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Law Careers Events Programme Guide 2018/19
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Sponsors of the Law Careers Events Programme Guide 2018/19 South Square is a highly-respected and successful commercial set involved in complex and high-profile international and domestic commercial litigation. Members are recognised as leaders in their fields in all the key legal directories and have acted in some of the most important commercial cases of the last decade including Lehman Brothers, MF Global, Madoff, Northern Rock, Formula One and the LIBOR litigation. Chambers UK Bar Guide describes South Square as having “members with unrivalled talent” and “excellent in everything they do”. South Square’s work is mainly focused on financial and banking issues. We are the market leader for restructuring and insolvency and widely recognised for our work in banking and finance litigation. Members also specialise in commercial litigation, company law and civil fraud related disputes. South Square’s work has a significant international focus and members regularly appear in the courts and tribunals of international jurisdictions, notably the Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Dubai, Hong Kong and Singapore. Each year Chambers looks to recruit up to three high-calibre pupils with a strong academic record and the potential to become an outstanding commercial barrister. The minimum academic qualification is a 2:1 degree. Pupils are selected from a broad range of backgrounds and experience whether recent university graduates or those seeking a second career at the Bar. A number of our members have degrees in law, some have taken non-law degrees and then sat the Common Professional Examination/Graduate Diploma in Law (CPE/GDL), and others have started their career in another sector before becoming a barrister. Pupils are welcomed into all areas of Chambers’ life and are provided with a structured programme designed to train and equip them for a successful practice in a dynamic and challenging environment. Pupils sit with a number of supervisors for periods of six to eight weeks to experience a range of practices and work. Pupillage is not run as a competition between pupils and Chambers’ approach is to recruit all pupils, who meet the required standard, as tenants. All applications for pupillage should be made through the Pupillage Gateway www.pupillagegateway.com. We also offer five-day funded mini-pupillages carrying an award of up to £750 and two-day unfunded mini-pupillages. To find out more, visit www.southsquare.com/pupillage. Pupils receive awards of £65,000 per annum, which is reviewable annually. £20,000 of the pupillage award may be paid in advance for living expenses during the Bar Professional Training Course. As a junior tenant you would receive a number of benefits including: subsidised travel and conference fees, no rent during your first 15 months of tenancy and no receipts charge for the first six months, subsidised membership of key professional associations for the first two years and assistance and training in financial planning and business development.
We are delighted to present the Law Careers Events programme 2018/19. It has been designed to give you an insight into a range of careers options and the skills you will need to successfully apply for work experience, vacation schemes, pupillages, training schemes and graduate jobs both within the legal and non-legal sector. You will have numerous opportunities to hear from and network with a range of professionals, legal practitioners, employers and alumni from The City Law School. This guide contains an overview of the central law careers events at City, University of London in the autumn term and a snapshot of what is coming up in the spring term. The programme has been designed in collaboration with The City Law School for both undergraduate and postgraduate Law students, students from other disciplines who are interested in pursuing a career in law as well as those looking to get into non-legal careers. To view the full event details, including locations and speaker information and to register your attendance, please log into City CareersHub, City’s central careers portal, using your City username and password. City CareersHub can be accessed at careershub.city.ac.uk/students.
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Please note that coursespecific events and employability sessions are not included in this guide. 2|3
Careers Consultant Services
Meet your Careers Consultant All City students and recent graduates can book an appointment with one of our career consultants. They offer three main types of appointment to suit different requirements: overview appointments, career guidance appointments and mock interview appointments. Marlon Gray Careers Consultant +44 (0)20 7040 8093 careers@city.ac.uk Marlon has a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics for Business from Middlesex University. During and after university he pursued a career in information technology, which involved frontline support, development and training. This incorporated working for companies such as IBM and Reuters Health Information. He then went onto complete the Postgraduate Diploma in Careers Guidance at the University of the West of England, going onto work in schools, sixth forms and further education colleges in Reading and the North of England. He has also had professional experience of teaching and has taught Business English in Poland in a variety of international companies such as Ernst & Young and Dunlop. He has supported students and graduates for over 14 years.
David Gilchrist Careers Consultant +44 (0)20 7040 8093 careers@city.ac.uk David graduated with a BA (Hons) in American Studies and later an MSc in Information Systems. He has over nine years’ experience in careers guidance in a higher education setting at Brunel University and City, University of London. David had spent seven years working in the commercial world, including over three years as a graduate recruiter for IT solutions company Logica (now CGI). He also has freelance experience as a careers coach and is a Certified Practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming. David works closely with the postgraduate side of The City Law School delivering bespoke workshops on subjects such as handling the mental pressures of pupillage interviews. On most Tuesdays during term time David offers one-to-one appointments at Gray’s Inn for all Law postgraduate students. These are bookable via City CareersHub on careershub.city.ac.uk/students.
Employability Skills Programme The Employability Skills Programme, sponsored by KPMG, will prepare you to make the transition from education to work, exploring all aspects of the selection and recruitment process. These sessions will cover the skills that are most valued by recruiters, how you can reflect on these and how to articulate your experiences clearly when talking to employers. Sessions in 2018 will take place on Tuesday afternoons from 13:00 to 14:00 and Tuesday evenings from 18:00 to 19:00.
Dates:
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Tuesday 2nd October
13:00 – 14:00
Part 1: What skills are employers actually looking for: How to develop these through the ESP Programme
Institute of Student Employers
Tuesday 2nd October
18:00 – 19:00
Part 2: Online applications: Tackling them and what happens next
KPMG
Tuesday 9th October
13:00 – 14:00
Part 3: Phone and video interviews: How best to prepare
Capgemini
Tuesday 9th October
18:00 – 19:00
Part 4: In-person interviews: What do employers really want to hear
National Audit Office
Tuesday 16th October
13:00 – 14:00
Part 5: Commercial awareness: What is this and how to develop it
Schroders
Tuesday 16th October
18:00 – 19:00
Part 6: Recruitment tests: How to prepare for them
The Civil Service
Tuesday 23rd October
13:00 – 14:00
Part 7: Assessment centres: How to get noticed by the recruiters
Experian
Tuesday 23rd October
18:00 – 19:00
Part 8: Identifying your strengths: How to demonstrate them in the workplace
EY
Tuesday 30th October
13:00 – 14:00
Part 9: Personal branding: How to develop your network
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Tuesday 30th October
18:00 – 19:00
Part 10: What to expect from the workplace: Your first year
Morgan Stanley
If you attend eight of the ten sessions and complete a reflective review you will receive a certificate of participation. 4|5
Events Programme 2018/19 The location for each event will be published on careershub.ac.uk.uk/students once they are confirmed. Jones Day Question Time Wednesday 26th September 2018, 18:00 – 20:00 Discover how you can experience unique, non-rotational training on a work placement at this elite, global law firm. Their lawyers are keen to meet you whatever your year of study and whether you are a law or non-law student, graduate or postgraduate. ALL
Pupillage at Erskine Chambers networking event Tuesday 2nd October 2018, 18:30 – 20:30 This informal networking drinks event is for students interested in applying for pupillage at the Commercial or Chancery Bar within the next 12 months. Erskine Chambers is the pre-eminent company law set and a leading set in the connected fields of insolvency, commercial dispute resolution (including civil fraud) and financial services. GDL
Fair preparation sessions – Making the most of the Law Fair Monday 8th October 2018, 13:00 – 14:00 (Northampton Square) with Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP Tuesday 9th October 2018, 16:30 – 17:30 (Gray’s Inn) with LPC Law At these sessions the Careers Service with Fair sponsors, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP and LPC Law will give you their best networking tips and discuss best practice for making the most of the Law Fair. These sessions will cover: • Researching exhibiting organisations prior to the Fair • The art of successful networking • How to make a good first impression on the day • The employer perspective – what they are really looking for • How attending the Fair can help you make your application stand out if you apply to one of the exhibiting organisations • What you can expect from the Fair depending on your year and level of study. Students who register and attend one of these sessions will be given a fast-track pass which will allow priority entry to the Law Fair during the first hour (14:00 – 15:00). The Law Fair only happens once a year and is the perfect platform to speak with graduate recruiters and industry professionals, attend this session and enhance your use of the Fair. ALL
Events to look out for Each term there are open days and presentations held at law firms and barristers’ chambers. Find out more on the off campus careers event listing on City CareersHub.
careershub.city.ac.uk/students
The City Law Fair
Meet and greet with South Square
Wednesday 10 October 2018, 14:00 – 17:30 (14:00 – 15:00: priority entry with a fast-track pass)
Thursday 11th October 2018, 18:30 – 20:30
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Sponsored by Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP and LPC Law, this Fair is a great opportunity for you to: • Network with numerous representatives from law firms, barristers’ chambers and other organisations • Find out more about their employment opportunities, what they expect from you and how you can make the most of your application to them • Meet with a large number of organisations in just a couple of hours and look at making a good first impression to potential future employers. Confirmed exhibitors include: Accutrainee, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer (UK) LLP, BARBRI, Blackstone Chambers, Blake Morgan LLP, BLM, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, Chambers Student, Charles Russell Speechlys, City Law Society, City Pro Bono Society, Fountain Court Chambers, Francis Taylor Building, Government Legal Profession, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, ICSA: The Governance Institute, LawCareers.Net, LPC Law, Osborne Clarke LLP, Pinsent Masons LLP, Rare Recruitment, Russell-Cooke, South Square, The City Law School, The Lex100 (Legalease Ltd), Thomson Snell & Passmore, Withers LLP, 4 Pump Court, 7KBW, with more to be confirmed.
Fair break-out sessions There will be three breakout sessions, run by exhibitors, taking place during the Fair, where you can also learn and get top tips in between all the networking you will be doing. Registration is required and it is a great opportunity to get that extra face time and direct tips from people who work for the organisations. An insight in advocacy with LPC Law, 14:30 – 15:30
South Square are offering GDL and BPTC students an opportunity to meet members of the commercial chancery Bar. This event will be attended by South Square’s Head of Chambers, a number of silks and senior juniors and all junior members under ten years’ call. The Head of Pupillage will give a short presentation about pupillage at South Square, followed by an informal drinks reception which will provide you with an opportunity to socialise and ask any further questions you may have about chambers, pupillage and life at the commercial chancery Bar. GDL
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Presentation Trowers & Hamlins LLP Thursday 11th October 2018, 18:00 – 19:30 Anup Vithlani, Head of Graduate Recruitment & Development at Trowers & Hamlins LLP, will be calling upon his years of experience to deliver an interactive session about what he thinks is required to make a good application to a law firm. Although the focus will specifically be in the context of his firm, the principles you will learn and note will be adaptable to any submission that you may decide to make in your quest to secure a training contract. By the end of the workshop, you will realise: • That a high level of commercial and lateral thinking is required to answer the questions posed on an application form • That a combination of personal and professional mind-set will be required to approach an application form. There will be a chance to quiz Anup at the end of the presentation and you will also hear from one of his trainees about their own personal and professional experiences with Trowers & Hamlins. GDL
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Demystifying commercial awareness with Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, 14:30 – 15:30 What makes a winning application form with Osborne Clarke, 14:30 – 15:30. ALL
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Societies
Representation
Advocacy
If you want to develop, we’re the right people to help. Join over 100 societies at City, we’ll even support you to set up your own. With workshops, training and funding, we’ll make your CV and skills top-notch.
We’ve got over a dozen elected students and they represent any issues that you may have. We hold elections every year and you’ll get the chance to represent your school, groups, or causes that you care about.
Your course is represented by Programme Reps! You could become a representative and help your fellow students enhance their course whilst you learn new skills.
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Media
Want to have fun whilst learning skills and raising money for charity? Organise a fundraising project or get involved with our events during Raising And Giving Week.
Contribute to our media outlets to help inform and educate your fellow students, whilst boosting your skills! If you do any of the above you’ll be eligible for our Leadership Award. It’s a great way to get accreditation and recognise your achievements.
Find out more and get in touch:
Careers in the notarial profession Tuesday 16 October 2018, 18:00 – 20:00 th
This event offers you a fascinating insight into the notarial profession. Notaries perform a vital function in international trade and business verifying, authenticating and recording deeds, documents and facts for cross-border transactions. Few in number but highly trained in this specialised area, notaries enjoy a varied range of work and deal with a wide range of clients. The profession of notary can be exercised exclusively or combined with a career as a solicitor, barrister or other legal professional. LLB
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Careers with a law degree panel event Thursday 18th October 2018, 18:00 – 20:00 Studying law, you develop a range of transferable skills highly valued by employers. It is an excellent degree to give you a choice of career options. This event aims to help you explore your career options inside and outside the legal sector and make informed career choices. You will have the opportunity to listen to high profile employers, who studied law and have either pursued a career in the legal sector or very different careers and find out how transferable skills, developed throughout a law degree or law conversion course, can be utilised in various jobs. Speakers will cover: • How they got to where they are today • A typical day in their role • Entry routes and requirements • Soft skills, academic qualifications and work experience that students need in order to secure a placement or graduate position • Top tips for applications, interviews and assessment centres for vacation schemes or graduate opportunities. ALL
Hogan Lovells’ London Universities evening reception Tuesday 23rd October 2018, 18:30 – 20:30 Hogan Lovells offers a practical, straighttalking approach to law. They are a global community where everyone is on the same wavelength – but always encouraged to be themselves. They work with over 2,500 lawyers in a network of over 45 global offices. Each year they take on up to 60 trainee solicitors – both law and non-law graduates. The two-year training contract is split into four six-month ‘seats’. During this time trainee solicitors move around four different practice areas, including corporate, finance and dispute resolution. Hogan Lovells also run highly-regarded spring, summer and winter vacation schemes which give participants the chance to work alongside partners, associates and trainees in major practice areas. Come and meet them to find out more about what they offer and what you could do if you were to join them. LLB
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Off campus careers events Throughout the year employers open their doors to students by offering insight opportunities, presentations and networking opportunities at their offices. Find out more on the off campus careers event listing on City CareersHub.
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Winning application forms with Osborne Clarke LLP
Qualifying as a US attorney
Thursday 25 October 2018, 11:30 – 12:30
If you are studying or practicing law you may be eligible to sit for a US Bar Exam and become a US attorney. BARBRI enables you to qualify as a US attorney, providing the only International Bar Review programme specifically tailored to the needs of non-US law graduates and lawyers. Their flexible learning opportunities allow you to balance work, home and study while preparing for the Bar Exam. Choose from their innovative home study online course or a classroom based approach in London, Dublin, Paris or Dubai.
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If you don’t know where to start with application forms, come along to this workshop to find out how to write a winning application form. During the workshop you will: • Get hints and tips on how to improve your application form • Gain an understanding how to make your application stand out • Gain an understanding how to tailor our application form to different firms. LLB
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Thursday 25th October 2018, 18:00 – 19:00
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Commercial awareness workshop with Osborne Clarke LLP Thursday 1st November 2018, 11:30 – 12:30 All law firms state that commercial awareness is an important skill to develop before applying for training contracts. During this workshop you will learn what it entails and how to articulate key aspects of it. LLB
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Army Legal Services insight
Industry Insights The Industry Insight Programme, sponsored by FDM Group, allows you to explore a range of industries and sectors, either related to your degree or in another area of interest to you. A series of full-day or half-day events will take place on company premises, giving you a deep insight into a specific company and an understanding of your chosen sector. For more information, visit City CareersHub.
careershub.city.ac.uk/students
Monday 5th November 2018, all day Tuesday 6th November 2018, all day You can enjoy an overnight stay at Worthy Down Barracks in the Officers Mess including a visit to a Court-martial proceedings to get an insight into the life of an Army solicitor and barrister. ALL
Events to look out for Spring term The following events are planned for the spring term 2019. The date and time has not yet been confirmed for some of the events. More information will be provided on City CareersHub at careershub.city.ac.uk/students. Pupillage applications 1:1 review clinics
Commercial awareness in law panel event
Tuesday 29th January 2019, 18:00 – 20:00 Wednesday 30th January 2019, 18:00 – 20:00
Wednesday 6th February 2019, 18:00 – 20:00
The Pupillage Advisory Service (PAS) and City’s Career Service will be running a careers clinic at Gray’s Inn campus focused on pupillage applications. This is an opportunity for you to have your pupillage application form reviewed by a barrister in a one to one appointment. BPTC
Worldwide careers opportunities panel event (part of International City Week) February 2019, 18:00 – 20:00 International City Week is a week-long event for all UK and international students. The goal of this themed week is to share global perspectives and enhance your cultural experiences. This panel event will provide you with useful insights into the breadth of opportunities available globally to help broaden your scope when applying for jobs globally. Aimed at globally-minded students this event will enable you to: • Network and connect with like-minded individuals and industry professionals • Appreciate why international experience is an incredible advantage for graduates in today’s job market • Understand the benefits and challenges of pursuing an international career.
This event is to support law students to develop their understanding of and ability to articulate key aspects of commercial awareness relevant to a range of sectors to support applications as well as future practice. Speakers will cover: • How commercial awareness is key to their daily working life • What aspects are most critical for their sector • How you can develop your own commercial awareness • How they got to where they are today • A typical day in their role • Top tips for applications, interviews and assessments. ALL
LGBT+ workplace equality: Increasing inclusion Monday 11th February 2019, 18:00 – 20:00 Discover different models of LGBT+ inclusion in diverse sectors with this event hosted by City’s Careers Service in collaboration with the Students’ Union. There is an opportunity for you to participate in a Q&A forum and listen to a range of professionals, followed by a networking reception. ALL
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Law alumni networking event Thursday 21st February 2019, 18:00 – 20:00 Do not miss this unique opportunity to network with The City Law School alumni who have embarked on successful careers in law or outside the legal sector. This event aims to help you: • Make more informed career choices • Get top tips from your predecessors • Build career and skills development plans • Develop your networking skills. ALL
International Women’s Day: Successful women in the workplace Friday 8th March 2019, 13:00 – 15:00 To mark International Women’s Day, the Careers Service are hosting a panel event which has an exciting line up of highly successful women in a variety of sectors. There is an opportunity for you to participate in a Q&A forum and listen to a range of professionals, followed by networking. ALL
BPTC CV drop-in clinic for full-time students Spring 2019 Take advantage of an early opportunity to polish your CV ahead of pupillage and other legal position applications. BPTC
BPTC CV drop-in clinic for part-time students Spring 2019 Take advantage of an early opportunity to polish your CV ahead of pupillage and other legal position applications.
Pupillage Advice Service The Pupillage Advice Service (PAS) is offering pupillage advice appointments or mock interviews of 45 minutes, up to and including May 2019, at the Gray’s Inn campus. All of the PAS advisers are or were practicing barristers who have been or are involved in the selection of pupils. They have had the benefit of seeing large numbers of application forms from students and which of those have generated interviews. Appointments are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Book an appointment +44 (0)20 7040 5787
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Pupillage 2018/19 Your future in commercial law
Pupils are drawn to South Square for our reputation as a top commercial set and the opportunity to learn from leading lights at the Bar. Our barristers advise on a wide range of commercial disputes and have acted in many of the most high-profile insolvency, restructuring, banking, company and fraud-related cases of recent times. We are looking to meet exceptionally talented and ambitious candidates for our various pupillage programmes. VISIT US AT THE CITY LAW FAIR TO FIND OUT MORE.
+44 (0)20 7696 9900 pupillage@southsquare.com www.southsquare.com