LAW CAREERS FAIR TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2018 1PM – 4PM GREAT HALL AND SANCTUARY, STREATHAM CAMPUS
OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS Sponsored by
VACATION SCHEMES I TRAINING CONTRACTS I FURTHER STUDY
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 80 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 at the event. 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 and final year non-law students interested in a legal career.
Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors, Michelmores LLP, 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
EXETER | BRISTOL | LONDON
Michelmores LLP is an ambitious, top 100 law firm, with offices in Exeter, Bristol and London. We offer legal expertise to a wide range of local, national and international clients. We recruit to retain, viewing our trainees as future associates and partners at the Firm. We are delighted to announce a 100% trainee retention rate this year. The Firm offers a tailored training programme designed to develop trainees into well-rounded
lawyers. You can expect to receive high levels of responsibility, early client contact and exposure to a variety of practice areas. There are also opportunities to undertake secondments and spend time in each of our three offices. We are really proud to be sponsoring the University of Exeter Law Careers Fair today. Come and visit our stand and find out more about becoming a trainee at Michelmores LLP.
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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 event has finished.
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TYPES OF OPPORTUNITIES Graduate Roles (includes Training Contracts)
STAND
Internships/ Placements/ Vacation Schemes
NAME OF COMPANY Addleshaw Goddard
S72
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graduates.addleshawgoddard.com
Allen & Overy
GH6
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www.aograduate.com
Ashfords LLP
S67
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www.ashfords.co.uk
Ashurst
GH21
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www.ashurst.com/en/careers/early-careers
Baker McKenzie
GH26
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uk-graduates.bakermckenzie.com
First Year Opportunities
Further Study
Information and Advice
WEBSITE
BARBRI
S58
Bevan Brittan
S59
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www.bevanbrittan.com
Boodle Hatfield LLP
S75
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www.boodlehatfield.com/the-firm/trainees
BPP University Law School
S56
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www.barbri-international.com
www.bpp.com/courses/law
Bristows LLP
GH32
Browne Jacobson LLP
GH2
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
GH18
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Burges Salmon LLP
GH23
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www.burges-salmon.com
Charles Russell Speechlys
S80
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www.charlesrussellspeechlys.com
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Clifford Chance
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training.bristows.com
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www.brownejacobson.com/careers www.bclplaw.com
GH22
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www.clearygottlieb.com
S69
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careers.cliffordchance.com/london/home.html
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TYPES OF OPPORTUNITIES First Year Opportunities
Internships/ Placements/ Vacation Schemes
Graduate Roles (includes Training Contracts)
GH46
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clydecograduates.com
S66
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www.graduates.cms-cmno.com
Covington & Burling LLP
GH40
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www.cov.com
Davitt Jones Bould
GH28
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www.djblaw.co.uk
Dechert LLP
GH4
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www.dechert.com/careers
Dentons
GH12
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students.dentons.com
Devon Chambers
GH50
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Fieldfisher
GH42
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careers.fieldfisher.com/graduates.html
S77
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www.footanstey.com
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www.freshfields.com/ukgraduates
NAME OF COMPANY Clyde & Co LLP CMS
Foot Anstey
Further Study
Information and Advice
WEBSITE
www.devonchambers.co.uk
Freshfields
GH20
GA Solicitors
GH39
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www.gasolicitors.com
Government Legal Profession
GH25
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www.gov.uk/glp
Gowling WLG
GH13
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www.gowlingwlgcareers.co.uk
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
GH10
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careers.herbertsmithfreehills.com/uk/grads
HFW
GH31
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www.hfw.com/careers
Hogan Lovells
S79
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www.hoganlovells.com/graduates
ICSA: The Governance Institute
GH41
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www.icsa.org.uk/professional-development/graduatehub
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NAME OF COMPANY
STAND
TYPES OF OPPORTUNITIES First Year Opportunities
Irwin Mitchell
S71
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Internships/ Placements/ Vacation Schemes
Graduate Roles (includes Training Contracts)
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www.irwinmitchell.com/graduates
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www.jonesdaylondon.com
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www.klgates.com
Further Study
Information and Advice
WEBSITE
Jones Day
GH19
K&L Gates LLP
S70
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
S52
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ukgraduate.kirkland.com
Latham & Watkins
S68
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www.lw.com/londongraduates
LawCareers.Net
GH30
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Linklaters LLP
GH37
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careers.linklaters.com
Macfarlanes
S64
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macfarlanes.com/join-us/trainee-solicitors/about-us
Mayer Brown International LLP
S74
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www.mayerbrownfutures.com
Michelmores LLP
GH15
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www.michelmores.com
Norton Rose Fulbright
S73
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www.nortonrosefulbrightgraduates.com/uk
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www.orrick.com/careers
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www.joinoc.com
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP Osborne Clarke LLP
GH34 S81
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www.lawcareers.net
Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP
GH47
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www.paulhastings.com/office/london/training-contracts
Pinsent Masons LLP
GH7
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graduate.pinsentmasons.com
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TYPES OF OPPORTUNITIES Graduate Roles (includes Training Contracts)
STAND
Internships/ Placements/ Vacation Schemes
First Year Opportunities
PwC
GH36
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www.pwc.co.uk/careers/student-jobs.html
RPC
GH29
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www.rpc.co.uk
Ropes & Gray International LLP
GH45
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www.ropesgray.com/en/legalhiring/career-opportunities/ trainee--recruitment-london
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www.scottrowe.co.uk
NAME OF COMPANY
Further Study
Information and Advice
WEBSITE
Scott Rowe Solicitors
S76
Simmons & Simmons
GH16
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graduates.simmons-simmons.com
Slaughter and May
GH3
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www.slaughterandmay.com/careers
Squire Patton Boggs
GH11
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www.squirepattonboggs.com/careers
Stephens Scown
S61
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www.stephens-scown.co.uk
Stephenson Harwood
GH9
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www.shlegal.com/graduate
Stevens & Bolton LLP
S57
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www.stevens-bolton.com
TARGETjobs Law
S53
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www.taylorvinters.com/grads
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www.taylorwessing.com
Taylor Vinters
GH14
Taylor Wessing LLP
S62
The Bar Council
S55
The City Law School
GH27
The Lex 100
GH38
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targetjobs.co.uk/law
www.barcouncil.org.uk www.city.ac.uk/law
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www.lex100.com
NAME OF COMPANY
STAND
TYPES OF OPPORTUNITIES
The University of Law
S63
Thomson Snell & Passmore TLT LLP
First Year Opportunities
Tozers Solicitors
GH43
Travers Smith LLP
GH17
Trowers & Hamlins LLP
S60
University of Exeter - Career Zone
GH1
UWE Bristol
GH8
Vinson & Elkins RLLP
GH49
VWV
GH35
Graduate Roles (includes Training Contracts)
Further Study
Information and Advice
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www.ts-p.co.uk
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www.tltsolicitors.com
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www.tozers.co.uk
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www.traverssmith.com
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www.trowers.com/careers/students
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WEBSITE www.law.ac.uk
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GH48 S65
Internships/ Placements/ Vacation Schemes
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www.exeter.ac.uk/careers
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www.uwe.ac.uk
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www.velaw.com
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www.vwv.co.uk
Watson Farley & Williams LLP
S51
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✔
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uktrainee.wfw.com
Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP
GH5
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✔
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www.weil.com
White & Case LLP
S78
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✔
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www.whitecase.com/careers/locations/united-kingdom/ students
Withers LLP
GH24
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✔
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graduatecareers.withersworldwide.com
Wollen Michelmore LLP
GH33
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www.wollenmichelmore.co.uk
Womble Bond Dickinson
GH44
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✔
www.trainingcontract.com
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