August 2024
Thinking of going on to do a PG qualification after you leave us at City? Keep reading!
Our virtual open evening provides you with an opportunity to speak with tutors and existing students about studying law at BPP University Law School.
We're running dedicated sessions during the evening so you can find out more about our:
- law conversion courses;
- solicitor training courses (including LPC and SQE); and
- barrister training courses.
Find out more on their event details page (external site).
September 2024
The Bright Network are hosting an all day event in which you can network with lawfirms such as Baker McKenzie, BCLP, Jones Day, Clifford Chance and more.
This is a virtual event, with talks on topics such as:
- Learn how to ace your training contract applications through skill-building sessions with early careers teams
- Elevate your CV, industry knowledge and commercial awareness
- Network with Baker McKenzie, Clifford Chance, Watson, Farley & Williams, and more esteemed legal firms
Who can attend?
- Undergraduate law students studying at a UK university, graduating in 2025, 2026 or 2027
- On track for at least a 2:1 and have demonstrated academic excellence throughout their education
- Additional skills gained from extracurricular activities/work experience will be viewed favourably
Check the link below for more information on the agenda, and how to sign up.
Application Deadline is the 29th August 2024, 11:59
Find out more on their event details page (external site).
Legal Cheek’s next Virtual Law Fair takes place on Tuesday 3 September 2024 from 2-5pm. Applications are now open.
Drawing on Legal Cheek’s unrivalled law student subscriber and follower base, as well as its extensive campus ambassador network, the Fairs give students from all parts of the UK the opportunity to meet the nation’s leading law firms from their laptops.
Key info
- Over 70,000 students from over 120 different UK universities have participated in our virtual fairs since their launch in four years ago.
- The only Fairs that all the leading law firms attend, with over 90 firms exhibiting this year.
- Each of the 2023 Fairs had over 5,000 students sign up, making them the largest legal careers events in the UK.
Find out more on their event details page (external site).
Join a panel of lawyers and current trainee solicitors at Crowell & Moring
Since Crowell & Moring was launched, our mission has been to provide our clients with the best services of any law firm in the world through a spirit of trust, respect, cooperation, collaboration, and a commitment to giving back to the communities around us. Today, we are still as passionate about the firm and its role in helping clients to advance their ambitions as the firm’s founding partners were over 40 years ago. Drawing on significant government-facing, business, and industry experience, the firm advises clients on complex litigation, regulatory and policy, and corporate and transactional matters.
Introducing Crowell & Moring (Session B) on 5th September 2024 at 4pm is identical to this event. You do not need to attend both.
Find out more on their event details page (external site).
Join a panel of lawyers and current trainee solicitors at Crowell & Moring
Since Crowell & Moring was launched, our mission has been to provide our clients with the best services of any law firm in the world through a spirit of trust, respect, cooperation, collaboration, and a commitment to giving back to the communities around us. Today, we are still as passionate about the firm and its role in helping clients to advance their ambitions as the firm’s founding partners were over 40 years ago. Drawing on significant government-facing, business, and industry experience, the firm advises clients on complex litigation, regulatory and policy, and corporate and transactional matters.
Introducing Crowell & Moring (Session A) on 3rd September 2024 at 12:30pm is identical to this event. You do not need to attend both.
Find out more on their event details page (external site).
For those interested in how the ever increasing functions of technology will impact law in the UK, this promises to be an interesting webinar.
Dr Sally Penni MBE, Barrister at Law and Olivia Dhein, Knowledge Lawyer, RPC bring you an Introduction to AI and Fraud, a webiar dicussing AI, Fraud and Women in the Law UK.
There is plenty of time until this event, but to secure your spot I reccomend registering sooner rather than later!
Find out more on their event details page (external site).
This event is most relevant for undergraduate students in their 2nd or 3rd year of study and graduates seeking a training contract.
About
Join us for a Fireside Chat with Arnold & Porter's trainees on Wed, 18th September, 2023 17:30.
This in-person event offers a unique opportunity to engage with Arnold & Porter's trainees in an informal setting. Get ready to dive into discussions and gain valuable insights into the legal industry.
Please note: as this is an in-person event, there will be limited availability and places will be given on a first come first served basis.
Find out more on their event details page (external site).
This might be a bit premature for those of you still in education here with us at City - but prioritising your own wellbeing will never be a bad thing so hopefully this will be useful for some of you!
This free online classroom with Q&A is aimed at equipping trainee solicitors to develop strategies for a healthy practice and rewarding legal career.
The session will provide you with tools to promote resourcefulness and self-care, while dealing with the competing demands of being a trainee solicitor. The LawCare Impact Report 2023 shows that mental health issues continue to be a serious concern in the legal profession. This online classroom will equip you with valuable skills that will support you throughout your career.
The session will cover the following:
- maintaining your work life balance;
- managing difficult clients or colleagues;
- guidance for sharing concerns;
- what to do if you make a mistake; and
- signposting resources and further support.
Find out more on their event details page (external site).
October 2024
BACFI Webinar in conjunction with City Law School
Wednesday 2nd October 6pm – 7.30pm
Student Evening: The Employed Bar
Our expert panel will be giving their views on what it takes to succeed at the Employed Bar
Introduction:
Ffyon Reilly, City Law School
Chaired by:
Daniel Byrne (Partner, AA Thornton and Deputy District Judge)
Speakers:
Alexandria Carr (UK Head of Financial Regulation, Societe Generale)
Charlotte Pope-Williams (3 Hare Court)
William Sprigge
Francesca Titus (Partner, McGuireWoods London)
Please email events@bacfi.org or call 07507237218 to register and your Microsoft Teams invitation will be sent to you nearer the time of the event.
Find out more on their event details page (external site).
Though there is not a huge blub provided on the website, this event looks set to be facinating. For those of you interested in Theology or even medieval culture, you cannot miss this,
The Schools of Law and History are delighted to host Professor Karl Shoemaker, the Robert F. and Sylvia T. Wagner Professor of History and Law at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, to speak about his current research on the figure of the devil in medieval legal culture.
Abstract
The history of the devil is a legal history. As a field, however, legal history has hardly noticed how closely the devil’s career has hewn to the history of law. He is normally the concern of theologians and necromancers, not jurists or historians. My project explores a set of medieval legal manuscripts that imagined the devil as a legal actor, suing in court for possession of human souls.
The seminar is co-organised by Maks Del Mar (Law) and Miri Rubin (History).
Find out more on their event details page (external site).
December 2024
Thinking about a career in one of the United Kingdom’s foremost law firms? Then LawCareersNetLIVE is a must-attend event, looking at the skills, attributes and techniques that are necessary to launch a career at this type of firm.
Our conference is for talented students (law and non-law) who want to learn more about how to build a successful career as a solicitor in a prestigious firm.
The one-day programme features panel discussions on key topics, workshops presented by our sponsor firms and networking sessions offering the opportunity to speak to partners, trainees and graduate recruiters from our firm sponsors and overall sponsor, The University of Law.
The London conference takes place on Friday 6 December 2024, timed to maximise the benefit to students intending to apply for 2025 vacation schemes.
The event offers;
- advice on crafting excellent applications, shining at interview and forging a successful career;
- exposure to, and insight from, some of the UK's most experienced recruiters and lawyers;
- networking opportunities with those same recruiters and lawyers, and fellow delegates; and
- participation in interactive firm-led workshops, which drill down into what it's like to work in a particular practice area within a national firm.
If you want to learn more about life as a lawyer in a top firm, from the people who are already living it and those who hire them, and you have the experience and grades to back up your enthusiasm, then LawCareersNetLIVE is the perfect event for you.
Find out more on their event details page (external site).
LawCareersNetLIVE Virtual is an online careers conference that brings the valuable opportunities of attending one of LawCareers.Net’s in-person events to you at home. It's a unique chance to network with and gain insights into a stellar roster of law firms. Alongside our London and Manchester conferences, LawCareersNetLIVE Virtual is designed to widen access to leading legal employers.
Our conferences are for talented students (law and non-law) who want to learn more about how to build a successful career as a solicitor in a prestigious firm.
Apply now On LawCareers.Net
The two-day programme features panel discussions on key topics, workshops presented by our sponsor firms and networking sessions offering the opportunity to speak to partners, trainees and graduate recruiters from our firm sponsors and overall sponsor, The University of Law.
The conference takes place on the afternoons of Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11 December 2024, timed to maximise the benefit to students intending to apply for 2025 vacation schemes.
The event offers;
- advice on crafting excellent applications, shining at interview and forging a successful career;
- exposure to, and insight from, some of the UK's most experienced recruiters and lawyers;
- networking opportunities with those same recruiters and lawyers, and fellow delegates; and
- participation in interactive firm-led workshops, which drill down into what it's like to work in a particular practice area within a national firm.
If you want to learn more about life as a lawyer in a top firm, from the people who are already living it and those who hire them, and you have the experience and grades to back up your enthusiasm, then LawCareersNetLIVE is the perfect event for you.
Find out more on their event details page (external site).
Please note - while this event is free, you are required to put down a refundable £10 deposit to ensure you attend.
LawCareersNetLIVE Virtual is an online careers conference that brings the valuable opportunities of attending one of LawCareers.Net’s in-person events to you at home. It's a unique chance to network with and gain insights into a stellar roster of law firms. Alongside our London and Manchester conferences, LawCareersNetLIVE Virtual is designed to widen access to leading legal employers.
Our conferences are for talented students (law and non-law) who want to learn more about how to build a successful career as a solicitor in a prestigious firm.
Apply now
The two-day programme features panel discussions on key topics, workshops presented by our sponsor firms and networking sessions offering the opportunity to speak to partners, trainees and graduate recruiters from our firm sponsors and overall sponsor, The University of Law.
The conference takes place on the afternoons of Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11 December 2024, timed to maximise the benefit to students intending to apply for 2025 vacation schemes.
The event offers;
- advice on crafting excellent applications, shining at interview and forging a successful career;
- exposure to, and insight from, some of the UK's most experienced recruiters and lawyers;
- networking opportunities with those same recruiters and lawyers, and fellow delegates; and
- participation in interactive firm-led workshops, which drill down into what it's like to work in a particular practice area within a national firm.
If you want to learn more about life as a lawyer in a top firm, from the people who are already living it and those who hire them, and you have the experience and grades to back up your enthusiasm, then LawCareersNetLIVE is the perfect event for you.
Find out more on their event details page (external site).
January 2025
This lecture will argue that the idea of a fair administrative process has an under-theorised social side. This is the idea that the public’s perceived (un)fair experiences of administrative processes, particularly in everyday encounters with public services, affect their attitudes and behaviours over time. In the aggregate, this effect can potentially shape the overall outcomes of government action and, in turn, society. The lecture will show how a range of empirical evidence suggests advancing understanding of this social side of the fair process presents a viable pathway to improving the fairness, legitimacy, and efficacy of public action. However, maximising the possibilities here requires us to fundamentally change how we think about procedural fairness and its role in the pursuit of good government and a more just society.
About the speaker
Joe Tomlinson is Professor of Public Law at the University of York. He is also Director of the Administrative Fairness Lab at York and co-leads the Transforming Justice programme at the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Previously, he has been Research Director of the Public Law Project, a national legal charity, and an ESRC Academic Fellow in the House of Commons. He was awarded the Philip Leverhulme Prize in Law in 2023 for his research at the intersection of administrative law and socio-legal studies.
Find out more on their event details page (external site).
March 2025
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Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation
Oriel Chambers 27 High Street Kingston upon Hull HU1 1NE
The UK’s Immigration Legislation and a Hierarchy of Modern Slavery Victimhood by Dr Marija Jovanovic
We are delighted to host Dr Marija Jovanovic as part of the Wilberforce Institute's Public Lecture programme, in association with Hull Museums.
The talk will explore a paradox and implications of the UK’s public declarations of commitment to anti-slavery action and protections embedded in the ‘modern slavery’ legislation introduced in 2015, on one hand, and the denial of such protection to certain categories of victims brought about by the recent immigration legislation, on the other.
The UK has sought to position itself as a global leader in anti-slavery action, both historically through the abolition of state-sponsored slavery in the 19th century and in its present-day initiatives to tackle ‘modern slavery’ and human trafficking (MSHT) – an umbrella term for a range of exploitative practices which persist in the 21st century despite being almost universally outlawed. Accordingly, the Modern Slavery Act 2015 is often portrayed as ‘a world-leading piece of legislation’ (UK Secretary of State for the Home Department, 2019). Similarly, the expert body in charge of monitoring States’ compliance with the Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings, noted that ‘[t]hrough its strong measures to identify victims, the UK is setting an important model for Europe’ (GRETA, 2021). More recently, the UK has led efforts to establish the Global Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking in order to address a widely perceived lack of political leadership and declining global attention to the issue, despite increasing numbers of victims worldwide. The UK Government has also listed tackling modern slavery as one of its five pledges to mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, 2023).
In contrast with this professed global leadership in anti-slavery action, recent legal and policy developments designed to tackle ‘illegal’ migration tell a different story. Namely, following the publication of new immigration policy in 2021 (UK Secretary of State for the Home Department, 2022), the UK has adopted several pieces of legislation that exclude any victim of MSHT who either arrives in the UK ‘illegally’ (sections 22-29, Illegal Migration Act 2023) or is found to have committed a criminal offence punishable by imprisonment (known as ‘public order disqualification’ in section 63, Nationality and Borders Act 2022) from any protection available under domestic modern slavery legislation. This means that even those MSHT victims who were forced to commit criminal offences (a phenomenon known as ‘criminal exploitation’) as well as those who breach immigration rules because they were trafficked to the UK are made ineligible for any protection and support.
By denying protection and support to these categories of MSHT victims, the UK has created a hierarchy of victimhood expressly prohibited by its international legal obligations. Not only does international law binding on the UK not allow for a distinction between different categories of victims, it also expressly contains additional protections for victims compelled to commit criminal offences and those with irregular migration status.
The talk will address this tension and consider the immediate and long term implications of prioritising immigration control goals over human rights commitments and taking action against the perpetrators of this serious crime.
Marija Jovanovi? is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) at the Essex Law School and Human Rights Centre. Her research focuses on modern slavery and the way this phenomenon interacts with different legal regimes, such as human rights law, criminal law, labour law, immigration law, international trade law, and business regulation. She is the author of State Responsibility for ‘Modern Slavery’ in Human Rights Law (Oxford University Press, 2023). Marija’s recent work includes a research project on the experiences of modern slavery survivors in UK prisons and a legal analysis of the compatibility of the Rwanda Treaty and Act 2024 and Illegal Migration Act 2023 with the UK’s international obligations. Marija holds DPhil, MPhil, and Magister Juris degrees from the University of Oxford, and a law degree from Serbia. She previously held a Postdoctoral Fellowship in ASEAN Law and Policy at the National University of Singapore, and a Lectureship in Serbia.
This year we are teaming up with Hull Museums to offer attendees at our public lectures the opportunity to visit Wilberforce House Museum next door before they join us for the lecture. As a result all our lectures will begin at 4.30pm, directly after the Museum closes, and all will take place at our home in Oriel Chambers, 27 High Street, Hull, HU1 1NE. We are very grateful for the financial support Hull Museums is providing to the Wilberforce Institute’s public lecture programme, and hope that some of you will take the opportunity to have a look round their exhibitions and displays in advance of the lectures. Please join us for refreshments from 4.15pm onwards, and if you can, stay afterwards for a glass of wine and a chance to talk with our speaker.
There are a limited number of tickets available to attend in person. If you can’t make it in person, you can still enjoy the lectures by streaming online – please select the ticket according to your preference when you make your booking.
Find out more on their event details page (external site).