Events

This one-hour workshop is designed to help you prepare for competency-based interviews with confidence and clarity. Through practical exercises, expert guidance, and peer-to-peer practice, you will learn how to identifydifferent types of interview questions, craft compelling responses using the STAR technique, and understand what employers are really looking for.

Legal Cheek virtual student event with WHITE & CASE: 'The anatomy of a leveraged finance deal'

The theme is leveraged finance. It's an area that plays an increasingly important role in global capital markets and private equity transactions. But how does it actually work? Hear from partners Colin Harley and Shane McDonald in WHITE & CASE’s London debt finance group as they share their experiences advising on high-profile leveraged buyouts, refinancings and cross-border financings. They will share how complex debt structures are put together, the roles of different stakeholders, and the challenges that arise in executing these transactions. The panel will also provide commercial insight into current market trends and the impact of the macroeconomic environment on deal-making. They will also reflect on the skills that future lawyers need to be developing to ensure they thrive in this rapidly evolving landscape.

After short talks and a panel discussion there will be virtual networking with the speakers, WHITE & CASE trainees and members of the firm’s graduate recruitment team. Secure your place now.

Explore how law firms embed environmental, social and governance priorities into their strategy.

Join us for an enlightening four-part virtual series, Certified Commercial Awareness, along with Husnara Begum and expert guests.

Learn what it takes to show commercial awareness in your applications and interviews - covering the basics, industry insights, ESG, legal tech, and AI.

This series will equip you with everything you need to demonstrate Commercial Awareness during applications and interviews, and if you attend all four online events, you’ll receive certified status with an official certificate. All sessions are packed with actionable advice.

Dr Mokal's talk will explore his journey bridging legal theory and practice, corporate restructuring, and how academic research can drive real-world policy reform. This represents a valuable opportunity for students and faculty interested in law, economics, finance, development, and public policy.

Dr Riz Mokal is a leading figure at the intersection of law, economics, and international policy. He practices as a barrister at South Square Chambers in London, one of the world's premier sets specialising in insolvency and restructuring, and his scholarly work has been cited with approval by the House of Lords, the Australian High Court, and in around 150 scholarly journals worldwide. He is the author of "Corporate Insolvency Law: Theory and Application" (Oxford University Press), which constructs an egalitarian theory for analysing corporate insolvency law, reconciling fairness with economic efficiency.

From 2009 to 2013, Dr Mokal served as Senior Counsel to the World Bank and Head of the Bank's Global Initiative on Insolvency, working with the governments of eighteen countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East on legal reform. Most remarkably, his research directly influenced the 2019 EU Directive on Preventive Restructuring Frameworks, with his proposed 'creditor best interest' test and 'relative priority rule' being incorporated into this landmark legislation. He held the Chair of Law and Legal Theory at University College London until 2016 and is currently a Visiting Professor at the University of Florence and an Honors joiroru.

The talk will be followed by a live Q&A. No need to sign up, just come along.

Dr Serena Natile will deliver a session on ‘Revisiting Wages for Housework’ at the Resonate Festival on Monday 3 November 2025. The session forms part of The Resonate ESRC Festival of Social Science: Our Working Lives, taking place at 1 Mill Street, Leamington Spa. The event will consider the potential of utopian/dystopian evolutions of work, and how we might shape the future for human wellbeing. Join University of Warwick researchers for an evening of short talks from diverse perspectives of ‘Our Working Lives’.

If you are interested in attending this event, book your tickets now on the Resonate Festival website.

Discover what to expect from this type of interview. With more graduate recruiters shifting away from mainly competency-based interviews to mainly strengths-based interviews or a combination of both, this workshop provides an invaluable insight into Strengths based recruitment. Discover your own unique top Strengths, join us in person to find out more.

Library: Research Skills Training - new for 2025/26 is a general introduction to the library for researchers, and specialist sessions on managing research data, open research, and researcher profiles. The training sessions are open to all PGR students and academic staff across the university. All sessions will run hybridly, so you can choose to attend in the library or online.

Join our PGR community for a morning coffee meet-up and campus walk. Stop by the Hub to grab a coffee. You can bring your own reusable mug or pick up one of our free thermal mugs. 

At 10:30 AM, we'll head out on a casual walk around campus. It will be a great opportunity to meet people, get some fresh air, and have a nice stroll around campus.

Come for the coffee, stay for the conversation. We’d love to see you there!

Guest Speaker: David Vitale, Warwick Law School

Title: 'Towards Theoretical Clarity on Trust's Role in Deliberative Mini-Publics'

This event will start with lunch at 12:30pm in Room S2.09, followed by the Seminar from 1:00pm to 2:00pm in Room S2.12.

Speaker: Prof. Anuj Kapilashrami

The ongoing poly-crisis has deepened inequalities, increased precarity, and led people to feel a significant loss of social, political, and economic power. These crises are rooted in colonial legacies, with state responses and resistance efforts largely unexamined.

Amidst this context, the pursuit of healthier, more resilient societies has never been more urgent. This pursuit, emphasises social participation, placing communities at the heart of policy. The recent landmark WHO resolution on Social Participation in Health (adopted in May 2024) underscores the importance of embedding communities and civil society in health decision-making. However, meaningful engagement and participation remains complex, as are the contested concepts of participation and ‘community’.

Drawing on insights from Advancing Health Rights and Tackling Inequalities, I will discuss how empowered and organised communities can drive transformative change. I will share research and praxis-led examples - including decolonial perspectives and community-led actions from both the global North and South - demonstrating how collective organising can offer the countervailing power for advancing health equity and social justice.

Please register: https://forms.office.com/e/p4etzJR2yNLink opens in a new window 

At this student event, a panel of the firm’s leading lawyers — specialising in areas such as corporate and intellectual property — will guide you through a case study inspired by a real-life client: a footballing icon. You’ll discover how the firm helps high-profile sports figures build their personal brands through commercial deals, manage their wealth, and protect their image rights from exploitation.

Explore whether the human right to life is truly absolute in this engaging lecture on the death penalty, justice, and global human rights in practice.

How does the death penalty fit with one of our most fundamental human rights — the right to life? Come along to this thought-provoking lecture and explore how international treaties, global declarations, and the European Convention on Human Rights all address this issue. We’ll also look at how the death penalty is applied in practice, focusing on examples from around the world, including the US, and consider the barriers to justice it creates. This is a chance to connect theory with real-world issues, challenge your thinking, and build your understanding of human rights in action.

Hear from the Inner Temple Outreach Team about the Inn's scholarships and hear from a panel of barristers and judges about their journey to the Bar. At in person events, there is also a networking reception, where you can interact with barristers, judges and other aspiring barristers. Refreshments (drinks and canapes) are provided.
This is an opportunity for university students, graduates, and career changers to ask questions and learn more about routes to the Bar.

Library: Research Skills Training - new for 2025/26 is a general introduction to the library for researchers, and specialist sessions on managing research data, open research, and researcher profiles. The training sessions are open to all PGR students and academic staff across the university. All sessions will run hybridly, so you can choose to attend in the library or online.

As part of the recruitment process you may be invited to take part in a group work activity, this session will help you be prepared. In this session you will be able to:

• Practise assessment centre exercise participating in a small group

• Understand behaviours you are being assessed against

• Explore roles you could take on in groupwork

• Identify any areas for personal development from self-assessment and feedback

This termly Law School event offers Continuing Professional Development through a review of recent case law developments by our expert colleagues. Volunteers will summarise cases that have intrigued them drawn from fields as diverse as contract law, consumer law, company law, investment arbitration, tax, and intellectual property law. All are welcome to attend (faculty, postgraduate and undergraduate students), either to present a case or to listen and ask questions.

Lunch will be provided.

Please email globe@warwick.ac.uk if you have any dietary or access requirements.

Get ready for a night of music, laughter, stories, and good vibes!

Hosted by the Law School’s EDI committee, this event is all about celebrating creativity, identity, and community. Whether you’d like to perform or just want to cheer from the crowd, everyone’s welcome!

Sing a song, read a poem, tell a story, share a coming-out experience, perform some stand-up — or just sit back, grab some snacks, and enjoy the show.

If you’d like to take part, fill out this quick formLink opens in a new window.

Food and drinks provided. Come as you are, bring your friends, and let’s make it a night to remember 💫

Join us for an in-depth conversation on just transition, an important framework for guiding the global shift to a low-carbon and climate-resilient economy. As the world confronts the challenges of climate change, societies and economies will have to mitigate and adapt to a greener, cleaner and more resilient future while ensuring no-one is left behind. As we shift away from fossil-fuel economies and embrace new technologies and models of production and consumption, we must also ensure that this transition is orderly, equitable and inclusive.

A just transition requires us ensure that we protect jobs, support vulnerable communities and mitigate social dislocations and economic disruptions.

Join our expert panel to discuss how we can facilitate a just transition locally, nationally and internationally. What strategies can governments and institutions deploy to ensure equitable growth, green job creation, and social inclusion? What are the challenges faced by local, national and international policymakers to safeguard workers and communities from the risks of disorderly transitions to a low-carbon, climate-resilient future? What role does and should the UK government play in leading fairer and equitable pathways for a just transition globally?

Take part in the conversation shaping policies for a fairer, greener future.

Join us for an exclusive conversation with Richard Youle, Partner and Head of Skadden’s London office, and Co-Head of the firm’s Private Equity group.

Hosted by Husnara Begum, careers consultant and former magic-circle lawyer, this interactive session offers a rare chance to hear Richard’s insights on:

• His career journey to partnership at one of the world’s leading law firms
• What life and work are like at Skadden
• Trends and opportunities in private equity and leveraged M&A

Recognised as one of Europe’s most influential lawyers and repeatedly named a top private equity practitioner by Chambers, Legal 500, Law360, and others, Richard brings unmatched expertise and perspective. Bring your questions for an open Q&A and gain first-hand advice on building a standout legal career.

• Learn how to construct a CV tailored for the graduate job market

• Explore different types of applications required by recruiters

• Recognise the importance of researching jobs and employers to inform successful applications

• Explore how to succeed in shaping a graduate job application when the recruiter is using an Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

• Identify how to approach answering application questions and writing cover letters

About the Event:

The Law, Technology, and Development Learning Circle brings together staff and students across the University of Warwick who are interested in the regulatory, governance, human rights, and political economy challenges of technology in/and on society. The group is coordinated by the Centre for Law, Regulation and Governance of the Global Economy (GLOBE), Warwick Law School and the Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies (CIM) with the aim to create a space for sharing and discussing research and policy developments.

Through reading groups, events, and policy conversations the group aims to develop cross faculty collaborations that foreground Warwick’s law in context, and interdisciplinary research culture.

Unlock the power of personal and professional networks in this hands-on workshop designed for students from all disciplines. Whether you're preparing for your first internship or dreaming of launching your own venture, your network can be your greatest asset.

ICAEW are a professional body for chartered accountants in England and Wales, they support over 38,000 students through their Associate Chartered Accountant qualification (ACA). When you become chartered with ICAEW, you join a prestigious global network of over 169,500 business professionals. These leaders set the highest standards, provide invaluable expertise, and work across all industries to build robust economies.

By the end of the webinar you will know; 

• Who ICAEW are and what the ACA qualification is.

• What the routes are to becoming an ICAEW Chartered Accountant.

• What industries, sectors and roles you could work in.

• Why a professional qualification might be for you.

• What your next steps are, including further skills development and where to apply for opportunities.

This practical, in person, hands on workshop will give you the opportunity to understand what employers are assessing in both individual and group work activities. Come along and develop your skills participating in a range of exercises in a safe and supportive environment.

The theme is understanding corporate law firms. A panel of Shoosmiths lawyers from across a range of different practice areas and locations will take students on a journey through the ecosystem of finance and business, explaining law firms’ role advising companies on everything from mergers to disputes.

The speakers will explore the relationship between private practice lawyers at law firms and in-house lawyers in companies’ legal teams, considering how these two groups interact on the deals that power the economy.

Discover how technology and AI are transforming legal practice and client services.

Join us for an enlightening four-part virtual series, Certified Commercial Awareness, along with Husnara Begum and expert guests.

Learn what it takes to show commercial awareness in your applications and interviews - covering the basics, industry insights, ESG, legal tech, and AI.

This series will equip you with everything you need to demonstrate Commercial Awareness during applications and interviews, and if you attend all four online events, you’ll receive certified status with an official certificate. All sessions are packed with actionable advice.

Are you ready to shape the future of law? Join Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer for an exclusive insight into how emerging technologies like AI are transforming the legal profession.

Bristows has a very large IP practice which covers a range of responsibilities, including: advising on and negotiating transactions concerning intellectual property, filing trademarks and design registrations, brand protection the litigation of disputes concerning patents, trademarks, designs and copyright.

• Explore how your degree can support a career in Intellectual Property Law at Bristows.
• Take part in a variety of interactive sessions including case studies and presentations given by legal experts.
• Have the valuable opportunity to network with partners, associates and current trainees.

The IP workshops are open to undergraduates from their second year of study (including those on a four-year course), postgraduates and graduates, studying any degree.

Application Deadline: 17 October 2025.

Important questions about the nature of cultural objects and their journeys through time arise and academics at Warwick are well-placed to tackle them from a multitude of disciplines. However, we need the opportunity to get together for these important conversations to take place. We invite colleagues from across the university to join us to discuss these important which will focus on issues of authenticity and fakes, digitations and object biographies.

• Learn how to construct a CV tailored for the graduate job market

• Explore different types of applications required by recruiters

• Recognise the importance of researching jobs and employers to inform successful applications

• Explore how to succeed in shaping a graduate job application when the recruiter is using an Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

• Identify how to approach answering application questions and writing cover letters