Strategic Goals

Purpose Assess research Exchange ideas Collect input Make recommendation

Key Questions Why is the purpose of our organisation? Who benefits from ELSA? What are Strategic Goals? What are they useful for? For what time frame do we want them for?

The basics Vision Purpose Aims Means A just world in which there is respect for human dignity and cultural diversity. Purpose To contribute to legal education, to foster mutual understanding and to promote social responsibility of law students and young lawyers. Aims To develop professional and student relations of an international nature in the field of Law, to prepare members for professional life in an international environment, to contribute to the exchange of scholarly experience and to stimulate mutual understanding and friendship on the international level. Means By providing opportunities for law students and young lawyers to learn about other cultures and legal systems in a spirit of critical dialogue and scientific co-operation. By assisting law students and young lawyers to be internationally minded and professionally skilled. By encouraging law students and young lawyers to act for the good of society. VALUES

Definition A strategic plan is the formalised road map that describes how your organisation executes the chosen strategy. A plan spells out where an organisation is going over the next year or more and how it is going to get there. Typically, the plan is organisation-wide or focused on a major function.

Evaluation 2013 - 2018 Name me goals we have achieved.

How do we define success? Qualitative or quantitative? And what success do we see 5 years from now? Who are they directed to? IB vs Network For what time period? What to do with the Financial Strategy?

Structure Issues-based (from present to future) Goal-based (from future to present) Area-based (BEE, IM, FM, MKT…) Target-based (members, officers/human resources, national + international) 

SWOT Analysis External vs Internal

SMART Goals Strategies are fulfilled through: Creation Continuation Change, or Elimination

Priorities I Sustainability: Projects: Administration & Financial International Board & Team Living situation Legality

Priorities II Knowledge Management Communication: IB & LG Training Active Engagement: Coaching System, Webinars & Centralised system of communication Transition

Priorities III External Engagement Branding: Definition Marketing Strategy Social Responsibility Cooperation outside of Europe

Priorities IV Regional Cooperation Expansion vs Internal Development

Implementation?

Questions // What are the key priorities we should focus in AA/MCC? What are the key priorities we should focus in ELSA? How to ensure the implementation of Strategic Goals’21/23?

Academic Competitions Moot Court Competitions Academic activities Academic writing Academic Competitions Legal Research Groups ELSA Negotiation Competitions Law Review Legal debates Moot Court Competitions Essay competitions Academic ? Legal courses Studies Abroad Projects Lawyers@Work Project X?

VP AA of ELSA International Academic Competitions Academic writing Academic Competitions ELSA Negotiation Competitions - INC coop - future development strategy - Development on all levels Legal Research Groups - Migration LRG - IFP LRG - Access to Justice LRG + revamp +IBAN +Academic discovery platforms EHRMCC Quality Standards - Sponsorship - Premoot development - Organising ELSA Law Review - 3rd edition - Future - LR promotion platform Legal debates - Handbook - Development strategy - Platform for international legal debates Academic ? Other Legal courses Internal Meetings IFP Studies Abroad Projects ELSA Day Network support Lawyers@Work Coaching Countries Strategic Planning Project X?

Future of AA

1. AA is still finding its nature Inherent problems: 1. AA is still finding its nature

2. All projects in baby stages Inherent problems: 2. All projects in baby stages

Inherent problems: 3. Forces to multitask

Just a question of time-management?

4. Impossible to train during transition or to be experienced in all Inherent problems: 4. Impossible to train during transition or to be experienced in all

We are one step closer to the future! Congrats We are one step closer to the future!