2021/2022 Committee roles
2021 LJMU Law Society Committee Roles
PLEASE NOTE, THE ROLE OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT IS ONLY OPEN TO CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
If you would like to apply for a role, click here: 2021/2022 Committee Elections @ Liverpool John Moores University Students' Union (jmsu.co.uk)
- Treasurer:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Managing the society finances
- Liaising with the SU to agree on an appropriate membership price
- Countersigning requisition forms to authorise payments
- Ensuring deposits are paid for the law ball and legal professional evening
- Acquiring sponsorships for the society
This is a great role to demonstrate your integrity to future employers, a key quality for solicitors and barristers.
- Mooting coordinator:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Hosting a ‘Mooting 101 Workshop’ to interested members
- Organising the internal mooting competition
- Keeping participants engaged
- Judging the internal mooting competition
- Promoting the competition, which includes liaising with the social media coordinator
- Promoting external mooting competitions to members, which includes liaising with the social media coordinator
- Social media coordinator:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Creating engaging content to share on social media platforms
- Promoting events on social media platforms throughout the year
- Engaging members within the society throughout the year
- Answering members queries in a timely manner
- Keep the information on the law society page up to date on the JMSU website
* Social media platforms refers to: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn
- External events coordinator:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Organising networking events for members
- Hosting events to increase members employability prospects
- Engaging members
- Promoting your events, this includes liaising with the social media coordinator
- Law ball coordinator:
Whilst we have not been able to organise a law ball this year, we are hopeful that we will be able to host one next year,
Responsibilities (Covid-19 permitting) include, but are not limited to:
- Deciding on and booking a venue to host the law ball
- Deciding on a theme for the law ball
- Organising the decorations for the law ball
- Arranging seating plans
- Promoting the event, which will include liaising with the social media coordinator
If Covid-19 restrictions are in place, you will be required to use your initiative to host a similar event virtually (or in line with Covid-19 restrictions).
This is our biggest social event of the year!
- Legal professional evening coordinator
Whilst we have not been able to organise a Legal Professional Evening this year due to Coivd-19 restrictions, we are hopeful that we will be able to host one next year.
Responsibilities (Covid-19 permitting) include, but are not limited to:
- Deciding on and booking a venue to host the evening
- Organise the attendance of legal professionals
- Arranging seating plans
- Promoting the event, which will include liaising with the social media coordinator
If Covid-19 restrictions are in place, you will be required to use your initiative to host a similar event virtually (or in line with Covid-19 restrictions).
This is one of our most important events of the year!
- Charity coordinator:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Choosing a charity to raise money for
- Organising charity events throughout the year (a minimum of 1 event each semester)
- Organising a charity raffle for our annual law ball
If Covid-19 restrictions are still in place, you will be required to host events virtually.
- BAME Officer:
You will be a representative for BAME members, ensuring that the law society is an inclusive environment.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Organising events e.g. panel / networking events
- Ensuring all events are diverse and open to all e.g. representative professionals at panel events
- Arranging for a non-alcoholic drinks menu at the legal professional evening and law ball
- Assisting the social secretary in organising non-alcoholic socials
- Social Mobility Officer:
You will be a representative for those from ‘non-traditional’ backgrounds, ensuring that the law society is an inclusive environment.
- Organising events e.g. panel / networking events
- Ensuring all events are diverse and open to all e.g. representative professionals at panel events
- Ensuring chargeable events such as the LPE and Law Ball are affordable for all students, including working closely with the treasurer to create a budget to support those who cannot afford to attend.
- Advertising financial support for postgraduate course e.g. Inns of Court scholarships
- Social secretary:
Whilst all socials have been virtual this year due to Covid-19, we are hopeful that in person socials may be permitted during the next academic year.
Responsibilities (Covid-19) permitting include, but are not limited to:
- Organising socials
- Creating themes for socials (e.g. white t-shirt social, Halloween social, etc)
- Encouraging members to attend socials
If Covid-19 restrictions are still in place, you will be required to use your initiative to come up with fun and exciting virtual socials, which engage members.
