The Legal Cheek Summer 2023 Virtual Vacation Scheme and Law Fair, run in partnership with The University of Law (ULaw), takes place this coming Monday 19 June, running until Friday 23 June 2023. The final few places are available here.

It features a series of short talks, workshops and Q&As with lawyers from leading law firms, corresponding case study exercises set by ULaw, as well as an employability expo and virtual law fair featuring over 30 leading law firms.

The Scheme is open to all students. Its aim is to help boost employability and enable students to gain insights into life as a lawyer across a range of practice areas. The Scheme is not part of the participating firms’ recruitment processes.

Please see the Legal Cheek Vac Scheme page for a full list of the 30 + participating law firms.

The final few places on the Scheme are available here.

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The Legal Cheek Spring 2023 Virtual Vacation Scheme and Law Fair, run in partnership with The University of Law (ULaw), STARTS ON MONDAY (3 April) and runs until Wednesday 5 April 2023.

It features a series of short talks, workshops and Q&As with lawyers from leading law firms, corresponding case study exercises set by ULaw, as well as an employability expo and a virtual law fair featuring over 40 firms. All of this condensed into one 3-day scheme!

The Scheme is free to attend and open to all students. Its aim is to help boost employability and enable students to gain insights into life as a lawyer across a range of practice areas. The Scheme is not part of the participating firms’ recruitment processes.

Please see the Legal Cheek Vac Scheme and Fair page for a full list of the 40 participating law firms.

Apply to attend.

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Legal Cheek is coming to Leeds this week for the latest in its new 2023 series of IN-PERSON Secrets to Success events – in association with The University of Law (ULaw) – to help students boost their commercial awareness ahead of vacation schemes and training contract interviews.

The event takes place on Wednesday 8 March at ULaw Leeds, and features lawyers and graduate recruitment teams from Eversheds Sutherland, Pinsent Masons and Walker Morris, alongside a careers expert from ULaw.

The speakers will share their secrets to success, telling the stories of their career journeys, while advising students on how they can best position themselves to obtain training contracts with leading firms. Also up for discussion will be the key commercial awareness topics students need to have on their radar.

The speakers

• Charlie Markillie, principal associate in the competition, EU and trade group at Eversheds Sutherland
• Scott Oxley, senior associate in the commercial team at Pinsent Masons
• Anna Musk, trainee solicitor at Walker Morris
• Matthew Tomlinson, campus dean at The University of Law and former associate at DLA Piper and Addleshaw Goddard

After the Question Time-style discussion, which will be chaired by a Legal Cheek journalist, there will be networking over drinks and snacks with the speakers, trainees from the firms and members of their graduate recruitment teams.

Apply to attend. You’ll be asked to submit two questions for the speakers.

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Legal Cheek is coming to Birmingham for the latest in its new series of in-person Secrets to Success events – in association with The University of Law (ULaw) – to help students boost their commercial awareness.

The event takes place on Wednesday 1 March and features lawyers and graduate recruitment teams from the Birmingham offices of Gowling WLG, Mills & Reeve and Shoosmiths, alongside a careers expert from ULaw. 

The speakers will share their secrets to success, telling the stories of their career journeys, while advising students on how they can best position themselves to obtain training contracts with leading firms. Up for discussion will also be the key commercial awareness topics students need to have on their radar.

The speakers

• Anjali Bancroft, principal associate specialising in residential development at Gowling WLG
• Jagjit Virdi, principal associate specialising in the defence of occupational stress and personal injury claims at Mills & Reeve
• Inayah Noormahomed-Qureshi, associate in the financial services team at Shoosmiths
• ULaw speaker to be announced 

After the panel discussion, which will be chaired by a Legal Cheek journalist, there will be networking over drinks and snacks with the speakers, trainees and members of their graduate recruitment teams.

Apply to attend.

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Legal Cheek‘s December Virtual Pupillage Fair 2022 is nearly here.

The Fair, which is free and open to all, is the last chance to meet over 30 leading chambers before the Pupillage Gateway opens. As well as video walk-ins with all the sets there are six careers and commercial awareness workshops delivered by leading barristers.

The Fair takes place this Tuesday, 13 December, from 2-5pm.

Secure your place now

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Legal Cheek‘s Winter 2022 Virtual Vacation Scheme starts on Monday.

The Scheme, which runs through until Friday 9 December, features lawyers from 18 leading law firms and careers experts from The University of Law (ULaw).

If you haven’t already, SECURE YOUR PLACE NOW

Over the course of the week, there will be presentations and workshops on the following practice areas and sectors:

• Deals
• Disputes
• Energy
• Real Estate
• IPOs and listed law firms
• Banking & finance
• Retail & leisure
• Legal tech
• Commercial law
• ESG
• Computer games

The sessions will be delivered by lawyers from the following firms:

• Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
• Blackstone Chambers
• Clyde & Co
• Charles Russell Speechlys
• Dentons
• Gateley
• Gibson Dunn
• Howard Kennedy
• Macfarlanes
• Norton Rose Fulbright
• Osborne Clarke
• Ropes & Gray
• RPC
• Shoosmiths
• Travers Smith
• Weil Gotshal & Manges
• Wiggin
• Womble Bond Dickinson

A daily case study will be supplied by Scheme partner ULaw. ULaw careers experts, many of whom are former lawyers at leading firms, will also deliver an Employability Expo.

Legal Cheek‘s Winter Virtual Vacation Scheme is free to attend and open to all students. If you haven’t already, secure your place now

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As law firm vacation scheme and training contract deadlines draw near, Legal Cheek is back with its final virtual law fair of 2022.

The November UK Virtual Law Fair is now live, taking place this Tuesday (22 November) from 2-5pm. It features video walk-ins with over 70 leading law firms and other exhibitors (see the full list below), as well as six careers advice and commercial awareness workshops delivered by leading lawyers.

If you haven’t already, SECURE YOUR PLACE NOW!

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Legal Cheek‘s final virtual law fair of the year is 10 days away!

The November UK Virtual Law Fair takes place on Tuesday 22 November (2-5pm). It features video walk-ins with over 70 law firms as well as six back-to-back careers and commercial awareness workshops delivered by leading lawyers.

All the leading law firms will be there.

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Join us on the afternoon of Tuesday 18 October for a virtual event with Bird & Bird.

We’ll be hearing from the international firm’s lawyers across a range of practice areas, including Energy, Real Estate, Corporate, and Commercial.

The focus will be on sustainability, as we explore how the greening of the economy is becoming an increasing driver of work for law firms. From clean energy to electric cars to carbon neutral buildings, this is set to be a hot theme for years to come, providing exciting opportunities for future lawyers.

Also on the agenda, we’ll be looking at how Bird & Bird is focusing on sustainability as an organisation, from diversity and inclusion to corporate social responsibility.

The speakers

• Lauren Nethercleft, sustainability manager
• James Baillieu, corporate partner
• Ariane Le Strat, commercial, retail & consumer associate
• Michael Rudd, corporate, energy & utilities partner

After short talks and a panel discussion, there will be virtual networking with the Bird & Bird Early Careers team and trainees.

Apply to attend.

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Legal Cheek‘s October UK Virtual Law Fair is this Tuesday (11 October, 2-5pm).

All of the leading law firms will be there, including all of the Magic Circle, leading US, international and international firms (check out the full list below).

As well as video walk-ins with 70+ firms there will be careers and commercial awareness workshops with the likes of Clifford Chance and Slaughter and May.

If you haven’t already, SECURE YOUR PLACE NOW!

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Legal Cheek‘s October Virtual Pupillage Fair 2022 is today (Saturday 8 October), from 10am until 1pm.

It features video walk-ins with over 40 chambers and other exhibitors, as well as six careers and commercial awareness workshops delivered by leading barristers.

We have a few final places available here. The Fair is free and open to all students interested in a career at the Bar.

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The countdown has begun to the biggest law careers virtual events in the graduate recruitment calendar.

On Saturday 8 October (10am to 1pm) the Legal Cheek October Virtual Pupillage Fair 2022 brings together 40 leading chambers with pupillage hunters from across the land. If you haven’t already, secure your place now.

Then on Tuesday 11 October (2pm to 5pm) the Legal Cheek October Virtual Law Fair 2022 brings together over 70 leading law firms with students seeking training contracts. If you haven’t already, secure your place now.

Each Fair also features six back-to-back careers and commercial awareness workshops.

The firms

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The biggest virtual law fair of the graduate recruitment year is just over two weeks away — taking place between 2-5pm on Tuesday 11 October. Secure your place now.

A lot of firms will be there!

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The October UK Virtual Fair is the second of three we are holding throughout the autumn, with September held last week and a further date in November. Each Fair features video walk-ins with 70+ law firms as well as six back-to-back careers and commercial awareness workshops delivered by leading solicitors.

Secure your place for the October Fair now!

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The introduction of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) means that students can take different first steps into the legal profession.

With this flexibility comes questions. Do you start work before embarking on qualification, just to get relevant work experience under your belt, or do you progress to take the SQE assessments as quickly as possible? What do firms think about those who have already completed work experience placements or have passed SQE1? Does such an approach help you secure a training contract?

On the afternoon of Tuesday 23 August Legal Cheek is partnering with The College of Legal Practice for a virtual student event to help those of you at the beginning of your legal career. The event will help you to consider the various pathways and options available to you. Speakers from legal services organisations including Accutrainee and leading law firm Reed Smith will share their thoughts on the SQE route and students’ recent experiences.

The speakers

• Bhavisha Mistry, legal director of The Fragrance Shop and programme committee member, supervisor and course developer at The College of Legal Practice
• Rebecca Schrod, graduate recruitment manager at Reed Smith
• Meera Ferguson, director of operations at Accutrainee
• Giles Proctor, The College of Legal Practice’s CEO

Following the panel discussion there will be virtual networking with The College of Legal Practice team.

Secure your place now.

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The first virtual law fair of the graduate recruitment year takes place NEXT WEEK, from 2-5pm on Thursday 8 September. Secure your place now.

A lot of firms will be there!

 

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The September UK Virtual Fair is the first of three we are holding throughout the autumn, with further dates in October and November. Each Fair features video walk-ins with 70+ law firms as well as six back-to-back careers and commercial awareness workshops delivered by leading solicitors.

Secure your place for next week’s Fair now!

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Legal Cheek is coming to Leeds for the latest in its new series of in-person Secrets to Success events – in association with The University of Law (ULaw) – to help students boost their commercial awareness.

The event takes place on Thursday 28 July at ULaw Leeds, and features lawyers and graduate recruitment teams from Pinsent Masons, Walker Morris and Womble Bond Dickinson, alongside a careers expert from ULaw.

The speakers will share their secrets to success, telling the stories of their career journeys, while advising students on how they can best position themselves to obtain training contracts with leading firms. Up for discussion will also be the key commercial awareness topics students need to have on their radar.

The speakers

• Matthew Clayton-Stead, partner in the banking and finance team at Pinsent Masons
• Samantha Paulin, associate in the employment team at Walker Morris
• Vicky McCombe, partner in the construction team at Womble Bond Dickinson
• Angelika Ketzer, tutor at ULaw’s Leeds campus

After the Question Time-style discussion, which will be chaired by a Legal Cheek journalist, there will be networking over drinks and canapés with the speakers, trainees and members of their graduate recruitment teams.

Secure your place now.

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An interest in protecting human rights is what draws many to the law, but only a select few manage to forge a career in this fascinating and important branch of the legal profession.

Getting ahead requires not only intelligence and excellent legal skills, but also passion and commitment to the principles of justice. A resolve to forgo the lavish perks of junior City lawyer life is also central to building a career in this area. The reward is some of the best quality and most varied and fulfilling work around.

On the afternoon of Tuesday 19 July Legal Cheek is partnering with The University of Law (ULaw) to hold a virtual event for aspiring human rights lawyers — featuring a Question Time-style panel discussion from 4-5pm followed by virtual networking until 6pm.

The panel will feature leading human rights lawyers from Bindmans, Cornerstone Barristers, and a legal education expert from ULaw.

The speakers

• Joanna Bennett, solicitor in the actions against police and state team at Bindmans
• Estelle Dehon, barrister practicing in public law at Cornerstone Barristers
• Niall Carlin, former barrister and academic practice developer at ULaw

The human rights experts will share careers advice and consider the main issues affecting human rights lawyers now and over the years ahead, while also telling some of their stories from practice.

Secure your place now.

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The Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) is creating new routes to qualification, allowing aspiring solicitors to take their career into their own hands.

Under the new SQE regime aspiring solicitors are no longer required to complete a traditional training contract with an employer sponsoring you from the beginning. The SQE puts you in the driving seat and there are many options for you to become a solicitor.

The legal sector has now aligned its main professional qualification route with other professional services with one central set of assessments, the SQE. How you prepare for them and when you get your work experience is down to you.

This new path to qualification gives you the chance to shape your own training, with flexibility in courses, including ‘earn while you learn’, limiting your costs and time commitments. The reality is that not everyone can study full-time for a further year after university. Then comes the opportunities brought through qualifying work experience (QWE); there are many roles, opportunities and organisations that you can consider to progress your SQE pathway.

On the afternoon of Tuesday 12 July Legal Cheek is partnering with The College of Legal Practice for a virtual student event to explore how aspiring solicitors can make the most of the SQE to qualify in a way that works for you, your circumstances and your future career.

We will be hearing from a range of speakers who will discuss the new study and qualification opportunities presented by the SQE. The panel will feature Natalie Watkiss, who works in leadership and management development, coaching/mentoring and apprenticeships at leading law firm Shoosmiths, The College of Legal Practice’s CEO Giles Proctor, Programme Leader Kathryn Newton, non-executive College of Legal Practice board member and former solicitor at magic circle law firm Freshfields Isabel Parker, and HR Manager at Acuity Law Nicola Wellman.

Following the panel discussion there will be virtual networking with The College of Legal Practice to find out more about the College’s courses, including SQE1 Preparation Course, the LLM in Legal Practice and the College’s conversion course for non-law graduates, the Graduate Foundation in Law Programme.

Secure your place now.

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LAST CHANCE to secure your place at The Legal Cheek Summer 2022 Virtual Vacation Scheme which starts on Monday!

Taking place from Monday (4 July) until Friday (8 July), the Scheme, run in partnership with The University of Law, features speakers from leading law firms and in-house teams, alongside employability sessions and case studies. SECURE YOUR PLACE NOW.

The Scheme features speakers from Slaughter and May, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Mishcon de Reya, Macfarlanes, RPC, DWF, Gowling WLG, Ropes & Gray, Akin Gump, Radcliffe Chambers, 4 Pump Court, The Commercial Bar Association and in-house teams from iManage, The Bank of England, The Law Society, and The University of Law.

From energy law to corporate finance, intellectual property to restructuring, family law to legal tech, we’ve got all the bases covered in this unmissable insight into understanding how the legal market operates. Check out the full schedule here.

The Scheme is free to attend and open to all.

SECURE YOUR PLACE NOW.

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The Legal Cheek Virtual Vacation Scheme is back for its summer edition NEXT WEEK, running from Monday (4 July) until Friday (8 July)!

The Scheme, run in partnership with The University of Law, features speakers from leading law firms and in-house teams, alongside employability sessions and case studies. SECURE YOUR PLACE NOW.

The Scheme features speakers from Slaughter and May, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Mishcon de Reya, Macfarlanes, RPC, DWF, Gowling WLG, Ropes & Gray, Akin Gump, Radcliffe Chambers, 4 Pump Court, The Commercial Bar Association and in-house teams from iManage, The Bank of England, The Law Society, and The University of Law.

From energy law to corporate finance, intellectual property to restructuring, family law to legal tech, we’ve got all the bases covered in this unmissable insight into understanding how the legal market operates. Check out the full schedule here.

The Scheme is free to attend and open to all.

SECURE YOUR PLACE NOW.

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The Legal Cheek Virtual Vacation Scheme is back for its summer edition in just over one week! The Scheme takes place from Monday 4 July until Friday 8 July 2022.

The Scheme, run in partnership with The University of Law, features speakers from leading law firms and in-house teams, alongside employability sessions and case studies. SECURE YOUR PLACE NOW.

The Scheme features speakers from Slaughter and May, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Mishcon de Reya, Macfarlanes, RPC, DWF, Gowling WLG, Ropes & Gray, Akin Gump, Radcliffe Chambers, 4 Pump Court, The Commercial Bar Association and in-house teams from iManage, The Bank of England, The Law Society, and The University of Law.

From energy law to corporate finance, intellectual property to restructuring, family law to legal tech, we’ve got all the bases covered in this unmissable insight into understanding how the legal market operates. Check out the full schedule here.

The Scheme is free to attend and open to all.

SECURE YOUR PLACE NOW.

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