I regularly help and take part in a variety of charity and fundraising activities, often supporting Cardiff students and graduates.
This frequently involves working with student societies such as the student Law Society and Women in Law and local groups such as the Junior Lawyers Division of Cardiff Law Society and the Community Law Project.
For instance, in November 2022, I was asked to serve as one of the hosts for the Great Legal Quiz, organised by the Junior Lawyers Division of Cardiff Law Society to raise funds for Reaching Justice Wales. The event was a sell out with more competitors than in previous years.
In March 2022, I helped organise a student mooting competition and networking / fundraising event collaborating with the National Community Law Project, the student-run Law Society together with the Junior Lawyers Division of the local Law Society. The event raised over £700 in total.
The National Community Law Project was founded by a Cardiff Law graduate and is now directed by two Cardiff Law graduates. They provide legal advice to those who cannot afford to go to a solicitor. For more information see: https://communitylawproject.com/
In addition to helping to organise and coordinate the event, I took part in a ‘Lecturers vs Barristers’ Moot. A moot is basically a fake trial. This turned the tables on the lecturers team since rather than setting the moot, we had to actually take part. I had not mooted before!
Although the lecturer team (narrowly) won the moot, we still took part in the forfeit. This consisted of a ‘wet sponge throw’: we were locked in stocks while people paid to throw sponges soaked with cold water at us!
A video compilation of the spongings can be found here:
The Go Fund Me page can be found at: https://www.gofundme.com/f/national-community-law-project-moot-donations
Following the success of the first event, I helped organise a second student-run mooting competition and networking / fundraising event in March 2023. Again this was a collaboration between the National Community Law Project, the student-run Law Society and various other student societies. The event raised over £640 in total.
As part of the event, I was locked in the stocks for students and graduates to pay to inflict various ‘punishments’ on me such as being sprayed with silly string, covered in foam and having ice down my back. At the end of the day, I was one of the organisers who received a custard pie to the face to mark raising so much money.
The Go Fund Me can be found at:https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-national-community-law-project-fundraiser?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer
Russell Sandberg 