I am a Final Year student on the JD Pathway stream, coming all the way from Calgary, Canada. Before coming to Leicester, I worked closely with both the law and technology fields, with my personal interest being in biotech. I am honoured to hold the position of President and am really looking forward to making this GEEKLAW’s best year ever. I am excited to be part of a lot of first for the society, like our first Tech Law Competition.
My name is Caroline and I am the VP of Geek Law. I am from Toronto, Canada and love everything in the realm of cybercrime and cybersecurity. Feel free to get in touch with me to chat about technology and the law.
My name is Herman. I am studying Law at the University of Leicester and I am the Operations Vice President and Wellbeing and Inclusion Ambassador for the Information Technology Law Society. I am proud of what our society offers to students and how different it is. There are few student groups dedicated to such a new area. I am interested in legal technology and also how different legal systems accommodate changes in technology and what this means for economies, consumers, companies and of course, lawyers.
Marwan Abbas is a second-year law student of the JD Pathway LLB Program and the Treasurer of GEEKLAW society. Marwan is originally from Calgary, Canada where he obtained his undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Calgary. Prior to law school, Marwan worked in the Investment industry for 3 years, where he developed a passion for the emerging digital asset of Cryptocurrency and Blockchain technology. Geeklaw provides a platform of awareness to inform students on the inevitable impact of technology on the global economy and as an extension of the legal sector.
My name is Christine Lau and I am currently in my final year of study.
I am this year’s Academic Officer, so if you have any questions for me, feel free to contact me through email or just come up to me and say hi!
I strongly encourage all students to join more school clubs, sports and social events to either explore or further their interests as they can be carried over after graduation.
My motto in life is: Even if we can’t change our situation, we can change our perspective on things.
My name is Laurence Chapman and I am in my second year on the three-year LLB Law programme. I am originally from Leicestershire and I joined the University of Leicester straight after completing my A-levels. I joined GEEKLAW in my first year and have since become incresingly interested in the interaction between technology and the law generally. I have a particular interest in how the law reacts to advances in Artificial Intelligence and where it will go in the future. As Events Co-ordinator, I am there to ensure that events run smoothly and that all members are well informed as well as being a committee member, helping to decide the society’s general direction.
My name is Rian Simmonds, and I am in my final year of the JD Pathway Accelerated LLB. I’m originally from Toronto, Canada and have obtained an undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of Toronto. My passion for technology comes from my studies in Computer Science before university. In addition to law, I spend most of my free time following developments in politics and computer technology. I have built several computers over these past few years. As your General Counsel & Secretary, I look forward to bridging the gap between law and technology, as well as providing events to members that can increase their commercial awareness. Please contact me with any questions you may have about the society.