As essential start to your academic life at the University of Essex
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On Zoom
Welcome
Compulsory event
Essex Law School
Induction to your new School is an essential part of Welcome Week.
Your School induction is a compulsory part of Welcome Week.
Come and find out more about your course, meet key members of staff like your personal tutor, and meet the people you’re going to be studying with.
Studying more than one subject? If you're studying a joint degree, you should access key support through your home department. If you're not sure which is your home department, you can find out on MyEssex.
Your Welcome week will be a great opportunity to meet some key members of staff such as your personal tutor and give you the chance to speak with some of your fellow students who will be studying on your course with you. Some of the activities, like the Head of School Welcome and your personal tutor meeting, are compulsory to attend as you will receive some important information to help you start your University experience.
Other activities will be optional and will be run multiple times during the week to allow you to manage your own schedule. These activities will include the chance to hear about our Essex Law Clinic and Human Rights Centre (where current students work on real cases and provide advice to members of the public), meet current 2nd and 3rd-year students and get advice about what studying Law is like, and how to use your time at Essex to your advantage to get the best degree and experience possible.
Following Welcome week you will be asked to attend a regular group meeting with either your personal tutor or an experienced student. These meetings will be a key opportunity for us to give you timely advice that is relevant to where you are in your University journey, and will give you the chance to ask questions and share the experiences of other students.
During term the School will be organising a series of events to help you make the most of your degree and prepare you for life after your graduate. We will be giving you the chance to increase your commercial awareness, gain and share study and career skills and help you create study groups, as well as some activities that are purely for fun and give you the chance to unwind and socialise.
Welcome week activities will be published via the online welcome portal and your regular appointments with your personal tutor will be sent as an Outlook calendar invitation. Once term has started the school circulate a weekly ‘Communication Update’ to all students via your Essex email. Please check this each week for the most up to date information on Events and opportunities
All times are British Standard Time/BST. All events will be held on Zoom.
Several sessions will be repeated throughout the week to allow you to be as flexible as possible (these sessions are in italic). Please note that sessions marked * are compulsory for a particular degree course and must not be missed! To get the most from the year ahead we recommend that you attend all the sessions.
Monday
11.00am - 12.00pm Welcome to the School of Law*.
Compulsory for all new first year students. Find out about your School, the people you'll be working with and your first year at Essex
1.00pm - 2.00pm Introduction to the Human Rights Centre
Dr Andrew Fagan, Director of the Human Rights Centre lets students know how they can get involved with our world leading Human Rights Centre.
Tuesday
10.00am - 11.00am Introduction to the Law Degree Transfer Programme*
Meeting ID: 956 7083 9707
Several sessions will be repeated throughout the week to allow you to be as flexible as possible (these sessions are in italic). Please note that sessions marked * are compulsory for a particular degree course and must not be missed!
To get the most from the year ahead we recommend that you attend all the sessions that are relevant to you.
Monday
1.00pm - 2.00pm Introduction to the Human Rights Centre
Dr Andrew Fagan, Director of the Human Rights Centre lets students know how they can get involved with our world leading Human Rights Centre.
Tuesday
11am-12.00pm - In depth Introduction to the Human Rights Centre Clinic*
Compulsory for students on Human Rights LLM/MA Courses. Delivered by Directors Dr Patricia Palacios Zuloaga and Dr Koldo Casla, covering the history of the clinic, the clinic module, the stand alone projects and how to apply.
Wednesday
10.00am - 10.30am LLM Introduction for students on International Law Courses*
Meeting ID: 944 5243 4924
11.00am - 1.00pm LLM Induction for students on Commercial Law Courses*
1.00pm - 3.00pm LLM/ MA Induction for students on Human Rights Courses*
Meeting ID: 980 0856 0852
3.00pm-4-00pm - Getting Involved!
Meeting ID: 994 3336 8877
Find out about the Student Experience Opportunities in the School. How can you make the most of your time at university and be part of our Law School community. Find out more about competitions, events and social activities.
Thursday
11.00am - 12.00pm Clinics: Beyond the Classroom
12.00pm-1.00pm PGT Human Rights Drop in Session*
Meeting ID: 967 6700 1403
1.00pm-2.00pm PGT Commercial Law Drop in Session/Q&A*
Meeting ID: 952 0678 0295
1.00pm -2.00pm Getting Involved!
Meeting ID: 960 2350 8671
Friday
11am-12.00pm Introduction to the Human Rights Centre
Repeat session.
11am-12.00pm Getting Involved!
Meeting ID: 991 3467 2118
Repeat session.