The Academy is designed to help boost students’ business and legal sector knowledge as they apply for training contracts. A virtual session on people skills, delivered by Dan Kayne, general counsel (routes) of Network Rail and founder of the O Shaped Lawyer.

In this session we will be looking at what a competency question is and how to structure an effective response.

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.

You’ll have the opportunity to take part in Q&A panels with lawyers and trainee solicitors, and find out more about life as a lawyer and applying for first year opportunities. You must have a Vantage profile to sign up which takes 10 minutes to make.

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.

Firms will include RPC, Reed Smith, Weil, Milbank, Pinsent Masons, Mayer Brown, Sidley, Ashurst, Ropes & Gray, Hogan Lovells, Latham & Watkins, Linklaters, BCLP, Covington, CMS, White & Case and Arnold and Porter. This event has been created to help LGBTQ+ Undergraduate and Postgraduate students find out more about potential careers in law with our participating firms. We’ll be discussing being LGBTQ+ in the workplace and specific graduate and internship schemes. After the event, students can apply for mentoring opportunities with our clients too.

The free online event is open to all students (both undergraduates and postgraduates) and gives students from all universities the opportunity to meet nearly 60 of the nation’s leading law firms.

Are you an international student interested in working in the UK? This session will outline the main options for working in the UK including the new graduate immigration route. The session will be delivered by one of the immigration advisers from the University’s Immigration & Compliance Team.

"Senior management accountability - the regulator’s nemesis” with Adam Samuel - Independant Consultant. Chaired by Professor Dalvinder Singh.

The LawCareersNetLIVE events are intensive, one-day student conferences where excellent candidates discover how law firms really work, looking at the business drivers of national and international law firms and how a career might progress in this sort of firm.

Delegate fee: £29 (payable on acceptance of delegate place). We are offering a number of free places across our LawCareersNetLIVE events to delegates from low socio-economic backgrounds, and those who might not be able to afford the delegate fee. Find out more. Closing date for applications: Thursday 28 October 2021.

The ASPIRE Graduate Scheme is a two year programme open to graduates of all disciplines and is tailored to allow you to explore both our business and your own talents. You'll rotate around every area of our business and have plenty of opportunities to show us what you can do and find out where your talents fit best.

By the end of this session you will be able to: Recognise what recruiters are looking for, prepare and research effectively for your interview Identify different type interview questions and possible approaches, and create a good impression.

Our Pupillage Fairs have capacity for up to 2,000 students, making them the largest bar careers events in the UK. The Fairs give students from all parts of the UK the opportunity to meet the nation’s leading chambers from their laptops. In addition to video walk-ins with chambers’ pupillage recruitment teams each Fair has six careers and commercial awareness virtual workshops delivered by leading barristers.

In this session, we will be guiding students through creating a profile and demonstrating how LinkedIn can effectively be used for networking and recruitment.

targetjobs has partnered with some of the UKs leading law firms to host Aspire, an event to help more Black Heritage students take several steps closer to their dream careers. Do you Aspire to be a senior partner of the future, maybe even at one of the biggest law firms in the world? Our new event, Aspire Law, is here to start you on that path.

Recognise what recruiters are looking for, prepare and research effectively for your interview Identify different type interview questions and possible approaches, and create a good impression.

Wellbeing Services are holding an online session dedicated to our undergraduate students, especially for those in Year 1 of their studies. The session will include an introduction to Wellbeing Support Services, followed by topics that will be particularly relevant to first years (such as how to prepare for your first assessments and exam season, etc.) plus a Q&A.

Join us in Birmingham for an informal festive evening to learn more about the Wilkes Partnership and applying to be a Trainee Solicitor.

The LawCareersNetLIVE events are intensive, one-day student conferences where excellent candidates discover how law firms really work, looking at the business drivers of national and international law firms and how a career might progress in this sort of firm.

Delegate fee: £10 (payable on acceptance of delegate place). We are offering a number of free places across our LawCareersNetLIVE events to delegates from low socio-economic backgrounds, and those who might not be able to afford the delegate fee. Find out more. Closing date for applications: Thursday 28 October 2021.

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 or share experiences of attending assessment centres.

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. Join us to find your own unique top Strengths and learn more.

Hybrid Seminar Programme 'How to...' with New Square Chambers. Session on how to apply for pupillage.

Email events@newsquarechambers.co.uk with your name, the session you would like to attend, whether you want to attend in person or virtually, and any reasonable adjustments.

Operation Wallacea has run biodiversity research expeditions for the last 25 years to a series of sites (mainly biodiversity hotspots) worldwide (www.opwall.com), helping university students from around the world gain valuable experience and get their hands dirty with real biodiversity research. From dense jungle and European grasslands to coral reefs and Mediterranean seagrass meadows, our network of more than 200 academics assist in developing and leading cutting edge research projects that help to inform local conservation management strategies. Find out more.

Come along to an open day to find out more about life at our firm. You’ll hear about what life is like as a trainee and from associates and partners across the firm about the breadth of work that we do. Our Early Careers team will also be on hand to answer any questions you have about our Training Contract application process. Deadline: 14 November 2021.

In this virtual event, you will hear from our senior business leaders and current graduates on how we deliver regional and international services and handle end-to-end transactions in a way that protects our clients’ interests. They will share their insights into working in Securities Services and how to offer a better client service in a world that is more regulated and competitively challenging than ever.

Learn how to understand and manage your stress, grow your self-acceptance and build your resilience. This is a pre-recorded session you will be emailed the link and resources - WATCH AT A TIME TO SUIT YOU.

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.

Calling all university students! Join us for an informative afternoon of insight and information on a career at Roythornes Solicitors. During the afternoon, you’ll hear from a range of our team including new Trainees, Associates, and Partners about what it’s like to work for an expanding and ambitious top 150 firm with a focused and specialist approach.

Alison Peyton, Vantage Marketing Manager, will be joined by graduate recruitment representatives from Willkie Farr & Gallagher, Eversheds Sutherland and Freshfields to answer all your questions about applying to their firm's spring and summer vacation schemes and how to stand out in the application process.

Join Change 100 to learn about their summer work scheme, what they can offer, the programme cycle, the recruitment process and building disability confidence. You’ll have the chance to learn about the types of role on offer through Change 100, what makes a successful application and how the programme can help build your confidence in managing your disability in the workplace. There is also the chance to ask any questions you may have.