I hope you all enjoyed the first two academic skills sessions. Mohsen Al Attar will be leading the final lecture in this series which will focus on essay writing so its definitely not one to miss! I am sure this will prove invaluable to all of us. Especially, those who will be writing essays during the Christmas break or have January exams.

Come along on Thursday 15th November, 5-6:00pm in L5. Like always, this event is open to all years including postgraduate students. Spread the word as it will be of great benefit to all of us.

Representatives from leading international law firms, such as White & Case, Linklaters, Slaughter and May, Norton Rose Fulbright, and Hogan Lovells, will be coming to Warwick to answer questions specifically aimed at Humanities students.

This panel-style event is a great chance to ask all the questions that humanities students need to know about a future career in commercial law.

Following the panel itself there will be an opportunity to network over drinks and refreshments.

Representatives from leading international law firms, such as Allen & Overy, White & Case, Clifford Chance, Linklaters, Norton Rose Fulbright, as well as Slaughter and May, will be coming to Warwick to answer questions specifically aimed at STEM students.

This panel-style event is a great chance to ask all the questions that STEM students need to know about a future career in commercial law.

Following the panel itself there will be an opportunity to network over drinks and refreshments.

Come and meet Warwick undergraduates who have completed vacation schemes at top City law firms. This is your exclusive chance to network with future trainees at international law firms like Herbert Smith Freehills, Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance, White & Case, and Weil, Gotshal, & Manges. 

This panel-style event is a great chance to ask all the incisive questions you've ever wanted to know about vacation schemes, training contracts, and the the application process. 

Networking drinks and refreshments will be provided at the end!

Come on down to Lakeside Courts to try out for our Netball team!!

Ever watched American TV Series “Suits” and thought that Harvey Specter and Mike Ross – spinning their pens between their fingers sitting across other lawyers at the long meeting table – were cool while they demanded for terms on behalf of their clients?

Come join us at our Demo Negotiation & Workshop to watch a negotiation in action & get some tips before signing up to our Annual Commercial Negotiation Competition sponsored by Allen & Overy!

You will get to talk to some of our student judges and even some A&O trainees at the end of the event, don’t miss out!

Hey guys!!! Sai and Bogs here with some exciting news!!! Next Saturday 6th, we will be hosting our Icebreaker Social! We want to give you guys the perfect opportunity to mingle and get to know as many lawsoc freshers as possible! We will be circling (a fancy term for warwick pre drinks) in Assembly at 7 and then giving you guys entrance into the club night LuvBug!

THE FIRST 50 TICKETS SOLD ARE ONLY £4!!. You will have to be very quick to purchase this during the week, as ticket prices will increase after. More details coming soon - keep an eye on the freshers chats / groups!!!!

This is going to be a very POPULAR social!! Click here to be linked to the Official Warwick Law Freshers page.

Hi everyone! Just a reminder that the Pro Bono Presentation is this Friday in The Oculus, OC0.02 from 6-8pm. This is a great way to get to know all of our projects and hear from all the project leaders. There will be FREE PIZZA and the opportunity to ask any questions regarding the time commitment of all the projects as well as what we have planned for the year ahead.

If you unable to attend the event, or you have not signed up to our mailing list, please email a.rahma@warwick.ac.uk to get the relevant information.

Finally, keep an eye on our Pro Bono page. You can expect regular updates and important information to follow on there!

Our first event will be an introduction to Bar Society, what we do and how to stay in touch. The University of law is coming in to teach a workshop titled ‘What is the Bar and How to Get There: Scholarships, the BPTC and Pupillage’, which will be extremely helpful for anyone considering a career at the Bar. It will also give those set on it an idea of the sort of things they have to do to get those scholarship applications in and be successful.

Details: Thursday 4th October, at 5.30pm, in The Oculus, OC1.01

Here is a message from your Careers Officers, Saud and James:

Join us for An Introduction to the Legal Profession on Thursday 4thOctober a 6.30pm in OC1.06!

This is aimed at students who are eager to explore legal career paths but are unsure of the various areas associated and their respective advantages and disadvantages. We will also be providing an overview of the route to qualifying as a solicitor both for Law students and Non-Law students. If you are interested in entering the Legal Profession, or just curious this will be hugely beneficial. There will be an opportunity for a Q & A at the en

The time has come for our Annual Second-Hand Book Sale! Join us in this spectacular event soon to take place this Wednesday. If you are interested in buying and/or selling books, please read the information below very carefully:

Information for BUYERS
The Book Sale is due to take place on Wednesday 3rd October 2018, in The Oculus, between 2.30pm and 6.00pm. 

• First year students can purchase books in room OC1.01.

• Students in second, third or fourth year can purchase books in room OC1.06.

Please note that this event is CASH ONLY and we do not accept returns or exchanges. Also note that books are individually priced by the seller and cannot be bargained. 

Information for SELLERS
Your books are individually priced - prices chosen by yourselves. In order for your books to be sold, we recommend that your books are not too expensive. We kindly ask all sellers to donate £1 of their total profits to charity, please let us know if you would like to opt-in to this gesture. Thank you!

HAND-IN:
In order to sell your books in the Book Sale, we kindly ask you to email us the details of your books by 6pmon Monday 1st October. Our email is lawsocbooksale@gmail.com

• Please email us with the following details:

  • YOUR NAME / WARWICK ID NUMBER / WARWICK EMAIL

  • A BRIEF TITLE of the book (e.g. 'tort law') and the PRICE of each book

  • If you would like to donate £1 of your total profits to charity.

• Here is an example of how to do this:

  • Angela Utubor / 1616730 / a.utubor@warwick.ac.uk

  • tort law £10, criminal law £7, family law £5, legal theory, £3, contract law £15

  • Yes, I would like to donate £1 of my total profits to charity

• Once the Law Soc Team have received the correct details from you, we will give you a unique code for each book. 

• You MUST label your books with the following information: unique code/ your name/ warwick ID number / warwick email/ price. 

• Please note that books will NOT be accepted unless clearly labelled. 

• Please label your books securely. Post-it notes must be taped down securely. 

• On Wednesday 3rd October, you must physically hand in your books between 12pm and 2pm in OC1.01 (if you are selling first year core books) and OC1.06 (if you are selling 2nd/3rd/4th year books). We will not accept books after this time.

COLLECTION:

• Any unsold books can be collected on Thursday 4th October in R0.12, between 11.30am and 3pm.

• If you fail to collect your unsold books during this time, your books will be donated unto charity. 

Disclaimer: Law Soc does not accept responsibility for any misplaced books during the course of the Hand-In, Book Sale or Collection

For more regular updates, please find our Facebook event page here.

Come on over to R0.12 (Ramphal Building) to meet the members of the executive committee of 2018/19! It is a great opportunity to ask us about anything you want to know about the Society and our events throughout the year as well as how to get more involved

Also, light refreshments will be available!!

This event is sponsored by Ashurst