LAW CAREERS FAIR WEDNESDAY 15 NOVEMBER 2017 1PM – 4PM GREAT HALL AND SANCTUARY, STREATHAM CAMPUS
OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS Sponsored by
www.exeter.ac.uk/lawfair
Welcome I‘m delighted to welcome you to this year’s Law Careers Fair.
If you are considering pursuing a career within the legal profession, this is the event for you. We will have over 75 exhibitors on hand to talk through their training contracts, vacation schemes and further study opportunities. Our own team will also be available to provide information and advice.
event, so maximise your time. Familiarise yourself with the organisations attending by reading through the entries in this brochure and check their location on the floor plans. Make a positive first and lasting impression with the help of the useful hints and tips listed within this guide.
This event is open to students of all year groups and degree disciplines – both law and non-law – but will be of particular benefit to second year law students or final year non-law students interested in a legal career.
Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors, Michelmores, for their generous support of the fair.
The fair offers a unique opportunity to meet with a variety of representatives at a single
We look forward to seeing you. Paul Blackmore Head of Student Employability and Academic Success
From our sponsors Michelmores is an ambitious, top 100 law firm, with offices in Exeter, Bristol and London. We offer legal expertise to a wide range of highquality local, national and international clients.
Our trainees are given the best of both worlds – high levels of responsibility from day one, balanced with multiple channels of support and supervision.
We recruit to retain, viewing our trainees as future associates and partners at the Firm. We offer a tailored training programme designed to develop our trainees into well-rounded lawyers. Trainees gain exposure to a variety of practice areas and have the opportunity to undertake a seat in each of our different offices.
We are really proud to be sponsoring the University of Exeter Law Fair today. Come and visit our stand and find out more about becoming a trainee at Michelmores.
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Helping you make the most of your visit to the Law Careers Fair.
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Check in advance who is coming to the fair. Draw up a wish list and focus on them.
Do your research! Familiarise yourself with what an organisation offers and importantly, what they are seeking in their recruits.
Prepare some questions and tailor them. Don’t ask questions which you can find the answers to easily elsewhere.
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Dress appropriately to make a good first impression.
If you impress an employer, they might want to see your CV, so don’t forget to take copies with you.
Be professional, polite and courteous. Display a positive attitude and don’t just help yourself to the freebies.
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Finally, hang on to this brochure and use it for reference after the LAW event has CAREER S FAIR finished.
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NAME OF COMPANY Addleshaw Goddard LLP
STAND
TYPES OF OPPORTUNITIES First Year Opportunities
GH30
Internships/ Placements/ Vacation Schemes
Graduate Roles (includes Training Contracts)
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graduates.addleshawgoddard.com
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www.aograduate.com
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www.ashfords.co.uk
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Information and Advice
WEBSITE
Allen & Overy
S73
Ashfords LLP
GH10
Ashurst
S68
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careers.ashurst.com
Baker McKenzie
GH3
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www.bakermckenzie.com/londongraduates
BARBRI
GH29
Berwin Leighton Paisner
GH19
Bevan Brittan LLP
GH39
Bird & Bird
GH9
Bond Dickinson
S72
Boodle Hatfield LLP
S57
Bristows LLP
S61
Burges Salmon Charles Russell Speechlys
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GH46 S79
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GH48
www.barbri-international.com
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www.bevanbrittan.com
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londongraduates.twobirds.com
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www.bonddickinson.com
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GH44
BPP University
Browne Jacobson LLP
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www.bpp.com/bpp-university/home
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training.bristows.com
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www.brownejacobson.com/careers
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www.burges-salmon.com/careers/traineesolicitors
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www.charlesrussellspeechlys.com
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
S56
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www.clearygottlieb.com
Clifford Chance
GH5
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www.cliffordchancegraduates.com
Clyde & Co LLP
S80
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www.clydecograduates.com
CMS
GH21
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graduates.cms-cmck.com
Cooley (UK) LLP
GH42
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www.cooley.com/uktrainee
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AshurstGraduates AshurstGraduates Ashurst
Do you want to become a Lawyer? Are you a Law or GDL Graduate looking for a cost effective way to enter the legal profession?
Study the Graduate Fast Track Diploma with The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives Without undertaking the traditional costlier LPC or BPTC routes • The Graduate Fast Track Diploma typically takes one year to complete • It costs £3,023 or le ss depending on the study centre chosen • No Training Contract or pupillage is required • Study full-time, part-time or via distance learning • Earn whilst You Learn
You will qualify as a Chartered Legal Executive a Qualified Lawyer which means you could… • Become a specialist advocate • A Partner in a law firm • A Judge or Coroner • Or even open your own firm!
Ashfords trainee recruitment 2017
Contact us today for more information E: membership@cilex.org.uk W: www.cilexcareers.org.uk
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NAME OF COMPANY
STAND
TYPES OF OPPORTUNITIES
Cornwall Legal
GH50
Covington & Burling LLP
GH25
First Year Opportunities
Internships/ Placements/ Vacation Schemes
Graduate Roles (includes Training Contracts)
Further Study
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WEBSITE www.cornwall-legal.co.uk
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www.cov.com/en/careers/lawyers/londongraduate-recruitment-programme
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www.djblaw.co.uk
Davitt Jones Bould
S51
Dechert LLP
S59
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careers.dechert.com
Dentons
S70
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www.dentons.com/uk-graduates
Devon Chambers
S69
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www.devonchambers.co.uk
DWF LLP
S63
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www.dwf.law
Fieldfisher
GH28
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careers.fieldfisher.com/graduates.html
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www.freshfields.com/ukgraduates
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www.gov.uk/gls
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trainees.gowlingwlg.com
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
S52
Government Legal Service (GLS)
S55
Gowling WLG
GH7
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
S74
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careers.herbertsmithfreehills.com/uk/grads
Hogan Lovells International LLP
GH13
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hoganlovells.com/graduates
HFW
GH40
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www.hfw.com/graduate-recruitment
ICSA: The Governance Institute
GH18
Irwin Mitchell
GH31
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www.irwinmitchell.com/graduates
K&L Gates LLP
S64
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www.klgates.com
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www.icsa.org.uk/graduatehub
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
GH38
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ukgraduate.kirkland.com
Latham & Watkins
GH45
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www.lwcareers.com/offices/united-kingdom/ get-to-know-us.html
LawCareers.Net
S53
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www.lawcareers.net
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TYPES OF OPPORTUNITIES Graduate Roles (includes Training Contracts)
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Internships/ Placements/ Vacation Schemes
First Year Opportunities
Linklaters
S62
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www.linklatersgraduates.co.uk
Macfarlanes LLP
GH17
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www.macfarlanes.com
Mayer Brown International LLP
GH37
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www.mayerbrownfutures.com
Michelmores LLP
GH15
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www.michelmores.com
Norton Rose Fulbright
GH26
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www.nortonrosefulbrightgraduates.com/en/ united-kingdom
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
GH12
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www.orrick.com/Careers/Global-locations/ Careers-in-the-UK/London-Office-Read-more
Osborne Clarke LLP
GH47
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futuretrainees.osborneclarke.com
Pinsent Masons
GH49
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www.pinsentmasons.com/graduate
PwC
GH6
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www.pwc.co.uk/careers/student-jobs.html
RPC
GH43
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www.rpc.co.uk/manifesto
SEO London
GH41
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Shoosmiths
S58
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www.shoosmiths.co.uk/graduates
Simmons & Simmons
S71
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graduates.simmons-simmons.com
Slaughter and May
GH2
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www.slaughterandmay.com
Squire Patton Boggs
GH8
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www.squirepattonboggs.com
Stephens Scown
S67
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www.stephens-scown.co.uk
Stephenson Harwood LLP
S78
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www.shlegal.com
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Information and Advice
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www.seo-london.org
Stevens & Bolton
GH23
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www.stevens-bolton.com
Taylor Vinters
GH33
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www.taylorvinters.com
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Global Excellence Cleary Gottlieb is one of the leading international law firms, with 16 closely integrated offices located in major financial and political centres around the world. For more than 60 years, the firm has been pre-eminent in shaping the internationalisation of the legal profession.
clearygottlieb.com
Make employers want you more The Exeter Award is an employability skills programme for undergraduate and masters students. It’s free, flexible, and you will: • Learn how to sell yourself to employers • Get University recognition for your extracurricular activities • Enhance your CV Students who complete the Exeter Award are more likely to get a graduate level job within six months of graduating.
www.exeter.ac.uk/exeteraward
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NAME OF COMPANY
STAND
TYPES OF OPPORTUNITIES First Year Opportunities
Taylor Wessing LLP
GH24
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The City Law School
GH34
Internships/ Placements/ Vacation Schemes
Graduate Roles (includes Training Contracts)
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Further Study
Information and Advice
WEBSITE united-kingdom.taylorwessing.com/en/ graduate www.city.ac.uk/law
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S65
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barcouncil.org.uk
The Lex 100
GH22
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www.lex100.com
The University of Law
GH32
Thomson Snell & Passmore
S60
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www.ts-p.co.uk
Thrings Solicitors
GH27
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www.thrings.com
TLT LLP
GH36
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www.tltsolicitors.com
Tozers Solicitors LLP
GH20
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www.tozers.co.uk
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www.traverssmith.com www.trowers.com/careers/students
The General Council of the Bar
www.law.ac.uk
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Travers Smith LLP
S77
Trowers & Hamlins
GH11
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University of Exeter - Career Zone
GH1
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University of Exeter - Law School
S54
UWE Bristol
GH14
Vinson & Elkins
S75
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www.exeter.ac.uk/careers
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www.exeter.ac.uk/law
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www.uwe.ac.uk
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www.velaw.com
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uktrainee.wfw.com
Watson Farley & Williams
GH35
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
GH16
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www.weil.com/ukrecruiting
White & Case LLP
GH4
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www.whitecasetrainee.com
Withers LLP
S66
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graduatecareers.withersworldwide.com/eu
Wollen Michelmore Solicitors
S76
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www.wollenmichelmore.co.uk
Wollen Michelmore SOLICITORS
LEADERS ARE BORN MADE We place a huge emphasis on providing the right support and training so you can truly fulfil your potential. That’s why, at Gowling WLG, you’ll get the training and support you need to become a dynamic, well-rounded lawyer, and you’ll work alongside inspirational colleagues who are at the top of their field. Best of all, you’ll begin your career at the only law firm to appear in the Great Place to Work UK 2017 rankings. Join us – to find out more and apply today go to gowlingwlgcareers.co.uk
AMBITIOUS FOR YOUR SUCCESS Gowling WLG (UK) LLP is a member of Gowling WLG, an international law firm which consists of independent and autonomous entities providing services around the world. Our structure is explained in more detail at www.gowlingwlg.com/legal
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