junior Lawyers Against Poverty
JLAP is an innovative pro bono programme at the University of Exeter. This student led initiative is aiming to raise money for local communities, provide basic legal advice to those in need and to communicate with fellow students globally.
Our Aims
We have a number of aims that we want to achieve through our fundraising means and they are as follows:
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To reduce poverty
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Alleviate lack of access to justice
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Improve recruitment and retention of female law students
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Improve resources for students
Get Involved
You can get involved with the project in a number of different ways. Our main activities are as follows:
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A range of fundraising activities
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Speaking events
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Article-writing
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Blogging
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A unique twinning scheme experience
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If you are a law student at the University of Exeter and you wish to get involved please contact the JLAP committee via email and they will advise how you can join the team.
We all have the right to "a standard of living adequate for health and well-being, including food, clothing, housing, medical care and necessary social services".
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Meet Our 2020/2021 committee!
Diana Ciurezu
president
I joined JLAP because I am very passionate about raising awareness for the barriers to legal aid globally. It is imperative to raise awareness for legal issues outside of our own environment and to help make a difference, big or small.
Arianna McGill
Vice president
My interest in JLAP is very much linked to my Brazilian roots. Living in Brazil has given me first hand insight into the injustices of legal access and inequality. The input of developed countries in solving this matter is vital and JLAP provides a platform where everyone can provide legal support.
Joel Crisp
Social secretary
As a student lucky enough to attend university to study law, I made it a mission of mine to make sure I helped those with less access. JLAP is an amazing group working hard to increase access to justice with the aim of alleviating poverty, I wanted to be a part of this and work actively to make change happen.
Chelsey knight
General Secretary
I joined JLAP because I have a strong interest in raising awareness of issues related to inequality and poverty. With first-hand experience of being part of a family that managed to escape poverty, I understand the struggle and am extremely passionate about working to raise awareness of poverty/inequality and working to prevent these issues. "
Ella Cashion
treasurer
JLAP interested me because it focuses on promoting access to justice, while alleviating poverty. I am passionate about raising awareness of these issues in order to create a change and contribute to something that could improve someone’s legal standing.
Tej Gokulsing
International relations officer
My name is Tejal Gokulsing and it is an honour to be the incoming International Relations Officer for JLAP. My interest in this pro bono project comes from my PAN African roots as a proud Mauritian, I want to connect with other people and help overcome the situation we face in Africa as aspiring lawyers.
Media Officer
Georgina Browning
I joined JLAP as media officer because I feel it is important to widen my own knowledge about current issues, whilst also helping to raise awareness among others and get as many people involved as possible.
Oxfam
As stated our work is undertaken in association with Oxfam whom themselves are directing a wider programme in which they connect legal professionals with each other all over the world.
If you would like to find out more about this programme please click on the link below.
To donate, please follow the link on the Oxfam website.
