coined as the birthing process by Lynn-Marie Edwards( a final year student) through which all of us had to learn in a short space of time, to ensure fulfillment of our mission and objectives. Apart from those challenges, we would have also experienced many criticism and negativity, at times lack of participation and persons seeing the importance of having such a society. We recognised that we had to battle with the laissez-faire culture of Trinidadians to ensure that the objective in the development of a holistic university law student would be fulfilled. Over time, support grew, and the criticisms became constructive. We do therefore hope for continued support and recognition of the criticality of future law societies, in our road to becoming successful and positively contributing lawyers.
How do you feel about the success of the Law Society thus far?
I’ m quite enthused by its success as I honestly didn’ t believe that what we have done so far would have been possible. I believe that had it not been for the hard work and commitment of the minority and the Guild, it would not have been attained. Also, the law society was able to establish its own constitution and activities geared towards the holistic law student. Furthermore, we have moved toward a fraternity to which everyone can move away from this individualistic culture that seems to pervade in today’ s society to one that fosters a sense of community. Feelings of contentment would have also been felt in our invitation to the law society’ s week at Cave Hill Campus, which initiated the continuity of regionalism despite the current situation of separation. It’ s our view that the law society would be a body that would extend its benefits not only to law students, and wider university campus, but also regionally and internationally.
How do you think the Law Society can assist the law student?
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Undoubtedly, the role of the Law Society in the lives of law students and the wider student body on campus is indeed a significant one. The objective is geared towards mitigating the pressures of the law student. Apart from those benefits as it concerns the academic sphere of the law student’ s life, the law society may also be able to assist in our social development. Ideally, we have sought to develop a holistic law student who is moulded with the essential legal skills and attitudes of integrity so that we contribute not solely to our law faculty, or even the wider university but moreso our society. With such an understanding we will be able to empower ourselves to effect changes in the system to efficiently and effectively improve the quality of legal practice within our society.
What do you think the Law Society has now that it didn’ t have in the past year?
I would say the most important thing would be the increased support and