Description: The main role of the Law Society President is to manage, run and lead the society. The role entails the management of all aspects of the society, such as the Competitions, Pro Bono, Socials and any other business of the society (such as the sale and distribution of hoodies). Also, the President has the responsible of liaising with the Student Union, as the Law Society is a subsidiary of the Union itself.

Summary of Tasks:

• Chair committee meetings
• Liaise with the Student Union
• Manage the Competitions
• Manage Pro Bono
• Manage Socials and Events
• Manage other business of the society
• Co-ordinate the sale and distribution of hoodies

Elizabeth Coke

Title: President
Year: LLB Year 3
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Description: The Vice President has the main task of aiding the President in his/her duties in the running and managing of the society as a whole. The VP can assist in all aspects of the society, with not being restricted to a specific task, such as Negotiation or the Prison Scheme, providing a flexible arm of assistance within the committee.

Summary of Tasks:

• Assist the President in his/her duties
• Help other committee members
• Aid in the running of the society

Nikhil Gokani

Title: Vice President
Year: LLB Year 3
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Description: The Treasurer is responsible for managing the finances of the Law Society. All membership fees, and other income such as from the sale of hoodies or Ball tickets, are collected by the Treasurer and deposited in the Hull Student Union accounts. All refunds, expenses and withdrawals concerning the Law Society account are processed by the Treasurer.

Summary of Tasks:

• Manage the Law Society accounts
• Process refunds and expenses
• Collect membership fees
• Collect other member-based income

Paul Lawrence

Title: Treasurer
Year: LLB Year 2
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Description: The Social Secretary has the primary responsibility for organising the Law Society's social engagements, from the typical Pub Crawl to the more form Law Ball, and also a series of other events such as Quizzes, Sales, Revision get togethers; the manager of the Law Society's social calendar!

Summary of Tasks:

• Organise the Annual Law Ball
• Run regular drinking socials
• Run regular non-drinking socials
• Organise other society events e.g. Book Sales

Sarah Loan

Title: Social Secretary
Year: LLB Year 2
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This position is being modified for the new academic year. The Recreations Rep is being expanded with more responsible for organising social events other than sport.

Description: An expansion of the Recreations Rep role to include responsibility for more social events and activities, such as competitive games such as laserquest. The Games Rep will need to collaborate with the Social Secretary for various social events throughout the year, providing greater coverage to the social aspects of the society.

Summary of Tasks:

• Organise sporting events
• Organise competitive events such as laserquest
• Assist in the organisation of other social events
• Aid and collaborate with the Social Secretary

Tom Egan

Title: Recreations Rep
Year: LLB Year 1
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Description: The Mooting Rep is responsible for the Mooting competition, one of 3 that the Law Society provides. The role involves the organisation, management and running of the Mooting competition, such as scheduling the matches, assigning opponents, booking rooms, requesting student and lecturer judges, drafting scenarios and ensuring each round runs smoothly.

Summary of Tasks:

• Create competition scenarios
• Setup each round /match
• Co-ordinate with other competitions
• Manage each round / match

Alison Howe

Title: Mooting Rep
Year: LLB Year 2
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Description: The Negotiation Rep is responsible for the Negotiation competition, one of 3 that the Law Society provides. The role involves the organisation, management and running of the Negotiation competition, such as scheduling the matches, assigning opponents, booking rooms, requesting student and lecturer judges, drafting scenarios and ensuring each round runs smoothly.

Summary of Tasks:

• Create competition scenarios
• Setup each round /match
• Co-ordinate with other competitions
• Manage each round / match

Cait Sweeney

Title: Negotiation Rep
Year: LLB Year 2
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Description: The Client Interviewing Rep is responsible for the Client Interviewing competition, one of 3 that the Law Society provides. The role involves the organisation, management and running of the Client Interviewing competition, such as scheduling the matches, assigning opponents, booking rooms, requesting student and lecturer judges, finding volunteer clients, drafting scenarios and ensuring each round runs smoothly.

Summary of Tasks:

• Create competition scenarios
• Setup each round /match
• Co-ordinate with other competitions
• Manage each round / match

Stephen Symington

Title: Client Interviewing Rep
Year: LLB Senior Status Year 2 [Final]
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Note: For the 2009/10 academic year, there were only 2 Pro Bono Reps.

Description: There are 3 Pro Bono reps who manage the Pro Bono activities of the Law Society between themselves. Typically, each Pro Bono rep will take on 1 of the 3 schemes that the Law Society is currently running, which is decided between themselves. Pro Bono is effectively free / volunteer legal work. Students are organised into groups who give presentations in local Schools, the local prison (Hull Prison) and local churches for refugees and asylum seekers.

Summary of Tasks:

• Manage your given scheme, whether Schools, Prisons or Refugees
• Maintain schedule balance with competition dates
• Organise the Launch Night: advertise, invite guests, prepare presentations and sign up forms
• Organise College of Law trip and book transport (bus)
• Select Candidates through interview procedure
• Organise participants into groups
• Organise draft presentations and to be checked by Frank Dignan
• Schedule trips (Prisons, Schools, Churches etc...)
• Attend and supervise all trips
• Organise inductions if necessary (Prisons)
• Ensure security clearance (Prisons)

Stephanie Ball

Title: Pro Bono Rep [Schools]
Year: LLB Year 2
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Neeha Karamchedu

Title: Pro Bono Rep [Prisons]
Year: LLB Year 2
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Vacant Position [N/A]

Title: Pro Bono Rep [Asylums]
Year: N/A
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The newsletter role of the 2nd Year Rep is now the task of the Communications Rep

Description: There are 3 Year Reps, 1st, 2nd and 3rd, you are responsible for circulating news about the Law Society's latest activities, primarily in the form of lecture shoutouts, such as for upcoming socials and events. The year reps are the main cohesion point between the committee and the society members, bridging the gap between them so information can be quickly distributed.

Summary of Tasks:

• Lecture shoutouts of upcoming society events
• Distribute posters to the various years

Katarzyna Wujec

Title: Final Year Rep
Year: LLB Year 3
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Karen Shaw

Title: 2nd Year Rep
Year: LLB Year 2
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Jonathan Mumby

Title: 1st Year Rep
Year: LLB Year 1
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Formerly the IT & Communications Rep

Description: The IT Rep is responsible for the Law Society's online presence, mainly in regards to the website. The tasks revolve around the update and general maintenance of the site, regularly updating the site with up to date news concerning the society such as upcoming socials and competition rounds, the uploading of social photos and society documents for download. Improvements and advancements on the site is a general mandate of the position. Similarly, the newsletter website, in terms of its technical, operational aspects falls under the control of the IT Rep, although the Communications Rep is in charge of its content. Any other IT related task of the society can be routed through the IT Rep.

Summary of Tasks:

• Update website content
• Maintain the website
• Facilitate website improvements
• Help with any IT tasks
• Assist with the newsletter site

James Spencer

Title: IT Rep
Year: LLB Year 2
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This role was previously assigned to the 2nd Year Rep, but now has its own position

Description: The Communications Rep is solely responsible for the Newsletter aspect of the Law Society. The newsletter will be mainly digitised onto a subsidiary site of the main Hull Law Society website, as a portal / micro media site for all things law. Recent events in the news, pivotal cases in the Supreme Court, and relevant / interesting new articles on areas of law, particular areas of law covered at Hull University will be shared through the site. Submission of articles from students, staff and other person will also be published via the website. Also, near the end of the academic year, an annual newsletter will be published, with the best segments from the year, already available via the site in a digital format.

Summary of Tasks:

• Update the newsletter site with fresh content
• Facilitate the submission of new articles from staff, students and others
• Research topics of interest concerning law for publication
• Collaborate with the IT Rep on IT matters
• Create an annual publication from the year's online content

New Position [N/A]

Title: Communications Rep
Year: N/A
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