President's Address

Dear all,

Welcome to the official Cambridge University Law Society (CULS) website. I am Joyce Mau, reading Law at Trinity, and I will be your CULS President for 2024-2025.

I would like to extend a warm welcome to you on behalf of CULS. Founded in 1901, CULS is one of the largest, oldest and most active societies in Cambridge as well as across Europe. We run a variety of social, career, welfare and speaker events, manage award-winning Pro Bono projects, organise world-class moots and host some of the most memorable events on the Cambridge calendar such as our annual Law Ball (running for the 123rd year) and Lent Gala, where we hand over to a fresh committee. These events ensure that CULS remains a place for everyone.

Over the years, CULS’ activities have grown and diversified, reflecting a commitment to accessibility and diversity. This year, we seek to strengthen these achievements: from creating Diversity & Inclusion affinity groups and expanding our Pro Bono department, to hosting a more diversified range of careers, welfare and social events from an increased pool of sponsors and partners. With aims to support an introduction of a legal clinic at Cambridge University and an expansion of the existing Alumni Mentorship Programme, CULS continuously seeks to support those within and beyond the CULS community. Our aim is, ultimately, to continue doing the very best for our members.

CULS is not just a society, it is a community. This year, we aim to further emphasise our community by hosting in-person CULS events that bring the Main Committee and CULS members together as one with the help of a packed calendar of events and opportunities available to us. We highly encourage you to follow our social media platforms (Facebook and Instagram) to keep up to date with the society’s events and happenings.

The rest of the Executive Committee (Qinglan, Alldon, and Li Ren) and I are extremely proud of the Main Committee that we have recruited for this year – we are incredibly excited to introduce them and see where this year will take us. We would also like to thank our current and new sponsors for their generous support to our society, and look forward to working with every one of you in the coming year.

To our members, thank you for your continued support of CULS, and to our new members, we look forward to welcoming you to CULS! I am excited to see you all at many of our events during the year ahead.

Best wishes,