Events
Warwick Law School Events
Find out what's happening
There are lots of exciting events happening within the Law School. Plus there are many other University and external events which may be of interest. We have therefore collated them all into one central calendar to help you choose which you would like to attend.
Thu 2 Dec, '21- |
DiversCity in Law: Free online LGBTQ+ legal careers eventFirms 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. |
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Thu 2 Dec, '21- |
The Legal Cheek UK Virtual Law Fair 2021The 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. |
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Thu 2 Dec, '21- |
Women’s Rights are Human Rights: A Perspective from AfghanistanUniversity of Nottingham, Human Rights Law Centre's (HRLC) Annual Lecture with Hasina Safi, Afghan politician, human rights activist and former Acting Minister of Women's Affairs. Register now! |
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Thu 2 Dec, '21- |
Digital Colonialism: A DiscussionWith digital health booming, how do historical inequalities shape new partnerships between high-income and low-and-middle-income countries? This roundtable discussion, part of the Open Global Health series and the Transform Health Coalition's Digital Health Week, convenes leading thinkers to explore current inequalities shaping digital health, and imagine alternative futures. |
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Thu 2 Dec, '21- |
Race Colonialism & Power in the Legal SystemJudicial Racism and the Lammy Review with Professor Leslie Thomas QC This lecture series will explore the dynamics of race, class and power in the legal systems of the UK and the Commonwealth Caribbean, how those systems have been shaped by the legacy of colonialism, and how the legal system plays a dual role as an instrument of oppression and as a means for the oppressed to defend themselves. |
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Fri 3 Dec, '21- |
LawCareersNet LIVE LondonCounty Hall, London, SE1 7PBThe 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. |
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Fri 3 Dec, '21- |
ASPIRE Graduate Careers EventThe 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. |
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Sat 4 Dec, '21- |
The Legal Cheek Virtual Pupillage Fair 2021Our 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. |
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Mon 6 Dec, '21 - Wed 8 Dec, '21All-day |
Ingenuity Summits 2022Runs from Monday, December 06 to Wednesday, December 08. Ingenuity exists to tackle the UK’s major social and environmental challenges through the creation of innovative start-ups. Registration is open to everyone, no matter your background or experience. If you have an idea or are motivated to see change, Ingenuity is ready to help you get off to the best start. Join us online from 6 – 8 December 2021 to explore our three areas of focus: building stronger communities, improving health, and tackling climate change. We’ll hear from keynote speakers, regional panellists, and communities with lived experience, as well as taking a deeper dive into local issues at our regional sessions. |
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Mon 6 Dec, '21- |
targetjobs: Aspire Lawtargetjobs 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. |
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Mon 6 Dec, '21- |
IALS Seminar Series: Finding time in abortion lawThis paper turns to literatures working at the interstices of law, time and social reproduction to assist with the theoretical and methodological challenge of developing a set of tools for working the time-related requirements in abortion law. |
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Mon 6 Dec, '21- |
Wilkes Partnership Insight EveningBirminghamJoin us in Birmingham for an informal festive evening to learn more about the Wilkes Partnership and applying to be a Trainee Solicitor. |
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Tue 7 Dec, '21 - Wed 8 Dec, '21All-day |
LawCareersNetLIVE VirtualVirtually on AttendifyRuns from Tuesday, December 07 to Wednesday, December 08. 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. |
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Tue 7 Dec, '21- |
Career at the Bar Seminar: Apply for PupillageHybrid 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. |
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Tue 7 Dec, '21- |
Careers in ConservationOperation 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. |
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Wed 8 Dec, '21 |
Charles Russell Speechlys London Open DayCome 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. |
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Wed 8 Dec, '21- |
HSBC Insights Series: Securities Services Internship and Graduate ProgrammeIn 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. |
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Wed 8 Dec, '21- |
Virtual Open Day: At Home with RoythornesCalling 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. |
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Wed 8 Dec, '21- |
Vantage Wednesday Webinar - Summer Vacation Scheme GR Q&AAlison 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. |
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Wed 8 Dec, '21- |
Kickstart your Career with Change 100Join 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. |
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Thu 9 Dec, '21- |
Meet the Alumni: Change 100This unique event will introduce to you some people that have taken part in Change 100 over the years, and seen it develop into what it is today. Join this event to ask questions, hear a discussion about Change 100, disability, and our application process. |
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Thu 9 Dec, '21- |
What does qualifying work experience mean for students hoping to secure training contracts under the new SQE regime?Unsure about what ‘qualifying work experience’ (QWE) means and how you can take advantage of it? With the new SQE route offering students the chance to gain credit towards their training independently via QWE, the process of qualifying as a solicitor is changing significantly. The new regime allows students to complete QWE through paralegal work and other placements before, during and after they study for the SQE. Join us for a virtual student event where we will be bringing together law firms and legal educators to hear about what QWE will mean in practical terms for students, including how to approach law clinic experience. |
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Mon 13 Dec, '21 - Fri 17 Dec, '21All-day |
Legal Cheek Winter 2021 Virtual Vacation SchemeRuns from Monday, December 13 to Friday, December 17. Applications are now open. It features leading firms including Macfarlanes, Travers Smith, Weil, Ropes & Gray, BCLP, Norton Rose Fulbright, Osborne Clarke, RPC, WBD, Wiggin, Gateley and Dentons + Blackstone and Gatehouse Chambers. Secure your place now! |
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Tue 14 Dec, '21 |
Charles Russell Speechlys Guildford Open DayCome 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. |
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Tue 14 Dec, '21- |
Career at the Bar Seminar: Interview for PupillageHybrid Seminar Programme 'How to...' with New Square Chambers. Session on how to interview 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. |
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Thu 16 Dec, '21 |
Charles Russell Speechlys Cheltenham Open DayCome 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. |
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Mon 10 Jan, '22- |
Radcliffe Chambers Pupillage Q&A WebinarThe webinar will feature junior tenants, Matthew Mills and Daniel Thorpe, and the head of our pupillage committee, Kate Selway QC. It will cover top tips on the application process and life as a junior member of the Chancery Bar. |
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Tue 11 Jan, '22- |
Mayer Brown Virtual Career TalkDiscover career opportunities and get career advice with Mayer Brown. RSVP now to express your interest and secure your place by email to asia.recruit@mayerbrown.com on or before 28 December (Wednesday). 4-6pm HK Time |
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Wed 12 Jan, '22- |
Trowers & Hamlin's Virtual Coffee MorningWe would like to invite the students of Warwick University Law School to apply to our upcoming virtual coffee morning at Trowers and Hamlin's Birmingham office on Wednesday 12 January 2022. The morning will involve talks by the graduate recruitment team and partners. There will be a Q&A and a networking session afterward. To apply we ask that students send a copy of their CVs to graduates@trowers.com. |
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Wed 12 Jan, '22- |
39 Essex Chambers Pupillage Application WebinarThis webinar will be chaired by Chief Executive Lindsay Scott and presented by both members of Chambers and the staff team, and provides help and guidance to those interested in applying for pupillage at 39 Essex Chambers. |
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