All student members of Middle Temple are automatically members of the Middle Temple Students' Association (MTSA). The democratically elected MTSA Committee is represented on all Standing Committees of the Inn whose work has a bearing on the interests of the Inn’s students.
The MTSA is committed to improving student life at the Inn by planning and promoting a range of activities that amuse, educate and inspire members to achieve great things throughout the year.
The MTSA officers are elected annually at the beginning of the legal year (early October) - more information below.
We also need student representatives from each Out of London (OOL) Bar Course Provider - more information here.
The outgoing MTSA Committee have put together a guide for new student members - full of information that they wish they had known when they joined the Inn.
MTSA online: our Linktree includes links to our social media and Whatsapp groups.
| President | Sarah Gardner | president@middletemplestudents.com |
| Vice-President | Queenie Sit | vice-president@middletemplestudents.com |
| Mooting Officer | Akinlolu Ogunyiluka | mooting-officer@middletemplestudents.com |
| Debating Officer | Reyna Akbasoglu | debating-officer@middletemplestudents.com |
| Social Secretary | Lo Ranfaing | social-secretary@middletemplestudents.com |
| Diversity, Inclusion and Social Mobility Officer | Fatimah Shah | equality@middletemplestudents.com |
| Communications Officer | Abbie Law | communications-officer@middletemplestudents.com |
MTSA COMMITTEE ELECTIONS WERE HELD ON 8 OCTOBER 2024.
A summary of each role is below.
President
- Leading events & supporting your team
- Fostering an environment where team members can come to you for help
- Streamlining contact with the Events team and Education Department
- Supporting Inn events
- Appearing on various wider Inn Standing Committees
- Supporting wider Inn initiatives and members’ projects
Vice-President
- Oversee budget and spending
- Engaging with students
- Supporting the President and the rest of the committee with events
- Proposing new idea to the committees
- Sitting on the Membership and International Committees
Mooting Officer
- Find mooters for competitions
- Highlighting mooting opportunities and working with the Communications Officer to promote them
- Assisting with the annual Inter-inn mooting competition.
- Answering any mooting enquiries.
- Working as part of the wider committee to put on events for students.
Debating Officer
- Debating competitions (Munroe Cup, Inter-inn Debating Competitions)
- Debating workshops (eg in collaboration with California Spars)
- Finding teams for external debating opportunities
- Spreading the word and educating students about the benefits of debating
Social Secretary
- Christmas & Summer Parties
- Social events (whether in or out of the Inn)
- Helping plan/ execute other people’s events if they need assistance
- Furthering interaction between students of the Inn
- Proposing ways to increase student interactivity
Equality Diversity & Social Inclusion Officer
- Events for Black History Month, Disability History Month, International Women’s Day & Pride Month
- Sitting on the Diversity & Inclusion Committee
- Furthering the interests of those underrepresented at the Bar
Communications Officer
- Run the Committee’s social presence across our various forms of social media
- Maintain communications between the Inn’s other departments
- Foster interconnectivity between students
- Support the other members’ events by both promotion and assistance