“I am pleased to introduce this first edition of the Undergraduate Newsletter. We know that you often receive information from a wide range of sources and that this can be a little overwhelming. This monthly newsletter aims to bring together valuable administrative information about your life in the Department of Law into a single publication. It is important for you to know where to go for advice and guidance when necessary and links to sources of help within the Department and the University more generally can be found below. We will develop its content and focus over time. Your feedback is encouraged.
We are so pleased to have our students back on campus and to be able to deliver teaching in person. It has been lovely to meet so many of you at the welcome events that took place. I wish you every success for the semester ahead. If you have any questions or feedback, please do get in touch.
Best wishes,
Sanmeet Kaur Dua”
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Support for UG LAW Students
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Feedback and Advice Hour
Students can book a 15-minute Feedback and Advice session with their Advisor.
Buddies
First years can contact their buddies for support on various things
QMUL Student Services
Financial support
If you have exceptional or unforeseen costs or you are in financial hardship you could be eligible for help from the Financial Assistance Fund.
Advice and Counselling
Provide a range of specialist, professional and confidential services to support students with financial, welfare, legal, emotional and psychological issues. Advice and Counselling Service
The Disability and Dyslexia Service (DDS)
Offer support for all students with disabilities, specific learning differences and mental health issues at QMUL Disability and Dyslexia Service
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Undergraduate Team
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Undergraduate Team
Welcome to the Undergraduate office. The UG team are here to help and support you throughout your journey at QMUL.
Victoria Wood (Teaching and Learning Manager)
Student Support Officers (SSO)'s
Sheila Shirley
Tom Druker
Sasha McKoy
Najeeba Ahmed
Quality Assurance (QA)
Shahida Uddin
Abiola Isiaka
Assessment
Robert Marsh
Abiola Isiaka
Digital Learning
Ahmad Kamirea
Andre Elston
Office hours: Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00
To ensure your queries are responded to in a timely manner please re-direct your query to the correct team (listed below).
Student Support Team - lawugstudentsupport@qmul.ac.uk
The Student Support Team are available to help with day-to-day issues such as timetabling and module registration, pastoral care for our students, extenuating circumstances, and will be able to
offer advice and support to students throughout the year.
Reference Requests - lawug-reference@qmul.ac.uk
All reference requests for undergraduate students MUST be sent to the above email.
Assessment Team - lawugassessment@qmul.ac.uk
The Assessment Team is the first point of contact for undergraduate students who need advice on anything to do with examinations and assessments. This includes coursework deadlines, degree and
classification regulations and information on plagiarism.
Quality Assurance Team - lawugqa@qmul.ac.uk
The Quality Assurance Team is the first point of contact for queries relating to module and programme information, and the student voice, such as module evaluations and the NSS.
Digital Learning Team - lawugqmplus@qmul.ac.uk
The Digital Learning team are your first point of call for queries concerning QMPlus.
Hub for Professional Practice - law-hub@qmul.ac.uk
The Hub works with employers to upskill students in preparation for life beyond their studies. This department focuses and supports students with employment prospects via paid placements (Law in
Practice) and internships.
General Enquiries - lawugoffice@qmul.ac.uk
All other enquires should be directed to the Undergraduate Office.
PLEASE NOTE: Avoid sending the same emails to multiple people or inboxes about the same point, as this can cause delay due to internal communications on the same matter and
coordinating a response so that we offer accurate information. We would also advise student to read their Student Handbook or
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Careers
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Appointments
You can book an appointment with the Law Careers Consultant or one of the Law Peer Career Coaches, Declan McLoughlin and Ievgeniia (Eva) Burkhart. They can support with a wide range of career queries, including exploring
your career options, CV and application checks and interview preparation. To book an appointment, contact the careers service on 020 7882 8533 or email careers@qmul.ac.uk.
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Appointments
You can book an appointment with the Law Careers Consultant or one of the Law Peer Career Coaches, Declan McLoughlin and Ievgeniia (Eva) Burkhart. They can support with a wide range of career queries, including exploring
your career options, CV and application checks and interview preparation. To book an appointment, contact the careers service on 020 7882 8533 or email careers@qmul.ac.uk.
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Other Supports
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Law Graduate Student Advisors (GSA)
The Graduate Student Advisers are a team of friendly and experienced postgraduate students who can provide information and advice on a wide range of university matters. They can help navigate the University's
modular system, rules, and regulations, and if necessary, will refer you to a specialist advice and information sources for more detailed and in-depth guidance, such as financial advice, careers, study support
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Focus of the month
Newsletters and career resources
Do remember to look out for and read the weekly law careers newsletter, which is sent directly to your QMUL inbox. You can also find past newsletters and other useful resources on the Undergraduate Law Careers 2020/21
QMPlus module – link HERE
Two NEW application skills session
The undergraduate law careers team will be offering two new application skills sessions in February, which will be co-delivered by final year law students and recent alumni
CVs and cover letters – Tuesday 2nd February, 12 – 1pm. For more information and to book, visit HERE
Online applications and psychometric tests – Tuesday 16th February, 12 – 1pm. For more information and to book, visit HERE
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Opportunities and Events
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ReImagine Law
Did you know that academics from Queen Mary Law School co facilitate a legal careers and education podcast called ReImagine Law?
The podcast has over 80 episodes and covers many careers topics, industry insights, areas of law and skills based episodes. Some of the most popular episodes to date include topics on; the SQE, Legal Aid, how
to fund legal education and competency based interviews.
You can listen to ReImagine Law on all major podcast platforms including Apple Podcasts and Spotify ( https://open.spotify.com/show/1miCa4ypgkaJFYdMf7F2Q8).
To hear about all new episodes, follow ReImagine Law on Instagram or Linkedin.
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Global Day of Action 2022
In July 2019, Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre signed the Law Clinics’ Pledge for Climate Change:
“Climate change is one of the most significant social justice issues we face. Its impacts will be felt most by the poorest and most vulnerable. As a student law clinic with a commitment to social justice, we commit to raising awareness of the issues of climate change in our teaching, research and activism; and to finding ways to support law students to contribute to the struggle for climate justice.”
We will be participating in the fourth Global Annual Day of Action for Climate Justice on 17th November 2022. The Global Day of Action is an opportunity for student law clinics around the world
to unite for one day and help raise awareness of a specific issue arising from climate change. This year, the theme is Fast Fashion.
For further details please email g.obolo@qmul.ac.uk.
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Legal Bake
The QMLC Great Legal Bake will be taking place on Thursday 24th November 2022 between 8.45am-4.15pm in the Law School Building Foyer area.
What is the Great Legal Bake?
The national event is an exciting annual campaign that brings the local legal and advice communities together to raise some dough to enable access to justice for all!
Why Bake?
Access to justice is out of reach for the poorest and most vulnerable in our community. In recent years, poverty has increased and support services have dwindled. The COVID-19 pandemic put additional pressure on the
sector, and the sector will face an unprecedented challenge as we enter the cost of living crisis and more people than ever cannot afford the legal advice they need. The need for funding for specialist advice centers
is vital now more than ever, and the Great Legal Bake is a great and fun way to raise money to support them.
Interested?
If you are interested in getting involved by contributing any bakes please email legal-advice-centre@qmul.ac.uk
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Societies
“LEGAL Newsletter” (Latest Events and General Announcements by Law Students)
All communications from student societies, brand ambassadors and others will be sent through the LEGAL email, which is collated in a newsletter format and sent out every Monday.
If you have an event or opportunity that you would like to advertise, please forward all individual communications to interlaw.council@gmail.com.
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Societies
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Allow the proper amount of response time. This applies to both the sender & receiver. The rule of thumb is “Three Working days” at QMUL. If no response occurs after that, you can follow up.
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