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2024/25 Committee
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President
Mihika Chopra
Vice-President
Claudia Faiers
Secretary
Leyla Mammadova
Treasurer
Andrew Colliss
Publicity Officer
Izzy Curtis
Social Secretary
Jasmine Messelles-Janne
Social Secretary
Saleema Flynn-Abassi
Commercial Awareness Officer
Matthew Freebury
Diversity and Inclusion Officer
Maisie Norton
Badminton Officer
Akarsha Bhargava
Non-Law Representative
Oli Pope
President
Mihika Chopra
Greetings all! I am truly both privileged and honoured to be serving as President of USLS for the upcoming academic year. I am currently a third-year law student and I wish to pursue a career within commercial law; my interests lying in IP, patents and trademarks, real estate, FinTech, and climate change legislation and compliance. My aims as President centre around growing our society by offering diverse opportunities for our members via hosting diverse career and networking opportunities, as well as firm-specific application workshops, ergo providing our members exclusive access to the legal sector. We also would like to foster friendships and connections within our society itself, through our various social and sporting events. Overall, we aim to foster a supportive network of students as we navigate our degrees, and hefty application seasons!
Vice-President
Claudia Faiers
Hi all! I am currently in my third year of university studying at Southampton Law School, with the ambition of qualifying as a family solicitor. I am honoured to have been elected as Vice President this year and am looking forward to immersing myself in the role! One of my primary aims is to boost involvement in the Law Society sports teams: netball, badminton and (introducing!) football. Working with the rest of the committee, I hope to continue making Law Society an inclusive, approachable and accessible society for all new and existing members.
Secretary
Leyla Mammadova
I am honoured to serve as the Secretary of the Law Society while preparing to begin my studies as a first-year law student. With a firm commitment to specialising as a solicitor in corporate law, I am dedicated to maximising my legal knowledge and making significant contributions to the field. In my role as Secretary, I prioritise optimising administrative tasks and fostering a supportive environment within LawSoc. My primary goal is to ensure smooth operations and enhance unity within our society. LawSoc is dedicated to providing diverse and enriching opportunities to prepare our members for their future careers. We aim to cultivate an inclusive and supportive environment where every member can thrive in their legal journey.
Treasurer
Andrew Collins
Publicity Officer
Izzy Curtis
Hi everyone! I am a third-year law student with the aim of pursuing a career at the bar. I am very excited to be publicity officer this year and hope to help the society promote the exciting events it has planned. I aim to grow the society’s engagement across social media platforms to ensure members are exposed to the many opportunities available to them. I look forward to creating exciting, interactive content and working with the other members of the committee to make the society as successful as possible.
Social Secretary
Jasmine Messelles Janne
I am currently a second year law student and aspiring solicitor. As social secretary this year I aspire to create a diverse range of new social networking events which will appeal to all members. Alongside the summer boat balls and winter ball I hope to introduce dinners and new member mixer socials. I look forward to creating a fun social environment outside of our busy law studies.Above all I am honoured to have been chosen for a committee role in the upcoming academic year and am enthusiastic at the opportunity to have an integral responsibility in the Southampton Law Society :)
Social Secretary
Saleema Flynn
I am a second-year law student aspiring to pursue a career at the bar. In this role, I hope to organise events that accommodate everybody, such as game nights, the summer ball, and some fun nights out. It is important to take time away from the intense workload that comes with this degree. My aim is to increase the engagement of events, making them as eye-catching as possible. As a fresher last year, I recognised that we lacked informal events compared to other degrees. I am always out with my friends, perhaps a bit more than I should be, so I am sure I can make these events great!
Commercial Awareness Officer
Michael Freebury
As commercial awareness officer, my goal is to enhance the experience of our members by aiding their legal experience applications through providing insight of developments within the commercial sphere. I am also looking at providing a calendar for application deadlines which is accessible to newer members. I am currently in the final year of my degree and aiming to qualify as a commercial solicitor. I hope to pass on information I was missing as a first year to the next generation of students to help them succeed in their applications.
Non-Law Representative
Oli Pope
Hi! My name is Oli and I am a second-year Economics and Business Management student. As a non-law student myself, I believe that it is important that people can look beyond just the borders of the course they have chosen to study and look to other careers that they may be interested in. I believe this is where Law Society can step in by advertising these opportunities to a wider audience and encouraging a wider range of students to engage in law-related events. As the non-law representative, I am looking forward to meeting up with all the new potential non-law members of the society and making the Society the best place it can be for all students, no matter which course they are studying.
Diversity, Inclusion, and Welfare Officer
Maisie Norton
Hi! I’m Maisie, a second-year law student and an aspiring solicitor. As someone who is a part of under-represented groups within the legal sphere and from a non-conventional background, I hope to use my experience alongside my empathy and willingness to listen to members of the society to make our society as accessible, inclusive and approachable as possible to people from a wide variety of backgrounds and walks of life. I look forward to working with the committee and members of the society to increase accessibility at events alongside raising awareness of opportunities for those from underrepresented groups and signposting the support available to all students. I’m really looking forward to the coming year and making the society a safe space for everyone!
Badminton Officer
Akarsha Bhargava
