University of Portsmouth Law Society

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History
The University of Portsmouth Law Society is one of the largest academic societies at the university, with more than 120 members last year. The Society is also the oldest academic society, outdating the Law School itself, which was founded when the University was established in 1992. Membership
The Law Society has a committee of ten members, who exercise a range of roles to ensure the runni

ng of the committee is trouble-free. These members can viewed here. To join the ever-growing Law Society, follow this link to the Student Union webpage (www.upsu.net) where they will process your joining fee (£10), where you will join the distribution list and be contacted regarding all events and competitions. To attend these and compete you must be a member of the Law Society. To vote and run for a committee post in the 2017-2018 election you must be a member of the Law Society. Join the society here: http://www.upsu.net/activities/societies/a-z-societies/law.php

Socials
The society runs many events; social events such as standard nights out, Christmas dinner, hand-in socials and the Annual Law Charity Dinner. These are well-attended and last year a substantial amount of money was raised for British Heart Foundation and Children With Leukemia. Competitions
In addition to the regular socials, we host and attend competitions. These range from client-interviews, negotiations to moots and mock-trials. These are a perfect place to practice and hone your skills, as well as learn in an enjoyable environment. There are prizes for winning such competitions, and we aim to include mini-pupillages with some sponsoring firms as such prizes. Mentoring Scheme
This year we plan to introduce a mentoring scheme, where volunteers from the second and third years will buddy up with a Fresher to provide a helpful system of communication, aiding with queries about being a law student as well as helpful pointers at the discretion of the mentor. This has been a successful scheme at fellow universities and we look to incorporate this into ours; aiding students in difficult times, as well as establishing a family feel to the Society. Can you sponsor or support our society in anyway? We can help expand your brand and help you achieve corporate responsibility in supporting the training of the next generation of lawyers. please email [email protected] for our Sponsorship and Supporters Brochure 2014/2015

21/04/2024

The menu for the law ball 2024

21/04/2024

More information on the law ball

25/03/2024

Law ball 2024
Tickets now available on student union website

Photos from University of Portsmouth Law Society's post

18/02/2024

Our next event 💫

25/04/2023

Menu for the ball 🍽️

20/04/2023

Stand a chance to win these fantastic prizes at the Law Ball! 🤩🎉

The prizes are:
- A Cadbury chocolate hamper
- A L’Occitane gift set
- A Whittard tea, coffee and hot chocolate set
- A Lindt chocolate hamper
- A £20 gift voucher to Nando's

So get your tickets now to stand a change to win 💫

17/04/2023

💡 Build key commercial awareness by attending Legal Cheek's virtual event with White & Case that takes place on Thursday 27 April.

🔎 So much was going on lately: the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, instability in the commercial property market, and the rising cost of money affected many industries.

🔔 White & Case worked on many of the deals that drive the international economy. Join the event to hear from lawyers about how global businesses operate during such unstable times.

🖊 At the end of the session, you will be able to meet trainees and members of its graduate resourcing team to ask questions you may have.

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03/04/2023

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03/04/2023

The time has finally come for the Law Society’s most anticipated event of the year: The law ball 🎉 This will be a masquerade ball will be held Square Tower in Old Portsmouth.

The event will take place from 18:30 till 23:00 on Wednesday the 26th of April.

The tickets are per person, please feel free to bring a plus 1! You will need to display your ticket/conformation email and ID (e.g. driving licence, passport...) on arrival(due to alcohol being served)

We look forward to seeing everyone for a spectacular evening ✨

‼️ tickets are in the product section on the law society page at the student union website

23/03/2023

Aspiring solicitors who is interested in Legal Cheek amazing opportunities can sign up to this new account: 💡 A lot exciting stuff will be announced soon... ⭐️

23/03/2023

🗯 It is likely you have heard that the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) is a single, rigorous assessment for all aspiring solicitors. But do you know how challenging it is and how it is assessed?

🔔If you want to find out more about this route join Legal Cheek and BPP University Law School on Thursday 30 March, 4 pm to 6 pm (virtually).

📘This is a fantastic opportunity to join an interactive session where you can analyse SQE sample questions and discover what key skills are needed to ace the assessments.

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21/03/2023

🔔 The Legal Cheek Spring Virtual Vacation Scheme and Law Fair will kick off on Monday 3 April and will run until Wednesday 5 April 2023.

💡 No doubt this is a fantastic opportunity to meet more than 40 leading law firms from the comfort of your home, including Magic Circle, leading US, global, and national firms.

🔍The Vacation Scheme features a series of workshops with corresponding written exercises set by ULaw and an Employability Expo and Virtual Law Fair featuring over 40 firms.

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14/03/2023

🗯 Just a reminder...

🔎The Legal Cheek Spring 2023 Virtual Vacation Scheme and Law Fair, run in partnership with The University of Law (ULaw), takes place from Monday 3 April until Wednesday 5 April 2023.

🔅This is a fantastic opportunity to meet over 40 leading law firms ahead of training contract applications!

📙1. You will be able to participate in a series of short talks, workshops, and Q&As with leading law firms.
📘2. Complete written exercises set by ULaw.
📗3. Join the employability expo and a virtual law fair featuring over 40 firms.

⏳ To sign up and to check the list of participating firms and chambers click here: https://lnkd.in/eZGcFsQq

12/03/2023

08/03/2023

Placement of the week! - For L5 Law Students

New Law placement role available with
Eschmann Technologies - Quality and Regulations Placement
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for Level 5 students looking to do a placement next year 📍

07/03/2023

🗯The Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), is a new and accessible route for students to qualify as a solicitor. It is a new assessment that will ultimately replace the Legal Practice Course (LPC) as the route to practice for aspiring solicitors.

💡 Do you want to find out how the SQE is assessed? How do the assessments differ from their predecessor the Legal Practice Course (LPC)? Do you want to find out what this means for students embarking on their legal careers?

🔎 On Thursday 30 March, 4-6 pm, Legal Cheek will host a fantastic virtual event with BPP University Law School.

📖 This is an amazing opportunity to meet SQE experts from BPP who will be able to answer any SQE questions you might have.

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03/03/2023

🗯 You have a fantastic opportunity to apply for the 4th in the 2022-23 series of The Legal Cheek Commercial Awareness Academy, run in partnership with BARBRI and various leading law firms⭐️ The session will take place on Wednesday 15 March, 3:30-5 pm (virtually) and will be focused on listed law firms and the deregulation of the legal services market 💡 It will certainly help you too boost your business and legal sector knowledge ⭐️ You can apply here: https://www.legalcheek.com/event/the-legal-cheek-commercial-awareness-academy-listed-law-firms-and-the-deregulation-of-the-legal-market-with-dwf-and-barbri-2/

01/03/2023

🗯 ChatGPT grew in popularity quickly💡 This chatbot system provides information and responses to inquiries through AI⭐️ Some law firms are considering using ChatGPT to assist them in various tasks such as drafting legal documents, conducting legal research, and communicating with clients⭐️ However, high-street law firms have different opinions about it💡 Head to the Legal Cheek’s website to find out what SG Murphy Solicitors is concerned about 👀 You can read more here: https://www.legalcheek.com/2023/02/chatgpt-no-match-for-high-street-solicitors-research-finds/

28/02/2023

🗯 On Wednesday 8 March, from 4-6:30 pm, Legal Cheek will host an IN-PERSON Event at ULaw Leeds⭐️ This is another Secrets to Success Event which runs in association with The ULaw ⭐️ During the event you will: increase your commercial awareness ahead of vacation schemes and training contract interviews; meet lawyers and career experts from Pinsent Masons, Walker Morris, Eversheds Sutherland, and EU Law; participate in networking over drinks and snacks with the speakers, trainees from the firms, and members of their graduate recruitment teams⭐️ Do not miss this opportunity📲 Sign up here: https://www.legalcheek.com/event/secrets-to-success-leeds-with-eversheds-sutherland-pinsent-masons-walker-morris-and-ulaw/ ⭐️

27/02/2023

💡 Have you ever considered working in Birmingham?⭐️ On Wednesday 1 March, from 4-6:30 pm, Legal Cheek will host an IN-PERSON Event at ULaw Birmingham. ⭐️This is a fantastic opportunity to meet Gowling WLG, Mills&Reeve, Shoosmiths, and career experts from ULaw in person! 🗓 The speakers will share the fascinating stories of their career journeys; you will receive valuable advice on how you can best position yourself to obtain training contacts with leading law firms; you will enhance your commercial awareness which is the key to success. 🔑 You will also build new connections. After the session, there will be networking over drinks and snacks with the speakers, trainees, and members of their graduate recruitment teams which is exciting! ⭐️ Apply here to attend: https://www.legalcheek.com/event/secrets-to-success-birmingham-with-gowling-wlg-mills-reeve-shoosmiths-and-ulaw/

24/02/2023

Placement of the week! - For L5 Law Students

New Law placement role available with Opus 2 - Litigation Operations Support
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for Level 5 students looking to do a placement next year 🔍

24/02/2023

Do you want to find out what mistakes to avoid when applying for training contracts with law firms? 💡 Head to a legal Cheek’s website to find out how a law student got rejected by one of the leading US Law Firms because of their “unusual” voicemail message 📲 Read more here: https://www.legalcheek.com/2023/02/law-student-claims-tc-interview-offer-at-us-firms-london-office-was-rescinded-after-bofadeez-nutz-voicemail/

23/02/2023

🗯 Do you want to know how many hours newly qualified lawyers contribute to their work each week? 💡 Do you want to know whether their work - life balance has improved since the lockdown? ⭐️ Sounds interesting? 📖 You can read more on the Legal Cheek’s website: https://www.legalcheek.com/2023/02/home-working-lawyers-doing-longer-hours-research-finds/

20/02/2023

🗯 There is a lot to keep in mind when applying for Vacation schemes and Training Contracts. ⭐️ No doubt, Shoosmiths’ Instagram Account’’ will help you to navigate ways to realise your lawyer dream💡There are numerous reasons why the firm’s popular Instagram page is a must-follow for aspiring lawyers📲 Firstly, you will enhance your commercial awareness⭐️ Shoosmiths runs as ‘Areas of Law’ Series on Instagram that explains the entire practice area in a simple and easy-to-understand way ⭐️ These sessions will help you to understand the types of projects the firm is working on, and what you can expect if you choose to undertake a seat in this area of law as a trainee ⭐️ Moreover, you will learn a lot about the latest sector insights which will be helpful during the recruitment process, especially during interviews ⭐️ Secondly, you will learn a lot about the firm’s friendly culture, and values⭐️ Besides, you will be able to see numerous posts about the firm’s different offices which is exciting⭐️ Lastly, you will gain valuable application tips and hints! Samantha Hope, the firm’s Graduate Recruitment Manager regularly provides amazing tips and hints which I found very useful ⭐️ I strongly recommend following the firm on Instagram if you want to learn how to build resilience and reflect on your performance ⭐️ Read more here: https://www.legalcheek.com/lc-careers-posts/inside-one-of-the-most-followed-law-firm-grad-rec-instagram-accounts/

17/02/2023

🗯 On Tuesday 28 February, from 4-6 pm Legal Cheek will run a fantastic online event in partnership with The College of Legal Practice⭐️ This time Clarke Willmott will join the event to discuss: how a good CV should look like; what key soft and transferable skills employers are looking for; what professional experiences are valuable to the employers and much more💡 At the end of the session, you will have an amazing opportunity to join virtual networking with the speakers and other employability experts from The College of Legal Practice team ⭐️ Join the event if you are keen to learn what opportunities are available to develop the skills needed to kickstart your legal career⏳ Sign up here: https://www.legalcheek.com/event/the-skills-you-need-to-enhance-your-future-legal-career-with-clarke-willmott-and-the-college-of-legal-practice/

16/02/2023

Placement of the week! - For L5 Law Students

New Law placement role available with
Cranfield University - Commercial Law Placement
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for Level 5 students looking to do a placement next year 🙌

15/02/2023

Dear students! I am delighted to announce that I have been shortlisted for Legal Cheek Campus Ambassador of the Year 2023 ⭐️ Thank you so much for your engagement and sign-ups! 🤩 I hope my posts were useful to you💡I am very much looking forward to the Awards Ceremony in London this March ⭐️ Thank you to you all once again!

13/02/2023

🗯Legal Cheek offers a fantastic opportunity to meet Ashurst, CMS, Goodwin Procter, and ULaw IN-PERSON! 💡 During the event you will be able to receive valuable advice from lawyers and numerous speakers on how to obtain training contact with leading law firms⭐️ You will also hear numerous inspiring stories of the speaker’s career journeys who will be sharing their secrets to success! ✏️ Sounds interesting? ✏️ Sign up here: https://www.legalcheek.com/event/secrets-to-success-london-with-ashurst-cms-goodwin-procter-and-ulaw/

11/02/2023

🗯 Just a reminder... Do not forget to apply for The Legal Cheek’s Spring Virtual Vacation Scheme 2023 and Law Fair, which runs in partnership with The University of Law (ULaw). ⭐️ The Scheme runs from Monday 3 April until Wednesday 5 April 2023. 💡During the Scheme, you will participate in numerous short talks, and workshops with lawyers from over 40 law firms which is exciting! 🌎 Moreover, you will have a fantastic opportunity to gain some new skills by completing written exercises set by ULaw. ✏️ Do not miss it! ⏳ Apply using this link: https://www.legalcheek.com/the-legal-cheek-spring-2023-virtual-vacation-scheme-and-law-fair/

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History
The University of Portsmouth Law Society is one of the largest academic societies at the university, with more than 150 members for 2018/2019. The membership is increasing annually and we look for this to continue into the forthcoming academic year. The Society is also the oldest academic society, outdating the Law School itself, which was founded when the University was established in 1992.

Membership
The Law Society has a committee of ten members, who exercise a range of roles to ensure the running of the committee is trouble-free. These members can viewed here. To join the ever-growing Law Society, follow this link to the Student Union webpage (www.upsu.net) where they will process your joining fee (£5), where you will join the distribution list and be contacted regarding all events and competitions. To attend these and compete you must be a member of the Law Society. The new committee for 2019/2020 has been voted and you can find this on our website.

Socials
The society runs many events. Events we have already hosted this year are:

International Food Gathering - In order to celebrate International Week, the Law Society invited members and other societies to join us in tasting food and drink from other cultures. The committee members all brought food from their own and other countries to represent the diversity in the society. As well as some British snacks, we also had Kaarage, Samosas, Pakoras, Empanadas, Churros, Peras al Vino, Beef Buns (vegetarian), Peach Buns, Taro Buns, and Virgin Piña Colada. Chinese, Filipino, Japanese and Romanian Snacks were also provided! Our president Shashi also drew some henna designs on people which was popular with guests. We will definitely be doing another henna event and continue to provide food in our events. The Law Society would love to thank every member who came along, as well as the Korean Society and the Japanese Society for attending too!

Competitions
In addition to the regular socials, we host and attend competitions. These range from client-interviews, negotiations to moots and mock-trials. These are a perfect place to practice and hone your skills, as well as learn in an enjoyable environment. There are prizes for winning such competitions, and we aim to include mini-pupillages with some sponsoring firms as such prizes.

Mentoring Scheme
This year we plan to introduce a mentoring scheme, where volunteers from the second and third years will buddy up with a Fresher to provide a helpful system of communication, aiding with queries about being a law student as well as helpful pointers at the discretion of the mentor. This has been a successful scheme at fellow universities and we look to incorporate this into ours; aiding students in difficult times, as well as establishing a family feel to the Society.

Can you sponsor or support our society in any way? We can help expand your brand and help you achieve corporate responsibility in supporting the training of the next generation of lawyers. Interested? please email [email protected] for our Sponsorship and Supporters Brochure 2014/2015