HUSLS Committee Positions
This page outlines the various positions held within the Law Society Committee. This includes brief descriptions of the each role, as well as what tasks and jobs are expected of a successful candidate elected into a position on the committee. The content on this page is not absolute, just hoping to portray what your committee members do individually, and what newly elected members should be doing.
President
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.
Nilu Naseri
Title: PresidentYear: LLB with Philosophy Year 3
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Summary of Tasks:
- Chair committee meetings
- Liaise with the Student Union
- Manage the Competitions, Pro Bono Schemes, Socials and Events.
- Manage other business of the society
- Co-ordinate the sale and distribution of hoodies
Vice President
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.
Sarah Morgan
Title: Vice PresidentYear: LLB Year 3
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Summary of Tasks:
- Assist the President in his/her duties
- Help other committee members
- Aid in the running of the society
Treasurer
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.
Amelia Cowell
Title: TreasurerYear: LLB Year 3
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Summary of Tasks:
- Manage the Law Society accounts
- Process refunds and expenses
- Collect membership fees
- Collect other member-based income
Social Secretary
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!
Sam Craggs
Title: Social SecretaryYear: LLB Year 2
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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
Recreations Rep
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.
Thomas Egan
Title: Recreations RepYear: LLB Year 3
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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
Competitions Reps: Mooting, Client Interviewing, Negotiation, & Competitions Coordinator
Description: There are 3 specific Competition Reps, who are individually responsible for the Mooting, Client Interviewing and Negotiation competitions. The roles involves the organisation, management and running of the individual competition, such as scheduling the matches, assigning opponents, booking rooms, requesting student and lecturer judges, and ensuring each round runs smoothly.
Kyle Squire
Title: Mooting RepYear: LLB Year 3
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Rebecca Smith
Title: Negotiation RepYear: LLB Year 3
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Zoe Cheng
Title: Client Interviewing RepYear: LLB Year 3
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Hannah Roberts
Title: Competitions Co-ordinatorYear: LLB Year 3
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Summary of Tasks:
- Setup each round /match
- Manage each round / match
- Co-ordinate with other competitions
- Draft and select competition scenarios (Coordinator)
- Audit competition scoring (Coordinator)
- Process who goes through each round (Coordinator)
Pro Bono Reps: Schools, Prisons and Asylums
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.
Kay Richardson
Title: Pro Bono Prisons RepYear: LLB Year 2
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Charlenne Obbo
Title: Pro Bono Schools RepYear: LLB Year 2
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Faranak Alipourian
Title: Pro Bono Asylums RepYear: LLB Year 3
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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)
Year Reps: 1st, 2nd and Final
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.
Simon Hartland
Title: Final Year RepYear: LLB Year 3
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Eleanor Lister
Title: 2nd Year RepYear: LLB Year 2
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Stephanie Brumpton
Title: 1st Year RepYear: LLB Year 1
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Summary of Tasks:
- Lecture shoutouts of upcoming society events
- Distribute posters to the various years
IT 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.
James Spencer
Title: IT RepYear: LLM European Public Law
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Summary of Tasks:
- Update website content
- Maintain the website
- Facilitate website improvements
- Help with any IT tasks
- Assist with the newsletter site
Communications Rep
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.
Ben Chapman
Title: Communications RepYear: LLB Year 2
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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