What does socio-legal mean? Socio-legal is the combination of social and legal factors, mainly examining the relationship between law and society. In this project, as law students, we need to use our legal knowledge and skills to work well as a team to plan and carry out events for schools and colleges. The socio-legal role is to use our knowledge and expertise as law students and put it into action by planning and organizing successful events. This can be done in different ways, but the main function is to be able to work well in a team/committee in order to achieve the best result. Dr. Meredith Belbin is known for his team role theory, in which he examines different types of people and how effective they are at working in a group/team. By reviewing Dr. Belbin's research and theory, I can come to a conclusion as to what is needed to work effectively in a team. What does it take to succeed as a team? There's not much you can do to be successful as a team. As long as everyone is on the same page and focused on the same end result, it is very easy to succeed. Some of these characteristics include: shared goals, productivity, understanding different roles, good communication, personal growth and recognition, teamwork and mutual respect, and remaining open to “outsiders” . When all, if not most, of these characteristics are taken into account, it is very easy to build a high-performing team and achieve a positive outcome. Below I've listed each feature with what it means. Shared goals: “everyone is working toward the same outcome and there is no personal or hidden agenda.” Productivity: "the result of getting work done, not wasting time, and making sure you hit the dead end...... middle of paper ......ne KD, Sheats P. , 'Functional Roles of Group Members' (Bill Staples, ICA Associates Inc. 2007)• Benne KD, Sheats P., 'Journal of Social Issues' (vol. 4, number 2, 1948)• Keen TR, Creation of effective and successful teams, (Perdue University Press 2003) 38• Kirton B., Bright professional skills for students and graduates, (Pearson 2012)• Prichard JS, Stanton NA, 'Journal of Management Development' (MCP UP Ltd 1982) Websites• Belbin 'Belbin Team Roles', accessed February 2014• Crowe Associates Ltd 'Identifying positive and negative group behavior roles', accessed February 2014• Oxford Dictionaries Definition of sociolegal in English, accessed February 2014