LAW FAIR KSLS
2020
Welcome to the annual University of Kent Law Fair brochure! The Law Fair provides the perfect opportunity to explore your career options and network with legal professionals. A number of educational providers are also attending to offer valuable insight into the various routes graduates can take to further their legal career. This year for the first time, there will be workshops hosted by a number of organisations to give an insight into the research and application process, but also to explain any additional training options for graduates. Because this year is (very) different from other years, the law fair will take place on the virtual platform Hopin. Don’t worry though, this platform gives you plenty of opportunities to network with representatives and ask questions. You will receive a user guide for the virtual platform that explains exactly how to use the platform to your advantage. If you have any more questions about the usage of this platform, please do not hesitate to email us at lawfair@ksls.co.uk.
It is important to prepare for a law fair and know who you are speaking to, so make sure you come do your research and come with a plan. Kent Student Law Society will be hosting a talk showing you "How to prepare for a Law Fair” with Kent Law School Alumnus Matthew Speed from Pinsent Masons on 3 November from 18:00-20:00, which you can sign up through the Hopin platform event or through the link in our Instagram bio. Make sure you come along to find out how you can make the most of the Law Fair, and use this brochure to get an insight into which firms, organisations and legal professionals are attending. We hope that you will enjoy the law fair and you gain lots of insight from it in order to make informed steps about your career. Any questions or comments are always welcome, just email us! The Law Fair Committee
EXHIBITORS
1. Herbert Smith Freehills - p 5 2. Macfarlanes - p 6 3. University of Law - p 7 4. Barbri - p 8 5. The City Law School - p 10 6. Vantage - p 12 7. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner - p 13 8. Hogan Lovells - p 14 9. Irwin Mitchell - p 15 10.Jennifer Draper (Robinson Allfree) - p 16 11.Nockolds Solicitors - p 17 12.Watson Farley & Williams - p 18 13.Willkie Farr & Gallagher - p 19 14.Aspiring Solicitors - p 20 15.BPP - p 21 16.Chambers Student - p 22 17.ICSA - p 23 18.Kent Law Society - p 24 19.LawCareers.Net - p 25 20.Bar Council - p 26 21.Stour Chambers - p 27 22.Employability Points - p. 28 23.Dr Sophie Vigneron - Co-Director of Graduate Studies - p 29 24.Jayne Instone - KLS Careers Adviser - p 30 25.African-Diasporic Legal Network - p 31 26.Canadian Law Society - p 32 27.European Law Students’ Association - p 33 28.Empowering Womxn In Law - p 34 29.Kent Critical Law Society - p 35 30.Kent International Law Society - p 36 31.Kent Law Temple Society - p 37
13:10 - 13:40 Should I do the SQE or LPC? By the University of Law Find out more about our LPC, Law Conversion and SQE courses.
WORKSHOPS
14:00 - 14:30 How To Research Law Firms and Barristers by Chambers Student Find out how to get the most out of our independent research and analysis, so you can apply with confidence
14:30 - 15:00 Progress your legal studies with The City Law School Whether you want to be a solicitor, a barrister or to use your legal training in another capacity, we will help you reach the next step in your career. 15:00 - 15:30 Employability Points and the Careers and Employability Service Come and find out about these services and how we can help you maximise your employability potential! 15:30 - 16:00 Alternative routes into law: CILEx and cross-qualification by Jennifer Draper (Robinson Allfree) Jennifer will be discussing an alternative way to become a solicitor; no training contract and one area of law. 16:00 - 16:30 Applications workshop by BPP An interactive session focussed on improving your online law firm applications. 16:30 - 17:00 Resources to help you become a lawyer by LawCareers.Net LawCareers.Net will take you through how to prepare to apply to law firms, the process of becoming a lawyer, and more!
This workshop schedule will be continually updated and is subject to change.
Herbert Smith Freehills – The future of law is here. We’re a leading, full-service, global law firm working on some of the world’s biggest cases and deals at the forefront of the world’s most exciting sectors. With an award-winning depth of expertise across a wide variety of sectors, geographies and legal specialisms, we’re the firm where you can build your future in law. By combining perspectives and potential from diverse backgrounds, we can offer our clients pioneering solutions. With our innovative and inclusive culture, we’re building a law firm ready to lead the future. Our progressive approach allows us to continually break new ground; whether it’s a complex international dispute or a billion-pound, cross-border deal. You’ll add your insight and expertise from day one.
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Macfarlanes is a distinctive London-based law firm, focused on its clients and on delivering excellence in the international legal market. The firm is known for the quality of its work; not just in dealing with the full range of corporate and commercial matters, but in advising clients on their private affairs as well.
Macfarlanes has made a deliberate choice to remain smaller than many of its peers. The cohesive nature of the firm means that clients benefit from collective experience and close-knit teams. The firm has decided against growth at the expense of quality, against size at the expense of efficiency and agility. So whilst large enough to advise on the most complex matters, the firm is also small enough to ensure that its people and work are exceptional, without fail.
Main areas of work Our main practice areas are: commercial, competition, corporate and M&A, derivatives and trading, employment, finance, financial services regulation, investment management, litigation and dispute resolution, pensions, private client, private equity, real estate, restructuring and insolvency and tax.
Who we’re looking for? At Macfarlanes, we don’t have any preconceptions about who you are or where you’re from. We want people who are academically strong, with determination and drive. However, we aren’t looking for any particular educational background. For us, it’s your potential that really counts. We’ll want to see that you have resilience, determination and exceptional communication skills. You must be confident when it comes to giving advice and making decisions. Most of all, we are looking for people who will relish the chance to work alongside some of the world’s most successful and ambitious businesses and individuals.
We expect you to have a 2:1 degree or above – that could be in law or in another subject. Find out more at: https://www.macfarlanes.com/join-us/traineesolicitors/about-us/
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You have big dreams and the talent to succeed. We share your ambitions, and our postgraduate courses are designed to set you up for success. Our years of experience in training more practising lawyers in the UK than any other law school has helped our students go on to succeed in law, business, politics and more. We offer a range of postgraduate legal training and Master’s degrees designed by qualified experts to help students advance at any stage of their career. Our courses are employment-focused, honing key skills in a teaching environment based on real legal practice. Part-time and online study options are available on many of our courses to help students work and study at the same time. Find out more at: law.ac.uk/ Postgraduates: law.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/ Scholarships:  law.ac.uk/study/scholarships-bursaries/
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Lawyers around the world are increasingly turning to BARBRI to gain the necessary credentials to make legal practice a reality. As global legal educators, BARBRI has trained over 1.3 million lawyers for over 50 years using its innovative testing and learning technologies. BARBRI is your key to unlocking the opportunity of becoming a U.S. attorney or a solicitor in English and Wales. BARBRI is the world’s leading private legal education provider, having prepared more than 1.3 million lawyers and law graduates to sit and pass a U.S. bar exam (the qualifying assessments for the practice of law in the U.S.). BARBRI prepares both U.S. and international lawyers and law graduates to pass a U.S. bar exam. BARBRI’s Extended Bar Review programme is offered as either a 6month or 10-month curriculum and affords international lawyers and law graduates the opportunity to study for a U.S. bar exam while working. BARBRI also offers QLTS Prep by BARBRI, a preparation course for the Qualified Lawyer Transfer Scheme (QLTS). The QLTS is a two-part assessment through which foreign-qualified lawyers can qualify as a solicitor in England and Wales. Starting in 2021, BARBRI will offer a preparation course for the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE), the new qualification assessment that the Solicitors Regulation Authority is currently developing.
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Official Barbri website https://www.barbri.com/Â For more information about the Extended Bar Digest, visit: https://barbri-prep.com/extended-bar-course/bar-exam-digest/ For more information about the QLTS Digest (Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme), visit: https://barbriqlts.com/qlts-prep-course/
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The City Law School is one of London’s major law schools, offering an impressive range of academic and professional courses. Part of City, University of London our courses include professional legal training programmes the Bar Vocational Studies for aspiring barristers, and the Legal Practice Course for those who want to pursue the solicitor route. Both programmes offer an LLM masters option. Our Master of Laws (LLM) programmes allow students to choose from 13 specialist areas of law, and gain a named LLM degree, including International Human Rights, Public International Law, Criminal Litigation and more. We also provide the option to convert your current degree with our nationally renowned Graduate Diploma in Law; our fast track programme, where you will study the core modules required to progress your legal training, in one year. The City Law School is based close to legal London and students will benefit from a new state of the art building with dedicated study spaces, advocacy rooms and law library, as well as access to online legal resources and legal, careers support and networking and opportunities to take part in Pro Bono schemes and mooting competitions. Find out more at: www.city.ac.uk/law
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Whether you want to be a solicitor, a barrister or to use your legal training in another capacity, we will help you reach the next step in your career. Our courses are designed to meet the needs of our students, the modern legal profession and the wider world where having a legal background counts.
For more information, visit our course pages on The City Law School website: • Bar Vocational Studies (BVS) • Graduate Diploma in Law • Legal Practice Course (LPC) • Master of Laws (LLM) The City Law School - our academic and professional courses (YouTube video) Sebastian Street, our new home (YouTube video)
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Vantage is a free online portal that connects you with some of the top law firms in the country: Ashurst, Baker McKenzie, Bird&Bird, Burges Salmon, Clifford Chance, Eversheds Sutherland, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Herbert Smith Freehills, Hogan Lovells, Lewis Silkin, Linklaters, Macfarlanes, Pinsent Masons, Slaughter and May, Travers Smith, Weil Gotshal Manges and Wilkie, Farr & Gallagher. Â Vantage allows these firms to headhunt specific students to offer them a number of unique and relevant opportunities, from insight days and events to training contract opportunities. It takes less than 10 minutes to complete a profile, and when a firm then contacts you through Vantage, you know they are genuinely interested in engaging with you. We also offer exclusive insights into our partner firms through our Wednesday Webinar series and top tips video series. Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter to find out about these first. Sign up today at vantageapp.io to hear directly from law firms about their opportunities!
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With over 1,400 lawyers in 31 offices across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP is a fully integrated global law firm that provides clients with connected legal advice, wherever and whenever they need it. The firm is known for its relationship-driven, collaborative culture, diverse legal experience and industry-shaping innovation and offers clients one of the most active M&A, real estate, financial services, litigation and corporate risk practices in the world. Find out more at bclplaw.com
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Meet the firm changing the game. Right now, Hogan Lovells lawyers are working worldwide on cases that shape legal precedent; projects that enable innovation for prestigious clients. And across 48 global locations, we’re doing it all seamlessly, as one team. Whether you join us as a trainee solicitor after you graduate, or during your studies on one of our vacation schemes, you’ll work with prestigious, high-profile clients from across the globe. You’ll delve into fast-moving industry sectors, be part of headlinegrabbing work, and learn from an international network of diverse specialists. At the same time, we’ll teach you what it means to be one of us. Developing agility as you help us navigate a changing world, you’ll grow your legal expertise, sharpen your commercial edge and discover a career path that’s personal to you. Not only that; with plenty of hands-on support and expert guidance, you’ll learn how to find the very best solutions to the most demanding business challenges. Ready to get to know us? Great. Always ahead of the curve in changing times, we offer both in-office and digital opportunities, helping you get to know the law firm that’s helping clients transform the world. Now that’s game-changing. Applications open from 14 September 2020. To apply, please visit www.hoganlovells/graduates.com
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Come along and visit our virtual booth to meet with current trainees and members of our Early Careers team. Upon entry to the booth please ensure to place your microphone on mute. If you feel comfortable to do so you are welcome to have your camera on at the booth as our attendees will be live on camera answering questions from those who join on camera and through the chat function. The booth is an opportunity to learn more about our legal work placement and training contract opportunities, advice for our recruitment process and a chance for you to learn more about what it is like to be a trainee at the firm. Find out more at: irwinmitchell.com and graduaterecruitment.irwinmitchell.com/
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Jennifer Draper (Robinson Allfree)
As a student approaching the end of my degree I had not yet obtained a training contract. Upon leaving university I decided to join a local law firm working on reception then as a legal secretary. 1.5 years later, I began training via CILEx which meant I could remain in the family department without the need for various seats. I have gone on to qualify as a Chartered Legal Executive, I have also completed a Masters in Legal Practice (LLM/LPC) alongside my Professional Skills Course and I will shortly cross-qualify to be admitted to the roll of solicitors. I am here to answer any questions you have about alternative routes into law, or family law in general.
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Nockolds Solicitors is a long established law firm with offices in Bishop’s Stortford and London. We have 11 partners and over 160 members of staff. We are a well- established, highly recommended law firm that has provided quality legal advice and services for over 180 years. Nockolds has kept ahead of the changing times during this period growing in size and stature by becoming an award winning law practice focussing on what really matters, our clients and our people. Our Lexcel Quality mark, numerous listings in the ‘Legal 500’ and ‘Chambers & Partners’, the two legal directories of who’s who in the law, Gold Investors in People award and inclusion in the Sunday Times’ 100 Best Small Companies to Work for Award reflect the firm that we have now become. In addition to ensuring that we are strong in key areas such as business services, property, private client and many different types of dispute resolution and litigation, Nockolds is responsive to our clients’ needs and our continued expansion has included adding niche and specialised legal services. We proudly work locally, nationally, internationally and in our London City office. Nockolds Teams are professional, efficient and people friendly. We firmly believe that our people are the most important asset we have. As an Investor in People, we have continually demonstrated our commitment to the development of all our staff, offering unlimited opportunities for those people prepared to work for it. In order to build on our established success, we seek to recruit people who will both complement and enhance our existing team spirit and client-focussed approach. A down-to-earth attitude, commitment, drive, enthusiasm and expertise are just some of the traits that we value. Our values at Nockolds are important to us and not only set us apart with our clients, but are an integral part of how we behave and go about our day to day business. We pride ourselves on having integrity and being professional, dynamic and approachable.
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WFW is an international law firm advising on complex transactions and disputes through local knowledge and an integrated international network. We have a strong sector focus, combining our technical excellence with deep industry knowledge across energy, transport and real estate. We strive for excellence in all that we do and view investment in our people as key to achieving our business goals and values, which rest on developing deep and long-lasting relationships externally and internally through respect, sharing, communication and integrity. Our teams are integrated across legal disciplines and offices delivering consistently high levels of service in combination across borders and locally through a deep understanding of local business customs and culture. Â Main areas of work Within our core sectors of energy (conventional and renewable power, oil and gas, mining and commodities), real estate and transport (aviation, maritime and rail) plus associated infrastructure, we provide a full suite of legal services including finance capital markets, corporate, construction, planning, employment, public law, regulatory and competition and dispute resolution. Find out more at: www.wfw.com/trainee
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Willkie is an international law firm of approximately 750 lawyers in 12 offices located in the United States and Europe. We provide innovative, integrated legal and business solutions to companies and individuals across a wide spectrum of business areas, countries and cultures. We recruit our future trainee solicitors from our spring and summer vacation schemes. We are looking for those who can start their training contract in September 2021, 2022 or 2023. Our training contract provides an environment where junior lawyers can excel and be challenged, in a supportive environment. You will sit in four different practice areas, with a mix of partners and associates. We take your training seriously, and you will work alongside our partners and associates in small teams on real matters from day one. Our people work in small, nimble teams on high quality matters, so it is important that you are motivated, collaborative and able to pick things up quickly as you will receive a great breadth of work from the outset. Willkie London has grown considerably over the past five years, and over 50 per cent from 2017 alone. With this in mind, we are looking for self-starters who want to contribute to a dynamic, growing workplace, and who have a genuine interest in Willkie and our clients. We welcome applicants from all universities and degree disciplines. We are looking for consistently strong academic achievement, with a 2.1 at undergraduate level. Willkie is proud to use Rare’s Contextual Recruitment System. Partnering with Rare means social mobility measures and educational data are embedded into our recruitment process. This means we will better understand your academic achievements.
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Aspiring Solicitors is the UK's leading Diversity & Inclusion platform within law. It coaches, mentors, and provides opportunities for hundreds of diverse candidates each year to acquire training contracts. Funded by law firms and companies with large in-house legal teams, AS delivers free coaching, mentoring and workshops, among other services, to diverse candidates that are BAME, LGBTQ+, socially mobile or have a disability or long-term health condition. Â Register to become a member here: www.aspiringsolicitors.co.uk/ register/ Â Find out more about our schemes and events here: www.aspiringsolicitors.co.uk/member-services/
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One of the UK’s leading Law Schools, with over 25 years’ experience delivering professional legal qualifications. We are trusted by many of the most influential law firms and 60 leading firms educate their trainees exclusively with us. At the forefront of innovation in legal training, we look forwards not back. We build and shape legal careers for the future. By focusing on employability and developing skills as lawyers, we give students the edge to secure training contracts and pupillage. Our employability statistics are testament to this. BPP University Law School is based in two centres in London (Holborn and Waterloo) and centres in Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Leeds and Manchester. Our courses: https://www.bpp.com/courses/law Our events: https://www.bpp.com/events
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Based on confidential insider interviews with trainees and pupils, Chambers Student lifts the lid on all the major firms and barristers’ chambers to give you the True Picture about becoming a lawyer. We can also tell you about application processes, vacation schemes, law schools, open days, first-year opportunities, building up your CV and how to perform well in interviews. Visit us online at www.chambersstudent.co.uk. You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, where we post regular legal news, deadlines and job vacancies.
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The Chartered Governance Institute is the qualifying and membership body for governance professionals. We provide professional development, guidance and thought leadership for individuals and their employers, and work with regulators and policymakers to champion high standards of governance across all sectors. While the knowledge base of the role is mainly law, business, and finance, four other skills are critical to a successful career in governance; Strong verbal and written communication skills, Resilience, Attention to detail, and Interpersonal skills. The Chartered Governance Institute will help provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to support, advise, and persuade your way around the whole organisation. Find out more at: icsa.org.uk/discover-governance
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The Kent Law Society exists to support solicitors, their staff and trainees, and law students in the County of Kent. It provides its members with training, marketing, recruitment, guidance, networking and social interaction. It can provide Kent Law School students with opportunities to network with legal professionals, get practical careers advice, and can advertise student work experience needs to its membership. It assists the Law School with moots, mock trials and the like, and its members assist Kent Law Clinic. Individual student membership of the Society is free of charge and lasts for the academic year - students can reapply in subsequent years. Apply at http://www.kentlawsociety.com/join-kls.html
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Sign up to LawCareers.Net now! We’ve got everything you need to become a lawyer. Our LCN Weekly newsletter is filled with a wealth of information and advice. Visit our website for all the upcoming training contract, vacation scheme and pupillage deadlines.
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The Bar Council – the representative body for all barristers – and the Inns of Court have teamed up to inform students about opportunities at the Bar. Non-law graduates will need to take the GDL, while both law and non law graduates must take the Bar Vocational Course. Scholarships for these courses are available from the Inns and from course providers. The Inns offer a total of £5 million for scholarships each year, and awards range from £500 to £19,000. There are some changes to the qualification process for the Bar from 2020, so please do see the Bar Standards Board website (below) for further information. All students wishing to become a barrister will need to undertake pupillage, which is a form of ‘on-the-job’ training, split into a nonpractising period and a practising period. Pupillage has a highly competitive application process, so you should be as proactive as possible to give yourself the best possible chance of success: seek out mini-pupillages (available opportunities are posted on the Chambers Student Guide) and work experience, undertake court visits, and pursue public speaking or debating opportunities. The Bar Council also holds a Pupillage Fair in Autumn of each year, to enable students to network with pupillage providers and barristers from a wide range of practice areas. Additionally, there are plenty of opportunities offered by the Inns – you must be a member of an Inn before you can qualify as a barrister – so do browse their websites for events. For more information, visit: https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/ qualifying-as-a-barrister/ https://www.barcouncil.org.uk/careers
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Stour is a leading multi-disciplinary Chambers. Our members are ranked as ‘leaders in their field’ and are consistently listed year on year both in the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners. Members at Stour practice in both civil litigation and all areas of family law. Stour aims to recruit annually and does so through the pupillage gateway and in accordance with its published timetable. Successful candidates will benefit from stimulating and robust training in the full range of Chambers’ work. Chambers has a firm belief that pupillage is an effective way to recruit new tenants and is committed to equipping pupils for a successful career at the Bar. Stour strives to be an equal opportunities employer and is committed to diversity amongst its staff, members and trainees. We therefore encourage and welcome applications from underrepresented or disadvantaged groups. Find out more at: https://www.stourchambers.co.uk/
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The Employability Scheme is a unique initiative that encourages students to take part in extra-curricular activities such as part-time work, society membership, fund raising events, attending skills workshops, amongst many others. Every activity earns you points, which towards the end of Term 2 can be used to apply for summer internships, work experiences/placements, experience days and more. This fantastic Scheme is a great way to not only improve your employability skills alongside your studies, also, you could secure valuable work experience opportunities. Get Involved, Get Rewarded! EP now sits in the Careers and Employability Service – this award winning service has a fantastic team who can provide a range of employability support – CV checks, interview preparation, graduate schemes, skills workshops and much more! Find out more at: https://www.kent.ac.uk/employabilitypoints/
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Sophie Vigneron Co-Director of Graduate Studies I studied my UG and LLM in Strasbourg and Nancy (France) before coming to Kent in 2000, in order to complete my joint PhD under the supervision of Professor Samuel. I loved the community, friendship, and of course, the critical approach to law, in my case comparative law. I chose to stay here and have since developed my research, not only in comparative law but also in cultural heritage law which I teach at both UG and PG level.
The Kent LLM is a programme with a flexible structure that allows students to choose module to build their specialisation: international commercial law, intellectual property, international environmental law and policy, law and health, criminal justice, international criminal justice, international law, and human rights. The programme also builds in interdisciplinarity by letting students choose modules in other disciplines, for example politics, and criminology if they wish to do so. Our flexible structure gives students the opportunity to focus on courses that are of interest for their professional development while at the same time providing for a detailed knowledge and high level of understanding of a range of specialised subject areas. Our teachers offer a distinctive critical approach, we strongly encourage our students to study law in its social, economic and political context, to ask questions about why law is the way it is, and to relate it to other important aspects of society like who holds power, why are certain stories told/not told about law and about the way that the world works. This provides students with not only an excellent knowledge of the law but also with a systematic understanding of the institutional structures, and particular contexts in which the law operates. The LLM also provides students with the ability to undertake supervised research on an agreed topic in law which enables them to produce original and evaluative work that meets high standards of scholarship. Finally, the LLM community at Kent is an important part of the law school and contributes to its vibrant and diverse community. Students come from all over the world and contribute to making Kent a special place to study and live in. Find out more at: https://www.kent.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate
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Jayne Instone KLS Careers Adviser
Hi, I'm Jayne Instone, the KLS Careers Adviser. If you need help to plan your legal career I am here to help you. You will find a lot of resources to help you on the KLS Employability blog at https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/klsemployability/ - everything from how to become commercially aware to what events are happening on and off campus. Drop-in today and just say "hello" or ask me a question. And, don't miss my weekly opportunities bulletin - it's packed full of useful stuff! It's sent to you every Friday afternoon. I can be contacted on klsemployability@kent.ac.uk
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The Afro-Diasporic Legal Network is a collective of Black law students from the African-Diaspora. The network was developed with three principles in mind as part of its overall mandate. These principles are: to support the political and legal education of Black law students, to provide nuanced academic, career and wellness supports, and to continue to push the bounds of inclusion for all students that sit at the intersection of Blackness. With these principles in mind, ADLN has an array of projects planned for this academic year including a Black Discussion Series, Workshops, a Facilitator Programme, a Mentorship Programme, Mental Health Events, Sub-committees that challenges the discrepancies in student experience with campus security and reexamines the accommodation agreement and many more!
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The Canadian Law Society (CLS) aspires to reflect our members’ interest by keeping informed about Canadian accreditation, further academic studies, and employment while assisting new Canadian students and organising fun social events. To achieve these aims, we work closely with graduates, the Kent Law School, Canada Law From Abroad and other university societies.
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The European Law Student Association (ELSA) Kent is the local chapter of the world’s largest network of law students and young lawyers, spanning 44 countries and consisting of more than 50,000 members dotted across the globe. The ELSA Kent membership gives you access to remarkable opportunities organised locally, nationally and internationally. Get hold of local events, mooting competitions and article submissions for internationally published magazines. Kick start your career by applying to internships at sponsors’ firms, through our STEP programme. ELSA offers opportunities whether you are interested in Law, International Relations, Politics or Economics. Being sponsored by the WTO and the Council of Europe, opportunities linked to these institutions are around the corner. Find out more at: https://elsa-uk.org/kent/
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"This year we founded the newest law society here at KLS, Empowering Womxn in Law, in order to give students a safe platform to explore and discuss issues of feminism and intersectionality as they pertain to the law, the legal system, and the legal profession. We place a heavy emphasis on developing critical thinking and writing skills by encouraging students to submit writing pieces to our weekly newsletter that’s circulated to our members, ‘The F Word’. We aim to encourage open, meaningful conversations around controversial topics in order to normalise them, making it easier for students to seek support, and to work toward making tangible societal change. All are welcome, regardless of your background or identity! "
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Our aim this year is to provide insightful perspectives of the law and a career in law. In order to achieve this, we’re hosting virtual panel events focused on diversity and commercial law, including trainees and organisation leaders, as well as exclusive resources provided by our partners. Also, we will host virtual events focused on pertinent aspects of the law, considering environmental law, mental health law, human rights & exploitation, and housing law. Our biggest event of the year is the Kent Critical Annual Conference, which encourages many from Kent and beyond to submit a response to a legally focused statement. Join at: https://kentunion.co.uk/activities/kent-critical-law-soc
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The Kent International Law Society encourages law students to think critically about legal developments outside of the United Kingdom and the way in which these events are shaping the world and our legal education here at Kent. The critique of the systems, protocols, and processes that inform the global landscape is a key component of the society. To further the international legal education of our members, KILS provides opportunities for students to participate in many different events such as Alternative Dispute Resolution competitions and visits to international legal bodies like the International Criminal Court.
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Kent Law Temple Society or KLTS, is the University’s oldest law society. We are celebrating our 30th anniversary this year. The society is dedicated to helping students that are wanting to pursue a career in advocacy. Legal advocacy begins when you meet a client, and continues as you research the case, prepare documents for trial and finally present the case in court. KLTS offers a mentorship program as well workshops that will help you learn these components of advocacy and provide opportunities for you to experience them in mock legal scenarios. We also host a series of educational talks where you can learn about the different fields of advocacy that you can pursue. The society keeps its members connected through its regularly updated social media, website and weekly newsletter.
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