ABOUT LULS

Leicester University Law Society (LULS) is a student-run group that works to provide a huge variety of extra-curricular activities to students from all degree disciplines.

We will deliver our events and competitions through a mix of in-person and online methods.

As a member of the society, you can attend events which we run in partnership with leading law firms, organised as part of our incredible Commercial Awareness Programme (LULS CAP). We aim to run as many interactive workshops as possible to prepare you for working in a predominantly corporate world and to help you understand the commercial drivers behind it.

In addition to generalised career events, we also have specific Solicitor and Barrister focused events to help you decide if a legal path is the one for you!

Networking can be done not only in the setting of Law Fairs (although we do arrange these!) but also at the multitude for events and talks we arrange that are led by legal and non-legal professionals from international, regional and local law firms, chambers and other companies. The incredible relationships our society has with many firms, chambers and other companies mean we can provide unparalleled opportunities to build personal connections with the company of your dreams!

Members are eligible to compete in all of our competitions. This includes mooting and mock trial competitions, both of which have mini-pupillage prizes from the sponsoring Chambers. We always have judges (academics, barristers or QCs) judging the semi-finals and finals of our mooting competitions. In 2018/19, we were privileged to have Sir Nicholas Greene QC judge our senior mooting final, and Justice Cheema-Grubb judging the 2020/21 final. We also offer other competitions such as debating, mediation, client interviewing and negotiating, which also have incredible prizes from the sponsoring firms, such as work experience or a chance to meet a Partner one-to-one.

Another opportunity to develop your practical skills could be through getting involved with our academic legal publication, the University of Leicester Student Law Review, by submitting an article on any area of the law.

The Law Society also organises socials throughout the year, such as the glamorous and highly anticipated Law Ball.

You can join our sports teams (netball and football) with weekly training sessions, matches and regular socials.

We really do offer something for everyone!