Members of the Careers team will lead the discussion and students will need to be willing to actively engage with the topic and be ready to ask questions and share experiences of writing applications.

This time will now be used to hold a writing session. It will provide a space to work together and help colleagues kick off the term if they are struggling to get back to the PhD routine.

Guest Speaker: Professor Mohammed Shahabuddin, University of Birmingham

Title: 'Decolonising Minority Rights Discourse'

Starting with lunch at 12:30pm in Room S2.09, followed by the Seminar at 1:00pm in Room S2.12

Did you know that the University has an official campus cat? 🐈 Rolf (@rolfatwarwick) lives locally and often comes to the campus to meet the students and staff. In week 3, he will visit the Law School. If you'd like to meet Rolf, you miss your cat, or you'd just like to take a break with some cake - come along! 

(Please note Rolf can't offer any legal advice or feedback on your essays.)

Competition is strong with many vying for the same opportunities. Most deadlines for advertised work opportunities are now over.

This workshop will explore the NEW! WorkReady Toolkit and how it can help you creatively find, secure and make the most of work experience opportunities. You will also find out the other creative ways to search for work experience, including the opportunities in the 'Hidden Job Market'.

At this Meet the Professionals event you will gain an understanding of some of the different roles and career paths open to you within International Development.

The session will be hosted by a Senior Careers Consultant, and five Warwick alumni will be there to speak about their personal career journeys leading to their current roles at the:

• International Organization of Migration
• Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• World Green Building Council
• World Trade Organization
• UK Defence Solutions

Following this there will be an opportunity for you to pose your own questions to the speakers either on or off camera, or in the Teams chat.

With artificial intelligence impacting day to day activities this workshop aims to provide insight into avoiding the pitfalls and utilising the advantages of this fast paced technology.

Participants will be able to structure well researched queries, use generative AI to research industries and job roles and to understand humanise output that are created.

Your Warwick Law Society first-year representatives Elaine and Julia are collaborating with Warwick Law School to bring you the first ever 'Meet the Law Faculty' event. The transition to university can be a big one, especially with the more distanced relationship with your professors and superiors.

To bridge this gap, we’ve organised the ‘Meet the Law Faculty’ Event. Join us for a Q&A session and network/informally chat with your professors! (We will also provide refreshments).

This event is aimed largely at first year undergraduates and those who aren't sure what a career at the Bar might entail and would like to find out more. Hear from the four Inns of Court and practising barristers about how you get to the Bar and what the work may look like.

Join us for a festive calligraphy workshop ahead of the Chinese and Lunar New Year! This is a great chance to try something new, relax, and meet other students. No previous experience is needed and we'll provide all the resources you need. 🖌 All students are welcome to attend!

Warwick Bar Society and Base Law are excited to welcome Afiya Amesu from No. 5 Chambers to our next session in the Specialisation Series!

This is an unmissable opportunity to hear from a barrister specialising in Clinical Negligence, Personal Injury, and Employment Law. Gain valuable insights into her practice and discover what it takes to excel in this field.

Don’t miss this chance to deepen your understanding of Clinical Negligence with an inspiring speaker! ⚖️

This term we’ll be reading Gillian Rose, who was a Professor at Warwick up until her death in 1995. We will focus on her work on law, modernity, and Marxism.

Reading: 'Introduction to Mourning Becomes the Law' and 'Judaism and Modernity' by Gillian Rose

Introduced by: Rosie Woodhouse

Everyone with an interest is welcome.

Please email Giselle.bickley@warwick.ac.uk or join the CCLS teams channel for the link to the meeting.

Guest Speaker: Professor Christian Twigg-Flesner, Warwick Law School

Title: (Work-In-Progress) 'Algorithmic Consumer Contracts and the European Law Institute's Guiding Principles and Model Rules'

Starting with lunch at 12:30pm in Room S2.09, followed by the Seminar at 1:00pm in Room S2.12

Dr Germain’s lecture will examine how legal and ethical frameworks can be leveraged to address health inequalities affecting marginalised groups in the UK. Drawing on her ongoing research, she will argue that intersectionality must be used as a critical lens to create greater equity in health.

Speaker: Professor Alex Sharpe, University of Warwick

This audio-visual lecture considers the relationship between the aesthetic evaluation of art and ethics. To do so, it draws on Bowie’s 1976 Isolar World tour, through which, as the Thin White Duke, Bowie performed his brilliant Station to Station album.

This is an in-person event. It will be followed by a Q&A and drinks reception.

Warwick Law School is pleased to initiate the Corporate Governance & Insolvency Masterclass. Postgraduate and research students are invited to attend a series of lectures by distinguished international scholars, legal practitioners, and industry professionals. The event will be followed with a drinks reception.

Harriet Wistrich, solicitor and director of Centre for Women’s Justice, and author of ‘Sister in Law’ will talk about some of the landmark legal cases she has fought aimed at getting justice for women failed by the state and challenging discrimination inherent in the criminal justice system.

Find out more and Register to attend!

Guest Speaker: Christopher Brian

Title: 'Spycops, Subversion & Collateral Intrusion'

Chairs: Professor Jackie Hodgson, Warwick Law School and Professor Kimberley Wade, Warwick Psychology Department

This session interrogates whether and how racism and patriarchy have permeated the international child rights and child protection field.

Part of the Thinking Gender, History and International Law seminar series.
Find out more and register.

Come along for coffee and refreshments and to catch up with PGR staff and students.

The Economist is a leading newspaper on global economics, finance, politics and current affairs. The Economist is visiting the University of Warwick Library today. Look out for their stand as you enter the Library (Floor 1 Entrance). Stop by to find out more about The Economist.com, get yourself registered with an Economist user account, chat to representatives from The Economist, and pick up some of their merchandise.

There is also a live demonstration of The Economist.com at 12pm on Wednesday 5 February. Click here to join the online Economist.com training session.Link opens in a new window

Guest Speaker: Dr Maryna Utkina, Warwick Law School

Title: (Work-In-Progress) 'Redefining Accountability: Is Financial Monitoring the Ultimate Weapon Against Corruption?'

Starting with lunch at 12:30pm in Room S2.09, followed by the Seminar at 1:00pm in Room S2.12

As the genocide against Palestinians continues, along with the accompanying scholasticide and epistemicide, it is more urgent than ever to educate ourselves and our students about Palestine. The realities of settler colonialism and systemic violence faced by Palestinians intersect with a wide range of academic fields, including international law, politics, sociology, history, literature, linguistics, media studies, health, environmental studies, and more.

This workshop will explore strategies for addressing fears and overcoming self-censorship when teaching about Palestine. It will also highlight how Palestine can serve as a powerful lens for examining diverse topics and themes across disciplines. Participants will have the opportunity to exchange ideas, share resources—including key texts, visuals, and syllabi—and develop approaches for integrating Palestine as a case study into their teaching practices.

Please register to attend this event.

Image Credit: 'Jerusalem Rooftops’ by Sliman Mansour

Missed them last term? The pups are back - make sure to book your place! 🐶

Pets as Therapy (PAT) is a national charity, working to enhance health and wellbeing in the community through the visits of volunteers with their pets. They provide this service in hospitals, hospices, nursing and care homes, special needs schools and a variety of other venues all across the UK.

Monthly writing workshop for PhDs, Postdocs, and Early Career Researchers. These sessions offer a unique opportunity to present and receive feedback on your work in an innovative format. The platform is not limited to but focuses on work that uses critical approaches to questions of race, class, gender and other intersections. Staff and CCLS members are all warmly invited to participate in the writing workshops and support early career researchers with their insights and feedback.

This term we’ll be reading Gillian Rose, who was a Professor at Warwick up until her death in 1995. We will focus on her work on law, modernity, and Marxism.

Reading: Chapter 1 ‘Athens and Jerusalem’ from Mourning Becomes the Law by Gillian Rose

Everyone with an interest is welcome.

Please email Giselle.bickley@warwick.ac.uk or join the CCLS teams channel for the link to the meeting.

The Pupillage Interview Workshop will focus on how to prepare for and perform in pupillage interviews.

This workshop will involve:

• A talk from a female barrister with tips and advice on interview skills
• A live, practical exercise in small groups, with the opportunity for individual feedback
• A Q&A session with a panel of female members of chambers