS



Check the NEWS Label on the left to find out breaking information relating to the LSE Law Society.

Meltem Cenktas (m.cenktas@lse.ac.uk)

ALUMNI RELATIONS


Check the ALUMNI Label on the left to find out what we're doing with our Alumni.

Tom Manjaly (t.manjaly@lse.ac.uk)

PRO BONO


Check the PRO BONO Label on the left to find out what pro-bono work the LSE Law Society is participating in.

Julia Chia (j.x.chia@lse.ac.uk)

UKLSA



Check the UKLSA Label on the left to see all the work we at the LSE Law Society are doing with the UK Law Students Association.

Anise Ganbold (a.ganbold@lse.ac.uk)

SPONSORS


Check the SPONSORS Label on the left to find out more about all the supporters of the LSE Law Society.

Alexander Wicks (a.i.wicks@lse.ac.uk)

EVENTS


Check the EVENTS Label on the left to keep up with all things social happening with the LSE Law Society.

Jennifer Pei Ru Sia (j.sia@lse.ac.uk)

OUTSIDE SPEAKERS


Check the OUTSIDE SPEAKERS Label on the left to keep up with the latest academics and prominent speaking at LSE on the Law Society's behalf.

Sam Bateman (s.bateman@lse.ac.uk)

CAREERS


Check the CAREERS Label on the left to keep up with what's happening in terms of workshops, corporate networking and much, much more.

Nik Adhia (n.adhia@lse.ac.uk)

STUDENT-STAFF LIAISON


Check the STUDENT-STAFF LIAISON Label to stay up to date with all the issues I am representing you guys on as well as contact me with issues to raise at my email address below.
Omar Khashaba (o.khashaba@lse.ac.uk)

CONTACT US


Please feel free to get in touch with us for more information.
su.soc.law@lse.ac.uk

2009-10 Committee

+President


O P Michael Fatungase (o.p.fatungase@lse.ac.uk)

Hey People, as President I oversee the work of the various officers in my committee. I'm also the 'Face' of the LSE Law Society to law firms, academics, institutions and individuals such as yourselves. I'll be making sure things run smoothly so you can enjoy your membership to it's fullest.



+Secretary


Meltem Cenktas (m.cenktas@lse.ac.uk)

I'm Meltem and as the secretary my role is quite diverse. My job is dominated by taking minutes at the weekly committee meetings and sending out lots of e-mails to the Society members! Dealing with emails from our members or redirecting them to the relevant committee members is another important part of my role as this ensures that the committee is in touch with the members it represents. I am also responsible for the general organisation of the elections held in Michaelmas and Lent terms, ensuring everything is in line with the constitution. Finally it is generally my duty to book rooms for events held at the LSE and I give a helping hand to the other committee members when need be.


+Treasurer


John Maguire (j.maguire@lse.ac.uk)

As your Treasurer, my job is to look after your membership fees and to allocate these funds, along with sponsorship revenue, to various law society events throughout the year, such as freshers events, careers work shops and of course the Law Ball.




+Careers Officer


Nik Adhia (n.adhia@lse.ac.uk)

As Careers Officer I collaborate with corporate sponsors and other firms to organize career-related events and advice sessions for you. These include recruitment talks, firm visits, mock interview sessions, case study sessions and the like. If you have any suggestions or queries, please feel free to email me.


+Pro Bono Officer


Julia Chia (j.x.chia@lse.ac.uk)

Hello! I'm Julia and as the LLB Pro Bono officer, I aim to increase the number of Pro Bono opportunities available to the LSE community, as well as to work alongside the Law department, the LSE Careers Service and the LSE Volunteering Service in ensuring the smooth running of current Pro Bono projects being carried out in liaison with the school. I welcome any feedback on existing opportunities and also, ideas on new Pro Bono initiatives. If you do have one, please contact me at my email address above.


+Events Officer


Jennifer Pei Ru Sia (j.sia@lse.ac.uk)

As events officer of the law society, my main job is to ensure that you law students have a blast at our law social events such as the freshers' dinner, x mas party and the law ball. Sourcing for venues, arranging the menu, negotiating the best deals are some of my job scopes. Besides that... I also collaborate with the rest of the law society in organising any other type of event such as corporate events or pro bono events when they need help.


+Obiter Editor


Natasha M Sabnani (n.m.sabnani@lse.ac.uk)

The Obiter is a bi-annual magazine published by the LSE SU Law Society displaying articles that cover a colourful range of legal issues. This year, the Obiter Team is proud to announce the launch of the first ever companion to The Obiter - The Obiter.Online. This website aims to not only regularly publish articles, but stimulate intellectual debate amongst its visitors. Also watch out for forums where visitors can update themselves with current commercial issues, career opportunities, as well as events happening at the LSE. For more information, please visit www.theobiter.com or contact me, the Editor-in-Chief, at my email address above.


+Internal Mooting Officer

Alim Ali Amershi

Hi there! I'm Alim, and my role involves planning and organizing the LSE mooting competition. This involves attracting participants, introducing mooting to those who have not taken part before, setting the problems, finding rooms and judges, and generally ensuring that everything works out. Furthermore, I am also responsible for arranging social events afterwards and maintaining the fun aspect of mooting! If you have any queries, feel free to contact me on internal.mooting@gmail.com.


+External Mooting Officer


Kristina Wahidullah (k.p.wahidullah@lse.ac.uk)

The position of the External Mooting Officer primarily focuses on the selection, preparation and organisation of the teams that represent LSE in the external mooting competitions. This entails providing support for the participating teams throughout the competition, which includes maintaining co-ordination between the LSE teams and their opponents. Other responsibilities of the post focus on arranging rooms and judges for competitions hosted by LSE; therefore good contacts at the Bar always serves as an advantage.


+Outside Speakers Officer


Sam Bateman (s.bateman@lse.ac.uk)

I'm the Outside Speakers Officer, so it's my job to arrange for guests to come to LSE and speak to us about a whole range of topics. This is a great way of meeting some highly influential and renowned legal personalities, from various backgrounds and areas of the law. We'll keep you updated of all up-coming events via Law Society emails and also on the website.



+Alumni Relations Officer


Tom Manjaly (t.manjaly@lse.ac.uk)

I'm the Alumni Relations Officer, so it's my job to maintain strong affiliation between current law students and LSE law alumnus, thus I'm constantly in communication with the LSE Law Alumni Group to facilitate opportunities. I'm also looking to work together with the Careers Officer and the Outside Speakers Officer to organise events which are beneficial to the students in that they are career-orientated, and at the same time helping the alumni to maintain their link with LSE. We have already hosted a Summer Cocktail Reception for both alumni and students, and we look forward to doing similar events in the near future. If you have any questions, suggestions, or feedback from events, please feel free to contact me at my email address above.


+UKLSA Officer


Anise Ganbold (a.ganbold@lse.ac.uk)

As the LSE's UKLSA (United Kingdom Law Students' Association) Coordinator, I am responsible for upholding the strong relationship between our school and the association. The UKLSA's main aims are to improve the education, career prospects, and social opportunities of law students. This means organizing numerous legal career events, such as the 'Bar Panel' hosted by the LSE in February. In addition, the LSE has organized a trip to the European Court of Justice in 2009 which was both informative and fun. This year there will be many more such opportunities in store and I hope that you are interested in being involved!


+Sponsorship Officer


Alexander Wicks (a.i.wicks@lse.ac.uk)

The sponsorship officer role is pretty important and comes with a lot of responsibility. Without the sponsorship revenue the law society cannot function and so requires a lot of effort, determination and time over the summer months in order to be successful and not to let down your colleagues. It can be very stressful but also rewarding when you seal a sponsorship deal with a law firm.

It encapsulates a wide range of roles and skills, from meeting and negotiating with potential sponsors as well as committee members, organising and budgeting for events and producing sponsorship plans to meet individual companies requirements. It requires creativity in exploring new avenues to raise revenue and new companies to target as well as perseverance in getting those companies to give up their money. One advantage is that you get a chance to visit all the law firms before term starts, meet their Graduate recruitment team and get the vital information on all the deadlines for Summer Internship Applications! And remember, when it comes to the Christmas party, I am the one to Thank for the cheap tickets!


+Communications Officer


Lucinda Chin-Goh (l.chin-goh@lse.ac.uk)

I'm pretty much in charge of keeping everyone in the society ''in the know'. By building on the advertising done in the weekly emails, I design and produce posters, leaflets and tickets for the various events the Society puts on. I also make sure that the year representatives are making their announcements at lectures and keeping you guys up to date on Facebook.


+Student-Staff Liaison Officer


Omar Khashaba (o.khashaba@lse.ac.uk)

As Student/Staff Liaison Officer it’s my job to represent your interests in all relevant fora and to ensure that any concerns or wishes voiced by the student body receive due attention. To facilitate this process I am aided in my work by representatives from each Year. Please do not hesitate to contact me should you wish to discuss any situation that you think might require my assistance.


+Web Editor

Nicholas Oh (n.c.oh@lse.ac.uk)

Hey there, I'm your web editor for the year. I will be in charge of keeping the law society blogspot and The Obiter.Online updated, as well as design a new layout for these websites. This year I will be looking into integrating these websites into Facebook and Twitter for your convenience as well.

Friday 4 September 2009

Mooting


+Introduction

The life of law has not been logic; it has been experience.

- Oliver Wendell Holmes

Welcome to the LSE SU Law Society Mooting Blog Page. This area is designed to provide information about all mooting events organised by the Law Society, a detailed guide to mooting, as well as all information regarding the structure and timetable of all Internal mooting activities for the year 2009-10.

An experience in mooting is pretty critical to any law student’s education as it is designed to simulate, as closely as possible, the experience of presenting a case in a real court. It compliments the practice of law by honing one’s skills of advocacy, interpretation, public speaking, research and presentation. Mooting also helps aspiring barristers and solicitors to acquaint themselves with the legal community by fostering relationships with judges, barristers, solicitors, distinguished academicians and moreover other students of law within the university as well as nationally and internationally.

Adversarial positions do not preclude warm friendships.

- Rosalyn Higgins, President, International Court of Justice


+What is Mooting?

A moot is the argument of the legal issues raised by a hypothetical case which takes place in the imaginary setting of a court of law.(1)

Mooting is the practice of oral presentations of legal arguments in a simulated courtroom.

A Moot Court is a mock or fictitious court of law wherein ‘mooters’ argue on the legal issues raised by a hypothetical case or problem before a judge or bench of judges.

Each moot takes place between 2 teams representing the two sides of argument, namely ‘appellants’ and ‘respondents’(2). Each team consists of 2 members, namely the lead and junior counsel. Each side seeks to convince the judge(s) to rule in their favour by way of legal arguments. The two must together research the case, draft an argument, and present that argument to the court, dealing with any questions from the judge along the way.

Participants (mooters) will be judged on the basis of their Knowledge of Law, Application of Law to Facts, Ingenuity and Ability to Respond & Rebut, Style & Formalities of Mooting and Organisation of Arguments & Mooting Strategy.

(1) J. Snape and G. Watt, How to Moot: a Student Guide to Mooting (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004) at 1

(2) Note that the word ‘appellant’ may by substituted by ‘applicant’ or ‘plaintiff’ and the word ‘respondent’ may be substituted by ‘defendant’, depending on the problem of the moot and level of the court specified therein.


+The LSE Internal Mooting Competition

Mooting at LSE attempts to stretch the boundaries of classroom education, by introducing students to different areas of the law and provide a greater exposure to the vast opportunities and areas of practice within the profession.

The LSE Internal Mooting Competition is divided into two initial competitions, one for first year students and the other for second and third year students.

MOOTING FOR FIRST YEAR STUDENTS

For the first year law students, the moot will be conducted in two stages: the Qualification Stage and the Finals Stage. At the Qualification Stage, there will be 2 mooting rounds. Although mooters will be appearing before the court as a team, judges will award points to each mooter individually. Participants may change their team partner after the first Qualification moot, but not after the second.

At the end of the second round, individual scores from both moots will be totalled, and the two teams with the highest combined individual scores shall qualify for the Finals.

All moots for both the Qualification and Finals Stages will take place during Lent Term.

MOOTING FOR SECOND AND THIRD YEAR STUDENTS

For the second and third year law students, the moot will be conducted in two stages: the Qualification Stage and the Finals Stage. At the Qualification Stage, there will be 4 mooting rounds.

Although mooters will be appearing before the court as a team, judges will award points during the four Qualification moots to each mooter individually. Participants may change their team mates after the first, second and third Qualification moots. The team partners selected for the fourth and penultimate moot of the competition cannot be changed thereafter. Only teams that participate in the penultimate moot will be qualified to participate in the Finals.

In order to qualify for the Finals, individual scores of each mooter for the four qualification moots shall be totalled. The team of two mooters with the highest combined score at this stage shall qualify for the Finals.

The first two Qualification moots shall take place during Michaelmas Term. The third and fourth Qualification moots as well as the Finals shall be held during Lent Term.

THE GRAND FINAL ADVOCACY MOOT

The two Finalists of the first year Mooting Competition and the two of the second and third year Mooting Competition shall participate in a Grand Final Advocacy Moot, where each team shall be required to participate in two Mooting rounds.

The team with the highest aggregate score shall be the winners of the LSE Internal Mooting Competition. The Grand Final Advocacy Moot shall take place during Summer Term.


+Diaggramatic Structure of the Internal Mooting Competition

Click image to enlarge


+The Law Society Mooting Handbook

Click here to download a copy


+Mooting Resources

BOOKS ON MOOTING

  • “How to moot”, John Snape and Gary Watt (Recommended)
  • “Learning the Law”, Glanville Williams (Recommended)
  • “The Art of Argument”, Christopher Kee
  • “Mooting and Advocacy Skills”, David Pope and Dan Hill
  • “Legal Skills”, Emily Finch and Stefan Fafinski
  • “Moots”, Gyar and Cassimitis

BOOKS ON ADVOCACY

  • “The Devil’s Advocate” Iain Morley (Recommended)
  • “The Art of the Advocate” R. Du Cann
  • “Advocacy”, The Blackstone Bar Manual
  • “The Golden Rules of Advocacy”, Keith Evans
  • “The Technique of Advocacy”, John Munkman
  • “Advocacy”, David Ross QC

USEFUL RESOURCES

  • How to get to LSE

http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/mapsAndDirections/howToGetToLSE.htm

  • Law Society Mooting Webpage

http://www.lselawsociety.com/mooting.htm

  • LSE Law Dept Mooting Website

http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/law/students/mooting.htm

  • London University Mooting Shield

http://www.mootshield.org

  • Cambridge University Mooting

http://www.cambridgemooting.co.uk

  • Essex Court Mooting Page

http://www.essexcourt.net/mooting/page.asp?p=134

  • Law Reports Mooting Page

http://www.lawreports.co.uk/Mooting/MootHome.htm

  • Mooting Net

http://www.mootingnet.org.uk


+Further Information

For further details on internal mooting competitions please contact Aashni Dalal at a.dalal@lse.ac.uk.