Hi everyone! It's almost the end of 2020 and I would like to share one of my huge commitment throughout 2020. In April 2020, I was chosen as the Student Ambassador (SA) for Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee Young Lawyers Committee (KLBCYLC). 11 SAs including me from various law schools in Malaysia (Public & Private University).
Our main goal was to assist KLBCYLC organizing their first E-Moot Competition! If you're not sure what Moot Competition is, read here first : My personal mooting experience
The KL Bar E-Moot Competition was conducted on 28-29 November 2020 through ZOOM.
Due to the pandemic, to organize a physical moot competition would be difficult for the participants to attend the competition physically as we know that most classes are conducted online now so students would be at their home which might not be any near to Kuala Lumpur. Also, there was a Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) in Malaysia at that time which does not allow citizens to cross state borders.
It was such an amazing experience for me as I was involved from the very beginning of the organizing process. Tried designing the posters (not chosen hehe) and even helped promoting the competition to encourage more participants (local & international) to join the competition. Improved my networking skills as well.
We have 11 SA's, so we divided among ourselves to network with our designated universities. 3-4 universities that I need to contact and encourage them to join the competition. It was hard at first when you don't know anyone from the university.
That was when LinkedIn came to the rescue! I emailed or messaged anyone on LinkedIn from that university. Mostly students that are a part of the high committees of mooting club/law society club in their universities. Of course some wouldn't reply. Probably because we were never a connection at the first place. So, I ended up emailing to the Dean of the Law Faculty from all the universities! It actually worked, okay just one university responded but phewww :")
Acted as the Co-Logistic Director for KL BAR E-Moot Court Competition 2020 was an interesting experience as I need to figure out how the ZOOM app works. The breakout rooms, help button etc in order for me to explain to the other volunteers, participants and judges. Super tough as I'm not a tech savvy but I'm always keen to learn. Lucky me, another Co-Logistic Director was Charmiane who has been through such experience for LAWASIA.
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| One of the preliminary rounds that I joined. |
This is so new to me because I rarely have the opportunity to watch how other law student moots in the prelims and it doesn't require me to moot. Less anxious right there for me hehe.
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| A photography session with the semi final rounds' judges and committee members. |
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| Semi final rounds. The participants were so amazing. |
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| FINAL ROUNDS! |
To all law students who are reading this, do keep an eye of KLBCYLC's social media accounts and apply for their ambassadorship programme. You will never regret it. At first, I only wanted to apply and try out the interview as the interviewers are lawyers. It was an online interview and I didn't put much hope on it. I told myself that I just wanted to experience the interviews (I had few online interviews in 2020 for my internship but few stopped there).
"COMMITMENT IS AN ACT, NOT A WORD" - JEAN PAUL SARTRE
1 comment:
You were outstanding! Thank you for your contribution to the KL Bar Young Lawyers Committee (KLYLC) and the KLBC Moot Court Competition 2020.
Shugan Raman
Deputy Chair of the KLYLC
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