Tuesday 5 November, 3pm to 5pm, taking place virtually
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This year’s STEM Future Lawyers panel discussion and law fair takes place virtually from 3-5pm on Tuesday 5 November.
The flagship virtual event for science, technology, engineering and maths students interested in legal careers features lawyers from science backgrounds and graduate recruitment teams from leading London-based global law firms.
It commences with a panel discussion with lawyers from A&O Shearman, Bird & Bird, Bristows, Clifford Chance and Herbert Smith Freehills. Speakers from these firms will share how they became lawyers after originally studying STEM subjects. They will also explain how their STEM backgrounds have helped them in their legal careers.
Time: 3pm to 5pm
Location: Virtual event
Level: STEM Students, Graduates
As the legal profession embraces new technology to become more efficient, those who possess a combination of legal and tech skills have found themselves in high demand. Over the years ahead, these multi-skilled STEM lawyers will have an important role to play as law firms re-imagine their traditional structures to accommodate artificial intelligence and other lawtech.
At the same time, legal practice areas like intellectual property and patents have a long history of attracting science graduates interested in the law, whose specialist knowledge gives them an edge.
The speakers
• Charlotte Boyd, associate in the derivatives and structured finance team at A&O Shearman (applied medical sciences graduate)
• Phillipus Putter, associate in the intellectual property (IP) team at Bird & Bird (biomaterial science and tissue engineering graduate)
• Liz Cohen, partner in the intellectual property (IP) team at Bristows (natural sciences graduate)
• Molly Margiotta, associate in the intellectual property (IP) team at Clifford Chance (biochemistry graduate)
• Zoe Morris, associate in the energy transition and infrastructure finance team at Herbert Smith Freehills (biological natural sciences graduate)
After the panel discussion there will be a virtual law fair with the above firms. A host of trainee solicitors with STEM backgrounds will be on hand to chat informally about their career journeys to date.
This event is now fully booked.