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E-mail: [Oxford Law Soc] 3rd WEEK EVENTS - INCLUDING LES MIS BALLOT TOMORROW

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Quite a few this week. Be sure to drag your friends along to the Membership signup event before Clubnight on Tuesday and enter yourself onto the Clifford Chance presentation ballot tomorrow!

MEMBERSHIP SIGNUP: BEFORE CLUBNIGHT
LES MISERABLES
CLUBNIGHT
ANTHONY JULIUS
LITIGATION WORKSHOP

1. MEMBERSHIP SIGNUP: BEFORE CLUBNIGHT

With many more great events coming up this term - including Champagne and Chocolates, the Law Society ball, the Garden Party and the Boat Party - never has there been a greater time to join the Oxford Law Society.

We present another opportunity to sign up without the queues. If you're already a member do tell your friends to come along, espcially if they want to come to the clubnight later that evening.

Between 4.00 and 5.00pm at St Johns College anyone can come and join lawsoc! All you need is £15 for one year’s membership or £30 for the length of your degree course. Cash and Cheque only.

Venue: St John's College
Date: Tuesday 6th May 2008
Time: 4-5pm

2. LES MISERABLES

Want to become a solicitor? Want to learn more about Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance? Love the theatre? Then this trip is for you! This is the perfect opportunity to meet Graduate Recruiters at Clifford Chance, learn more about such a highly regarded law firm and take a tour around the firm's offices at Canary Wharf. Members will later be taken to The Queen's Theatre to watch the classic musical 'Les Miserables'.

This event is ticketed by means of a ballot. To enter the ballot, visit http://www.oxfordlawsoc.com/lesmis and follow the instructions. Ballot entries must be received between 10am and 4pm TOMORROW.

Venue: Clifford Chance, Canary Wharf / The Queens Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London

Date: Monday 12th May 2008. Ballot entries on Monday 8th May, 10am-4pm.

Time: Leaving Oxford around midday, returning late evening.

Tickets: £10 (includes transport and theatre entry)

3. CLUBNIGHT

Come an enjoy free entry and three free drinks in the Bridge courtesy of Nabarro. As always, Clubnight promises to be a great night out and you won't even have to touch your wallet!

There are a limited number of wristbands available so please arrive early to avoid disappointment. Please remember your membership cards.

Venue: The Bridge, Hythe Bridge Street
Date: Tuesday 6th May
Time: 9pm

4. ANTHONY JULIUS

Anthony Julius is a lawyer, author and father of five. He received a first-class degree from Cambridge in English Literature and has a PhD from UCL. He is a full-time consultant at the London law firm, Mischon de Reya, and was head of its litigation department for many years.

He will be talking about the different legal and philosophical perspectives on blasphemy and pornography in a broad historical context.

Venue: St Catherine's
Date: 7th May 2008
Time: 6:30pm

5. LITIGATION WORKSHOP

Litigation is an extremely important and popular specialist area and either one contentious seat or litigation training is compulsory for all training contracts. This interactive workshop is led by Herbert Smith, one of the world’s leading commercial
law firms which is renowned for its litigation expertise. Find out if litigation is for you with this career presentation.

Venue: St John's (may be subject to change)
Date: Thursday 8th May 2008
Time: 6.30pm

Piers Taylor
Publicity Secretary
Oxford Law Society
www.oxfordlawsoc.com