The University Of London Legal Forum

Sponsorship Proposal

Academic Year 2015-16

Contents

1. About the Society

2. The Committee

3. Legal Forums

4. Events

5. Marketing and Press

6. Our Sponsorship Proposal

7. Sponsorship opportunities

8. Final words

1. About the Society

The London Legal Forum offers students the

opportunity to discuss, debate and discover some of the

greatest issues facing the legal world.

Students will hear from world class lawyers on current

issues in the industry, begin to understand what they

can bring to the table, network with delegates from law

firms and chambers and enhance application with

knowledge of the real world.

Most importantly, we aim to inspire students with what

a career in law can bring.

2. The Committee

President:

Jemima Lovatt - jemima.lovatt.14@ucl.ac.uk

Vice-President:

Nick Leah – nicholas.leah.14@ucl.ac.uk

Treasurer:

Hugo Stevens – hugo.stevens.14@ucl.ac.uk

Secretary:

Clara Yeo – clara.yeo.14@ucl.ac.uk

Corporate Relations:

George Clough – george.clough@kcl.ac.uk

Marketing:

Amoli Tuli - 609427@soas.ac.uk

Rosie Beacon - rosemary.beacon.14@ucl.ac.uk

Internal Relations:

Yirong Zheng – yirong.zheng.14@ucl.ac.uk

Careers Events:

Michelle Kelly - michelle.l.kelly@kcl.ac.uk

Amberley Jamieson - amberley.jamieson@courtauld.ac.uk

Date Topic Speakers

Nov 2015

Human Rights Baroness Kennedy and

Keir Starmer

Dec 2015

UK-US Trade relations Baroness Hooper

Feb 2016

Devolution to Scotland tbc

June 2015

The UK-EU relationship tbc

3. The Legal Forums

Our central focus will be on organising four Legal

Forums each year. In March 2015, our President

organised a trial forum at which Hugh Tomlinson QC

(Matrix Chambers), Melissa Morbeck (CAADV), Marie

de Redman (Goldsmith Chambers), Emma Bruce

(Pump Court Chambers) and Chris White (Aspiring

Solicitors) spoke. The “Forum” format, which allowed

for two-way discussion and networking, proved very

popular. Thus we plan to organise four similar Forums

along the following lines:

4. Events

Alongside our four Forums, we would like to run weekly

events that are more careers focused but also

complement our central ethos of engaging students in

real issues facing the legal sector. We have brainstormed

three types of events that we could host in partnership:

FOR STUDENTS WHO BRUNCH

Because the early bird catches the worm...

Legally

speaking... A legal insider dissects the

week’s headlines

An evening with...

DISCUSS - DEBATE - DISCOVER

Enjoy a spot of brunch with

students at a trendy London

coffee shop.

A representative of your Firm

discusses current events in a

more informal environment.

A more traditional careers event hosted at Student Central

where students find out more about your Firm.

5. Marketing and Press

We plan to pursue three main avenues to promote

our society. Firstly, we will attend Freshers’ Fairs

organised by the University of London Union, UCL,

KCL, LSE, SOAS, the Courtauld and Queen Mary’s.

Secondly, we have established our digital profile on

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and through our

website and mailing list. Thirdly, we have a

committee member who is dedicated to our internal

relations with careers services and other societies

across the University of London. Finally, we have

connections with Legal Cheek, Inside City Law, the

Bright Network and student newspapers. We are

currently planning interviews and articles to be

published via these channels.

/thelondonlegalforum

/uol_legalforum

thelondonlegalforum.com

/thelondonlegalforum

6. Our Sponsorship Proposal

The University of London is a unique organisation

consisting of 120,000 students studying at 27 colleges

or specialist research institutes.

The Legal Forum is the first intercollegiate law society

which allows us to make you a very special offering: we

can connect you with the brightest and most engaged

future lawyers studying in London.

Not only do we offer a relationship with each college

but we are also directly connected to the services

offered by the University of London, most notably “The

Careers Group”.

Through our holistic approach of organising events that

would appeal to non-law as well as law students, we

aim to attract students who might not have otherwise

considered a legal career as well as those who are

actively pursuing one, giving you the widest possible

reach.

7. Sponsorship opportunities

Gold Package—£750 One careers focused event Five tickets for representatives from your firm to attend our quarterly forums Your logo on digital and print marketing Your branded goods on our Freshers’ Fair stalls “Shout out” on social media Platinum Package - £1000 Principal sponsor of a Forum including a speaker from your firm One careers event Ten tickets for representatives from your firm to attend our quarterly forums Your logo on digital and print marketing Your branded goods on our Freshers’ Fair stalls “Shout out” on social media If you wish to add on additional careers events or purchase more tickets to network at our events you can do so with the Platinum Package. We are also more than happy to discuss bespoke packages tailored to your specific needs.

8. Final words

Thank you for taking the time to read our proposal and for considering sponsoring the University of London Legal Forum. As a new society we will not receive funding from the University of London for twelve months and so we are largely reliant on corporate sponsorship to fund our events. We therefore value our relationship with you extremely highly and hope to build a strong partnership for years to come. We are extremely committed to making the Legal Forum a great success and we hope that you will join us at the beginning of this exciting journey. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact George Clough at george.clough@kcl.ac.uk