Featuring Travers Smith, Hill Dickinson, Hogan Lovells, Gatehouse Chambers and more!
Legal Cheek is kicking off 2023 with a host of virtual events for both aspiring solicitors and barristers.
Whether you’re keen to know more about life as a transactional lawyer or seeking expert guidance on nailing a pupillage application, Legal Cheek‘s action-packed events schedule has you covered.
Also be sure to check out our Key Deadlines Calendar featuring firms and chambers specific application deadlines and events. You can also get alerts direct to your phone by downloading our iPhone or Android apps.
10 January: Life as a transactional lawyer — with Travers Smith
We’ll be joined virtually by lawyers from across a range of the firm’s headline transactional practice areas, including corporate, financial services and tax.
17 January: How law firms help businesses operate ethically — with Hill Dickinson
With environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations high on the agenda in all sectors, and a hot commercial awareness topic of the moment, Hill Dickinson’s lawyers will be exploring how law firms help their clients conduct business ethically.
19 January: Training contract application masterclass — with Hogan Lovells, Shoosmiths, Charles Russell Speechlys and ULaw
Hear from lawyers and graduate recruitment specialists at leading law firms Hogan Lovells, Shoosmiths and Charles Russell Speechlys, and a careers expert from The University of Law (ULaw), about what makes a successful training contract application.
24 January: Pupillage application masterclass — with Gatehouse, Henderson, Landmark, Radcliffe Chambers and 2 Temple Gardens
We’ll be hearing from barristers from five leading chambers who successfully made their way through the hyper-competitive selection process to secure pupillage.
1 February: Inside the countercyclical practice areas set to power law firms through the recession — with Womble Bond Dickinson
Get the lowdown from lawyers from Womble Bond Dickinson’s restructuring, insolvency and litigation teams about their recent work highlights, career journeys and how they tend to be busier than ever when recessions hit.
3-5 April: The Legal Cheek Spring 2023 Virtual Vacation Scheme and Law Fair
This Scheme will feature a series of short talks, workshops and Q&As with lawyers from leading law firms, corresponding written exercises set by ULaw, as well as an employability Expo and a virtual Law Fair featuring over 40 firms.