2016 Law Fair Guide

LIST OF EXHIBITORS

Allen & Overy

Baker & McKenzie

BPP University

Bristows LLP

Burges Salmon LLP

Chambers Student Guide

Clifford Chance LLP

DLA Piper LLP

DWF LLP

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Herbert Smith Freehills

Hogan Lovells LLP

Jones Day

LawCareers.net

Northumbria Law School

Norton Rose Fulbright LLP

Slaughter and May

The City Law School

The Lex 100

The University of Law

Travers Smith LLP

University of St Andrews Law Society

White & Case

Making the most of Careers Fairs

A chance to impress or get some pens?

A Careers Fair is a unique opportunity to meet lots of employers in one place.

Making the most of it means you have to know why you are attending, have a plan

of action and be prepared. Do you want to find out more about what the jobs

actually involve? Are you interested in hearing about the working

culture/environment? Would you like to practise speaking to employers to build

your confidence for later job searching? All of those are possible, but each requires

preparation. Spending some time in preparation will help you feel relaxed and

confident on the day - which is a whole lot more impressive to employers than

wandering around looking bemused!

Preparing for the Fair

A week or so before the Fair, check the Careers Centre website for a list of Exhibitors and make a list of the top 6–8 you definitely

want to meet.

Look at the recruitment section of the websites of your top 6-8, so you are well informed on the day.

Prepare a list of questions you want to ask. The specific questions will depend on why you are attending the Fair and what your

research has already told you. We’ve made a few suggestions – please read on.

At the Fair

Be sure to dress smartly, so you give a good impression. Try to arrive at least one hour before the Fair is due to finish. The earlier

the better as, towards the end, fairs can get very busy and you may miss the chance to speak to a popular employer you are really

interested in.

Pick up a floor plan and identify the location of the Exhibitors you plan to visit.

Approach Exhibitors with a smile, firm handshake and positive attitude. Remember to introduce yourself and ask them your

questions. Bear in mind the people you meet at the Fair are likely to be part of the recruitment team, so you might meet them again

if you apply. There might also be recent graduates from St Andrews or elsewhere, giving you a chance to speak to someone actually

doing the job. Make a note of who you speak to and refer to them in any application.

Keep an open mind. Speak to Exhibitors who are not in your top 6-8 to see how they compare and whether or not there are any

interesting opportunities for you.

After the Fair

Review the information you have collected and add it to your career search folder.

Make a note of any application deadlines in your calendar and add any other tasks you need to your action plan, for example tailoring

your CV and practising interview techniques.

Visit the Careers Centre, either online or in person for help in furthering your career search and preparing applications and interviews.

Knowing what to say when approaching Exhibitors at a Fair can be a bit nerve wracking. Working out in advance what you want to find out will help you feel and

behave more confidently A good strategy is to begin by saying something you know about the firm, after first

introducing yourself, and before you ask a question eg “I know you have a number of international offices and that appeals to me as I want an international career”

Questions you might ask about the job

What are the main responsibilities? What do you actually do in a week?

What kind of work do trainees do in your firm?

What do you enjoy most about your work? What do you enjoy least about

your work?

What kinds of problems and challenges do you have to deal with?

What special skills do you use?

How will my performance be reviewed?

What opportunities are there for career progression?

Questions you might ask about the firm

What makes the experience of working in your firm different from

working at your competitors?

Could you describe your firm’s culture and the type of employee

who fits in well?

What do people like most / least about working for your firm?

Questions you might ask

What do the strongest applicants get right?

What top tips would you give me?

What’s the main reason candidates are unsuccessful?

EXHIBITORS If you need assistance to speak to anyone, please ask a member of the Careers Centre.

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Allen & Overy

Allen & Overy is a leading international law firm with approximately 5,000 employees in 45 offices across 32 countries worldwide. We are renowned for the high quality of our Corporate, Banking and International Capital Markets advice, as well as our major strengths in areas such as Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Employment & Benefits and Tax & Real Estate. Our lawyers are involved in many of the most influential commercial ventures and are known for providing clients with pioneering solutions to the toughest legal challenges.

If you are interested in a career in Law and want to find out more about open days, vacation programmes and training contract opportunities at one of the world’s leading commercial law firms we would love the opportunity to meet with you.

Please visit our website for more information – www.aograduate.com

Baker & McKenzie

The firm

Baker & McKenzie is a leading global law firm based in over 77 locations in nearly 50 countries. With a presence in nearly all of the world’s leading financial and commercial centres, our strategy is to provide the best combination of local legal and commercial knowledge, international expertise and resources. Our trainee solicitors are a vital part of that strategy, exposed to the international scope of the firm from the moment they start.

There is also the possibility of an overseas secondment, recent secondees have spent time in San Francisco, Brussels, Moscow, Johannesburg and Hong Kong.

Types of work

London is home to the firm’s largest office where Baker & McKenzie has been well established since opening in 1961. With more than 400 legal professionals, we have a substantial presence in the legal and business community. We deliver high-quality local solutions across a broad range of practices and global advice in conjunction with our international offices. Our client base consists primarily of multinational corporates, based in the UK and elsewhere, and financial institutions.

As may be expected of a firm with a very strong international client base, we have considerable expertise in acting on, and co-ordinating, cross-border transactions and disputes. Our corporate and finance teams regularly advise on, and co-ordinate, complex, cross-border transactions for our clients. As a full-service office, we cover all the practices expected of a major law firm in the UK, many of which are acclaimed and market-leading.

Who should apply

The firm strives to enable trainees to be the best they can be. We are looking for trainees who are stimulated by intellectual challenge and respect and enjoy the diversity of cultural, social and academic backgrounds found in the firm. Effective communication skills, together with the ability to be creative and practical problem solvers, team players and to have a sense of humour, are qualities which will help them stand out from the crowd.

Training Contracts: Finalists & Graduates / Penultimate Students

Vacation Schemes: Spring - Finalists and Graduates

Summer - Penultimate

1st Year Programme: 2 day scheme for first years only.

www.bakermckenzie.com/

BPP University Many students choose to study at BPP University Law School because of our reputation for excellence, a reputation that is built on our proven ability to offer students the skills they need to succeed in law. It's no coincidence that over 60 leading law firms send their trainees exclusively to us for their legal training.

We pride ourselves on being at the cutting edge of professional legal education and continuously look at ways to enhance our offering and your learning experience. It’s vital you leave us with the core skills and a competitive advantage.

We have a history of 'firsts':

City LPC – the first tailored specialist LPC

Accelerated LPC – the first short form LPC

Fast Track LPC – the first short form LPC for the general market

Integrated LPC – the first LPC to integrate electives with the training contract (for Eversheds)

LPC

LLM Professional Legal Practice- the first LPC plus 60 credits of practice orientated research projects

MA Law with Business – the first LPC plus 60 credits of business modules

MBA Legal Services – the first law firm-specific MBA

Fully online GDL

LLB for practice – the first practice-facing LLB

All information can be found for each course at www.BPP.com

Bristows Bristows is a medium-sized full service law firm well known for the strength of its intellectual property practice. We handle the kind of work you might normally associate with only the very largest firms and have built up a client list that includes leading businesses from a variety of sectors including Life Sciences and TMT. As part of a select and high calibre intake, trainees work alongside our partners dealing directly with clients right from the start. There's plenty of responsibility but this is matched by an extremely supportive and friendly culture.

The firm places great importance on having a diverse and inclusive environment and recruits trainees from all degree disciplines. A significant percentage of our solicitors come from backgrounds where they’ve earned degrees in science, engineering and other technical disciplines. Each year we ask up to 10 graduates to join our team as trainee solicitors and are currently recruiting for our 2019 intake.

We also offer open days and two day workshops throughout the year for students interested in finding out more about a career in a commercial law firm and specifically at Bristows.

For information please visit our website: http://training.bristows.com/

The minimum requirement for training contract applications is for a 2:1 degree in any discipline, but given the rigours of an IP practice, outstanding academic and extracurricular achievements are the norm, rather than an exception. The deadline for training contract applications is 31st July 2017. However if you are in your final year of undergraduate study or a graduate and would like to be interviewed in February 2017, please apply by 31st January 2017.

The workshops are open to students in their penultimate year of undergraduate study and beyond. We are currently recruiting for our Winter workshop (deadline for applications of 22nd November) and Spring and Summer workshops (deadline for applications of 31st January).

To find out more about the firm and make an application for an open day, workshop or training contract please visit http://training.bristows.com/

Burges Salmon Burges Salmon is an independent UK law firm which delivers the best mix of advice, service and value. We pride ourselves on delivering an excellent standard of legal and business advice to our clients, which has led to many of our practice areas and sectors winning awards and recognition as best in class. Our national and international client base ranges from private individuals to government departments and FTSE 100 companies including The Crown Estate, Nationwide, Lloyds Banking Group, John Lewis, The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and FirstGroup.

We believe it is our people that make the firm great. Our values of ambition, collaboration, commitment, fairness, quality and respect shape our distinctive culture and are evident across the firm. All our people are based in our HQ in Bristol. This means we all know and work with each other - in fact, team playing is core to our approach to delivering a great client experience. We are accredited by Investors in People Gold and offer our people a generous benefits package, career development and progression, and a strong corporate responsibility programme.

Opportunities

We are looking to recruit 30 trainees to start in 2019.

We will be offering winter, spring and summer vacation schemes that form part of the training contract selection process. We welcome direct training contract applications all year round.

We welcome applications from penultimate and final year students from any degree discipline, graduates and those

considering a change in career. We look for a minimum 2.1 degree and the relevant interpersonal skills to success as a

commercial solicitor. All schemes are open to all eligible candidates.

Dates

Winter vacation scheme deadline – Friday 4 November

Spring / summer vacation scheme deadline – Thursday 12 January

Direct training contract application deadline – Monday 31 July (applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis)

www.burges-salmon.com/

Chambers Student Guide Based on confidential insider interviews with trainees, the Chambers Student Guide lifts the lid on all the major firms and barristers’ chambers to give you the True Picture about training. We can also tell you about application processes, vacation schemes, law schools, building up your CV and how to perform well in interviews. Come to our stand and pick up a free copy of the Student Guide. We’ll also be happy to answer any careers questions you might have. Visit us online at: www.chambersstudent.co.uk You can also find us on Facebook, where we post regular links to useful ’commercial awareness’ stories and on Twitter @chambersstudents

Clifford Chance

Lawyers for a changing world

Clifford Chance is one of the world’s foremost law firms, with more tier one ranked practice areas than any other firm.

We are a Times Graduate Employer of Choice and a previous TargetJobs Graduate Employer of the Year.

Because the challenges of modern business rarely fall within a single jurisdiction or practice area, we’re used to tackling problems in international, multi-disciplinary teams.

A career with Clifford Chance means the opportunity to develop your talents to their utmost potential in a refreshing and stimulating environment. One where your unique talents will have the space to shine, develop and make a real impact.

Recruiting for 2017 vacation schemes and 2018 training contract start dates.

Website: www.cliffordchancrgraduates.com

DLA Piper DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers located in more than 30 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, positioning us to help companies with their legal needs anywhere in the world. In the UK, we provide full service legal advice from London and the major UK centres. These include Birmingham, Edinburgh, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield.

Unlike many law firms, we are organised to provide clients with a range of essential business advice, not just on large scale mergers and acquisitions and banking deals but also on people and employment, commercial dealings, litigation, insurance, real estate, IT, intellectual property and plans for restructuring.

We offer approximately 130 placements across our UK offices and use these to recruit our trainees. Participants spend time with two different departments and are fully immersed into life at DLA Piper. They are given real work to develop their legal and wider workplace skills, as well as demonstrate their ability. In addition, they take part in work shadowing, court visits, bespoke presentations, group activities and social events with our trainees. The aim is that, by the end of the scheme, participants have a real feel for our work, clients and people.

Our areas of practice are Corporate; Employment; Finance and Projects; Intellectual Property and Technology; Litigation and Regulatory; Real Estate, Restructuring; and Tax.

Degree: All degree disciplines are considered

Minimum Class of Degree Required: 2.1

A-levels: A, B, B (from three A-levels, not including General Studies)

Highers: At least five Highers in the A - B band

IB: 35 points from the six chosen subjects

Number of Training Contracts: 75-80

Vacation placements: 130

Where to apply: www.dlapipergraduates.co.uk

DWF LLP In order to be outstanding, you must always be different and DWF knows that better than most. We were named ‘Legal Innovator of the Year’ at the 2015 Legal Business Awards in recognition of our innovative approach to operational management, client service delivery and people engagement and were also voted one of Europe’s 50 most innovative law firms by the Financial Times.

After an impressive number of mergers and acquisitions, DWF is one of the UK’s top 20 law firms and employs nearly 2,500 people, including 270 partners and 1200 fee earners. The firm has offices across the UK and has recently expanded internationally

We are currently recruiting for 2017 vacation scheme and 2019 training contract opportunities.

Please complete an online application via our website at www.dwf.co.uk/join-us/graduate

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer As a leading international law firm, Freshfields advises some of the world’s biggest companies on how to grow, strengthen and defend their business. If you’re keen to pursue a career in commercial law, we can offer you some of the best and most interesting work around.

Because we support clients wherever in the world they operate, you’ll play a part in delivering a consistent, high-quality service across the globe.

It doesn’t matter what your background is, which university you went to or the degree you studied. What does matter is that you have intellectual talent, excellent written and spoken English, and that you work well with other people.

The work you’ll do with us will nearly always be complicated, so to do well you’ll need to enjoy being challenged.

Flexibility is key in our training contract. If you train with us, you can try up to eight areas of law. That’s twice as many as most law firms. The corporate, dispute resolution and finance practices are the core of the firm, so we’ll expect you to spend at least three months in each of these groups. You’ll also get the chance to spend time on secondment to a client or to one of our offices in the US, Asia or Europe.

For further information including how and when to apply please refer to our website:

www.freshfields.com/ukgraduates/

Herbert Smith Freehills Takeovers and mergers. Arbitration and litigation. We’ve got it all. And because we’re one of the world's leading law firms, we also work with some of the biggest international organisations on some of their most ambitious projects.

Thanks to the quality of our international network, we’re able to offer our clients both domestic and cross-border services, which means you get the chance to work in a truly global way.

Our work is incredibly varied. We provide top quality tailored legal advice to major corporations, governments and financial institutions as well as different types of commercial organisations. We’re proud to be a full-service firm and we’re proud to be able to do more for our clients.

Herbert Smith Freehills is a place where you won’t just experience everything, you’ll be a part of it. So if you’ve got the drive and ambition to become a brilliant lawyer, we'd like to hear from you.

WHEN TO APPLY:

Winter Vacation Scheme (Finalists and graduates): 1–31 October 2016

Spring Vacation Scheme (Penultimate year students, finalists and graduates): 1 October 2016–6 January 2017

First Year Workshops: 1–31 January 2017

Summer Vacation Scheme (Penultimate year students, finalists and graduates): 1 December 2016–6 January 2017

Training Contracts (Finalists and graduates): 1 October 2016–6 January 2017

Campus Manager (First year students): 1 March 2017–21 April 2017

Training Contracts (Penultimate year students, finalists and graduates): 1 May–31 May 2017

PROPOSED SCHEME DATES:

Winter Vacation Scheme: 5–16 December

Spring Vacation Scheme: 27 March–7 April

First Year Workshops: 23-24 March 12-3 April

Summer Vacation Schemes: 19 June–7 July 10 July-8 July

NB: Please note that we recruit on a rolling basis so we advise students to apply as soon as possible.

www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/

Hogan Lovells LLP Hogan Lovells is a top global law firm, with over 2,500 lawyers working in over 45 offices across Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and North America. Our unique balance of ambition and approachability attracts prestigious clients and creates a working culture where the ambition of our trainee solicitors is supported to ensure their success. Our global diversity and wide range of practice areas gives us a strong reputation for corporate, finance, dispute resolution, government regulatory and intellectual property.

Our two-year training contract is split into four six-month periods of work experience, known as 'seats', including the opportunity to apply for client or international secondments. We also offer up to 90 places over five highly regarded vacation schemes. These schemes provide first and penultimate year law students as well as graduate and final year law and non-law students invaluable insight into life and work inside a global legal practice. We also offer three open days to first year students.

Applications open from 1 October 2016. For further information about the opportunities we offer and closing dates for applications, please visit our website at www.hoganlovells/graduates.com

You will take on as much responsibility as you can handle relating to client work, as well as a comprehensive legal skills training programme, regular reviews and appraisals. After qualification, continuous training and development will remain a priority – in fact, you will deepen your professional and business expertise throughout your career. By making the best of your expertise, we can enhance the quality of advice we provide to clients, develop our reputation, and most importantly help you build your career.

Although we are one of the largest global legal practices, we work in small, hard-working teams where everybody is committed to our collective success. So we hire people with an international outlook: those who can naturally adapt to new surroundings, respond to cultural nuances and tackle the unpredictable with confidence.

As a consequence of the high profile, demanding work we do, academic excellence is important. We expect you to show a track record of attainment with excellent academic results from GCSE (or equivalent) onwards. You should be aiming to achieve, or have achieved, at least a good 2:1 (or equivalent) consistently, throughout your studies and as your final degree classification.

Personal qualities are just as important. You need to be happy collaborating with a team yet capable of, and used to, independent action. You will need to demonstrate an ability and desire for lateral thinking, be capable of close attention to detail, and have the energy, resilience and ambition to succeed in a top global law firm.

Applicants should visit our website at www.hoganlovells.com/graduates and complete an application form online.

Jones Day Jones Day is a truly global law firm - probably the most integrated in the world - with 2,500 lawyers across 44 locations and 19 jurisdictions. Our unique, non-rotational training system provides flexibility and early responsibility.

In London, our trainees work on truly global transactions, thrive on early responsibility, and develop as lawyers fast. We recruit to retain. Nearly half our London partners trained with the Firm.

The Jones Day Way of training is different to the traditional "seat" system operated by most City of London firms. Trainees share their own office with another trainee and undertake work from all departments, with any partner or team, throughout their two year training period. Because they do not move department every six months, they don't miss the end of deals or trials they have worked on.

Training Contracts & Placement Schemes

Vacancies: 72 Placement Scheme places and 20 Training Contracts (Sept 2019).

Jones Day's two-week Winter, Spring or Summer placement schemes, from which we expect to recruit nearly all our September 2019 trainee starters, will give you an honest insight into our training contracts. They will show you how we work in practice and give you a taste of what it's like to be a trainee at Jones Day.

Apply online from 1 September with a cover letter and CV at www.jonesdaylondon.com

Our application process is simple. No supplemental questions, psychometric tests, video interviews or assessment days. Candidates are selected for interview with 2 partners. If successful, you attend our placement scheme and interview for a training contract.

Apply early as we recruit on a rolling basis and places fill fast.

Core Skills Required: Minimum 2.1 and AAA (or equivalent) A-Levels

•Ability to work under pressure •Leadership potential

•Attention to detail •Initiative

•Commercial awareness •Motivation

•Communication skills •Organisational skills

•Creativity •Problem solving skills

•Meeting deadlines •Teamwork skills

You don’t need a background in law: Over half our trainees are non-law graduates and many have postgraduate degrees in disciplines other than law. All schemes open to final year students, graduates and postgraduates of any degree discipline and penultimate year students of a qualifying law degree.

Application closing dates:

28 October 2016 (Winter)

16 December 2016 (Spring)

13 January 2016 (Summer/final deadline)

www.jonesday.com/

LawCareers.Net Successfully launching a legal career involves acquiring and acting upon high-quality information.

LawCareers.Net (online) and The Training Contract & Pupillage Handbook (print) are comprehensive, independent and authoritative resources that cover every aspect of becoming a lawyer, including details of over 1,000 employers. A 2016 survey saw 8 out of 10 new lawyers reporting that they had used one or both of these guides.

Northumbria Law School Northumbria Law School is one of the largest law schools in the UK, with a national and international reputation for excellence in legal education.

We offer a comprehensive range of programmes and flexible modes of study to help our undergraduate students become aspiring lawyers and professionals, and our post graduate students take their career to the next level. Our £70 million state-of-the-art city centre location provides an outstanding learning environment with professional facilities including a real courtroom, onsite law library, legal skills hub and law clinic.

We are one of only six institutions outside of London to provide the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) and we offer an unrivalled range of Masters programmes via flexible distance learning, designed for busy professionals, and accessible to students across the UK and around the world.

A key focus at Northumbria is to enhance the career prospects of our graduates. Northumbria Law School is the highest ranked institution for graduates in professional employment, according to data from the latest Destination for Leavers in Higher Education report.

www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/academic-departments/northumbria-law-school/

Norton Rose Fulbright LLP Norton Rose Fulbright is a global legal firm. We provide the world’s pre-eminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. We have more than 3800 lawyers and legal staff based in over 50 cities across Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. Recognised for our industry focus, we are strong across all the key industry sectors: financial institutions; energy; infrastructure; mining and commodities; transport; technology and innovation as well as life sciences and healthcare.

We recruit up to 50 trainee solicitors each year across two intakes in March and September. Our training contract is based on a four seat pattern, allowing trainees to gain the widest possible exposure to different practice areas and offices around the world. Trainees have the opportunity to spend at least one of their seats on an international or client secondment, in addition to seats in Corporate, Banking and Litigation, enabling them to make the best and most informed choice on qualification.

We also offer up to 45 places across three vacation schemes; two in the summer and one in the winter. Our schemes are designed to provide an invaluable insight into the life and work of a global law firm. You will experience the role of a trainee first hand and participate in actual client work, which could involve anything from legal research to attending client meetings or court. You will also participate in training sessions, practice area breakfast briefings and attend social events with current trainees, lawyers and partners. Our open days and First Step Programme offer further opportunities to gain an understanding of life at the firm and help start your legal career.

We are looking for the brightest students with an enquiring mind and a genuine interest in the world of international business. Your global mind-set means you will embrace the international opportunities on offer. You will also have the confidence to build long term, trusting relationships with clients and colleagues. Applications for all of our opportunities should be made online via our website: www.nortonfosefulbrightgraduates.com Opportunities available:

Summer vacation scheme

Penultimate year undergraduates and finalists: Apply from 1 October 2016 – 8 January 2017

Winter vacation scheme

Finalists and graduates: Apply from 1 – 30 October 2016

First Step Programme

First year undergraduates: Apply from 1 – 28 February 2017

Open Days

Penultimate year undergraduates, finalist and graduates: Apply from 1 – 13 November 2016

Penultimate year undergraduates and second year of a four-year course: Apply from 1 – 14 February 2017

Training contract 2019

Finalists and graduates: Apply from 1 October 2016 – 29 January 2017

Penultimate year law undergraduates, finalists and graduates: Apply from 1 June – 16 July 2017

Slaughter and May

Slaughter and May is one of the most prestigious law firms in the world. We advise on high-profile and ground breaking international transactions and have an excellent and varied client list that includes leading corporations, financial institutions and governments.

Our core practice areas are:

Mergers and Acquisitions

Corporate and Commercial

Financing

We also have leading practitioners in specialist areas including: Tax, Competition, Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, Pensions and Employment, Financial Regulation, Information Technology and Intellectual Property.

Our overseas offices and close working relationships with leading ‘best friend’ independent law firms in other jurisdictions mean there are opportunities for trainees to apply for a secondment in their second year to places such as Auckland, Beijing, Berlin, Brussels, Copenhagen, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Helsinki, Hong Kong, Madrid, Milan, Munich, New York, Oslo, Paris, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Stockholm, Tokyo, Toronto and Washington.

We have approximately 80 vacancies for trainee solicitors each year and a variety of open days, workshops and work experience schemes available to law and non-law students.

Minimum 2.1 in any discipline in your first degree.

www.slaughterandmay.com/

The City Law School

At The City Law School we offer education and training for every step of your legal career. Taught in the heart of legal London, our law courses give you the essential legal skills and knowledge needed to be successful in law.

We were the first law school in London to educate students and practitioners at all stages of legal education. With three levels of study - undergraduate, postgraduate and professional - we offer courses suitable for everyone interested in following a career in law no matter what stage they are at.

Courses include the Bar Professional Training Course for intended barristers, the Legal Practice Course for those who want to follow the solicitor route and the well renowned Graduate Diploma in Law, for non-law graduates who wish to convert to law.

Our Master of Laws programme (LLM) gives students the flexibility to enhance their legal knowledge by choosing from a range of different electives to gain a general master of Laws award, or specialise in particular areas of law, such as European Union Law, Human Rights Law, Criminal Litigation, Dispute Resolution and more.

We also offer a distance learning programme; LLM International Business Law, giving students even more flexibility to study for a Masters from anywhere in the world.

Application methods vary – see website for further details. Scholarships also available.

www.city.ac.uk/law

The Lex 100 Now in its 12th year, The Lex 100 is the market-leading guide for law students at every stage of their legal education.

Based on the findings of a survey completed by over 3,000 trainees, The Lex 100 offers unique insight into the vast array of training contracts in the UK market.

We are keen to meet with students, hear about their experiences and to speak with them about why they are interested in a career in law and how they plan to pursue that career. We are also looking forward to distributing copies of our new Lex 100 guide and to publicise the important findings it contains. Our editorial is primarily drawn from the extensive feedback we receive from trainees.

The 'Lex 100 Verdict' for each firm is authored by the Lex team, but consists entirely of the anonymous responses we received from that firm's trainees. The peer-to-peer analysis is invaluable and helps candidates determine which firms they should be applying to.

Follow us on Twitter at @thelex100 and on Facebook to keep up-to-date with regular information regarding the UK legal market. www.lex100.co.uk

The University of Law Whether your ambition is to work as a lawyer or work in wider business, then studying at The University of Law

will ensure you’ll get the best possible start to your career. Our innovative courses are designed and taught by

lawyers with real business experience, with a clear focus on building the practical skills, commercial awareness and

independent thinking that employers of today are looking for. As the UK's largest law school with 8 fully

resourced centres across the UK, including two in London, we’re the destination of choice for ambitious people.

Graduate Diploma in Law (full-time / part-time / i-GDL)

Our GDL is designed to build knowledge and skills that more than match a law degree. Academic training is built

around real life examples and case studies, and you’ll be given research assignments that directly reflect the way

you’ll work as a lawyer. In addition, our unique Ethics and Professional Legal Practice module equips you with the

professional skills you’ll need as a modern lawyer.

Legal Practice Course (full-time / part-time)

We’re confident that our LPC is the best preparation for entering legal practice by offering you the skills to succeed

in the business world. Future lawyers and business leaders need a wealth of skills to prepare them for today's

market place. Our client focused LPC course enables you to develop commercial awareness, critical thinking,

project management and the networking skills that will prepare you for the challenges ahead. Study our LPC and

you can gain an MSc in Law, Business and Management or LLM in Professional Legal Practice at no extra cost. An

online option is also available leading to an LLM in International or Professional Legal Practice.

Bar Professional Training Course (full-time / part-time)

Our BPTC is uniquely structured to mirror the real life experience of a barrister in practice. We’re the only legal

training provider offering a “live” selection process designed to attract the brightest and most committed

students and create a stimulating learning environment for all. Learn from qualified tutors with unparalleled

experience in practice and in delivering high quality advocacy training. Most of your learning will be in small groups

and you’ll have plenty of opportunities to put it into action through practitioner evenings, mock trials, court visits,

mooting, negotiating and advocacy competitions, and pro bono.

Graduates of any discipline should apply online. Closing dates just before the course is due to start www.law.ac.uk/

Travers Smith Travers Smith is an award-winning independent City law firm with a reputation for enterprising thinking and uncompromising quality in all of its chosen fields, and a focus on advising clients on international matters. Competing directly with the largest City firms, we attract top-quality work but still offer a professional yet relaxed working environment providing the best of both worlds. It is this environment that has led to one of the highest staff retention rates in the City.

A very high proportion of our work has an international dimension and we accompany our clients to every corner of the globe. To do that, we have developed close ties with carefully chosen quality overseas independent law firms who share our specialist strengths and very demanding standards.

The firm’s comprehensive training programme ensures that trainees experience a broad range of work. All trainee solicitors sit with partners and associates, which ensures a refreshing lack of hierarchy. It also means that trainees receive individual and extensive training from experienced lawyers, and can look forward to client contact, and the responsibility that goes with it, from day one.

During the vacation scheme, students spend two weeks with the firm; each week they are able to experience a different department, sharing an office with partners, associates and trainee solicitors. The workload includes attending meetings, drafting documents and letters and carrying out research. We extend our internal seminar programme to include a number of talks, case studies and negotiating exercises specifically for students to give an authentic taste of a City lawyer's work. The timetable also includes a 'City tour', plenty of sporting and social activities such as softball and mixed hockey, 'working' lunches and informal evening events. Christmas vacation scheme 2016: There are 15 places for the two week scheme running from 5 to 16 December 2016

(Places are allocated on a rolling basis so there is no deadline)

Summer vacation scheme 2017: There are 15 places for each two week scheme commencing 19 June, 3 July and 17 July 2017

(The deadline is 31 January 2017)

Training Contracts 2019: We offer 25 training contracts for September 2019/March 2020.

(The deadline is 31 July 2017)

The Summer scheme is designed primarily for law graduates and penultimate year law undergraduates, whereas the Christmas scheme is primarily for non-law graduates and final year non-law undergraduates.

The firm looks for people who combine academic excellence with common sense; those who are determined and articulate, can think on their feet and take their work but not themselves seriously. Applications are welcome from law and non-law graduates.

Our minimum criteria is AAB at A level (excluding General Studies) and a 2:1 degree if graduated.

All applications open on 1 October – please apply online through cvMail via our website at: www.traverssmith.com/careers/graduate-recruitment/

University of St Andrews Law Society

We are the sole Law Society in St Andrews. Our goal is to fill the void left by not having a Law School in the University. We work to ensure students understand the opportunities to pursue law in both the UK and the US. We work with British firms and US Law Schools to host events and talks geared towards preparing students.

We also have a Mooting team and compete both internally and against other universities. These events, along with socials,ensure students can learn more about law while still interacting with like-minded individuals in St Andrews.

http://universityofstandrewslawsociety.com

White & Case White & Case is a global law firm with nearly 2000 lawyers worldwide. Our network of 38 offices provides the full range of legal services of the highest quality in almost every major commercial centre and emerging market. We are proud to represent some of the world's longest established and most respected names alongside many start-up visionaries. As part of our training contract, we offer every trainee a guaranteed six-month overseas seat.

Vacation Schemes

A vacation scheme provides a great way to experience first-hand what life is like as a White & Case trainee. Playing an active part in the life of the London office you will receive real work from a dedicated supervisor, attend interactive, informative sessions and be given plenty of opportunities to network at social events.

Winter (for finalists and graduates): ------------------------------------------------------ Monday 12–Wednesday 21 December

Spring (for penultimate year students, finalists and graduates): --------- Monday 3–Thursday 13 April

Summer 1 (for penultimate year students, finalists and graduates): --- Monday 19 June–Friday 30 June

Summer 2 (for penultimate year students, finalists and graduates): --- Monday 10 July–Friday 21 July

Open Days

You can apply to attend one of our London office open days for a useful insight into the Firm and the training we offer. We are holding open days on 24 November 2016 and 12 January 2017 for penultimate year students, finalists and graduates.

First year 2-day insight scheme

As a first year student, you can apply for our insight scheme from 17-18 May 2017 which includes presentations, workshops and work-shadowing.

White & Case is looking to recruit ambitious trainees who have a desire to gain hands-on practical experience from day one. They should have an understanding of international commercial issues and an interest in working on big-ticket, cross-border work. We recruit both law and non-law students and owing to the nature of our work, language skills are of interest. Applicants will be welcomed for their individuality, their ability to contribute to the cutting-edge work we do and the energy with which they approach the job at hand. They should also have a positive and friendly attitude, be enthusiastic and work well in teams.

How to apply & deadlines

Apply online at www.whitecasetrainee.com

Winter vacation scheme application deadline: 2 November 2016

Spring and summer vacation schemes application deadline: 31 January 2017

Training contract application deadline: 31 July 2017

Open Day application deadlines: 10 November (24 November open day) and 14 December (12 January open day)

First year 2-day insight scheme deadline: 31 March 2017