LAW CAREERS FAIR TUESDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2019 12.30PM – 3.30PM 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
Exeter | Bristol | London For more information and to apply, visit: www.michelmores.com/recruitment
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 Michelmores LLP is headquartered in Exeter, with offices in Bristol and London. We have a strong national and continuously growing international presence and offer specialist legal advice across a wide range of sectors. Collaboration and team work are central to our strategy and our lawyers have access to high-quality work and clients, whatever their location. Our growing client base includes Santander, the Met Office, Greenland Group and Finnfund, to name a few.
We put a strong emphasis on home grown talent and retaining our trainee solicitors, who are central to our growth plans. Our trainees typically join us at our Exeter HQ and spend a period of their training in either Bristol or London, with the opportunity to qualify into any location. Operating as one Firm, we offer trainees a high level of responsibility and a supportive and inclusive training environment, where each individual is able to thrive. 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.
Hints and Tips 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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Want to follow up? Make sure you ask for their business card.
Take a notebook – you’re going to need it to jot down important facts.
Finally, hang on to this brochure and use it for reference after the event has finished.
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NAME OF COMPANY
STAND
TYPES OF O
Addleshaw Goddard
GH32
Allen & Overy
GH9
Ashfords LLP
GH7
Ashurst LLP Baker McKenzie
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GH11
✔
✔
GH37
✔
✔
S67
Bevan Brittan LLP
GH22
BPP University Law School
GH30
Browne Jacobson LLP
Internships/ Placements/ Vacation Schemes
✔
Barbri International
Bristows LLP
First Year Opportunities
S57
✔
✔
✔ ✔
GH44
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
S59
✔
✔
Burges Salmon LLP
S76
✔
✔
Capital Law
S64
✔
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP
S71
✔
OPPORTUNITIES Graduate Roles (includes Training Contracts)
Further Study
Information and Advice
WEBSITE
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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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www.ashurst.com
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uk-graduates.bakermckenzie.com
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www.barbri-international.com www.bevanbrittan.com
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www.bpp.com
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training.bristows.com
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www.brownejacobson.com/careers
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www.bclplaw.com/trainee
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www.burges-salmon.com/careers
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www.capital-law.co.uk
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www.charlesrussellspeechlys.com
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TYPES OF O STAND
Internships/ Placements/ Vacation Schemes
First Year Opportunities
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
GH18
✔
✔
Clifford Chance
GH4
✔
✔
Clyde & Co
S81
✔
✔
CMS
S80
✔
✔
Covington & Burling LLP
GH25
✔
✔
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
GH2
Dechert LLP
GH6
✔
✔
Deloitte Legal
GH33
✔
✔
NAME OF COMPANY
Dentons UK & Middle East LLP
S73
Devon Chambers
S52
Everys Solicitors
S75
✔ ✔
✔
Fieldfisher LLP
GH50
✔
Foot Anstey
GH46
✔
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
S77
✔
✔
OPPORTUNITIES Graduate Roles (includes Training Contracts)
Further Study
Information and Advice
WEBSITE
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www.clearygottlieb.com
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www.cliffordchance.com/home.html
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clydecograduates.com
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www.graduates.cms-cmno.com
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www.cov.com/en/careers/lawyers/london-graduate-recruitmentprogramme
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www.curtis.com
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www.dechert.com/careers
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www.deloitte.co.uk/careers
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www.dentons.com/uk-graduates
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www.devonchambers.co.uk
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www.everys.co.uk
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www.fieldfisher.com
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www.footansteycareers.com/find-your-place/training-contracts
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ssl.freshfields.com/ukgraduates/index.html
NAME OF COMPANY
STAND
TYPES OF O
GA Solicitors
S61
Gowling WLG
S74
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
First Year Opportunities
Internships/ Placements/ Vacation Schemes
✔
GH20
✔
✔
S69
✔
✔
Hogan Lovells
GH47
✔
✔
Hugh James
GH19
Irwin Mitchell LLP
GH41
✔
Jones Day
GH34
✔
K&L Gates LLP
GH8
✔
Kirkland & Ellis
GH42
Latham & Watkins
GH29
LawCareers.Net
S51
✔
✔
Linklaters LLP
GH43
✔
✔
Macfarlanes LLP
GH24
✔
✔
HFW
✔
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OPPORTUNITIES Graduate Roles (includes Training Contracts)
Further Study
Information and Advice
WEBSITE
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www.GAsolicitors.com
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www.gowlingwlgcareers.co.uk/en-gb/students
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careers.herbertsmithfreehills.com/uk/grads
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www.training-contracts.com/Grad-Rec-Home
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graduates.hoganlovells.com
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www.hughjames.com
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www.irwinmitchell.com
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www.jonesdaylondon.com
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www.klgates.com
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ukgraduate.kirkland.com
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www.lwcareers.com/en/beginning-your-legal-career/index.html
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www.lawcareers.net
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careers.linklaters.com
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macfarlanes.com/join-us/trainee-solicitors/about-us/
NAME OF COMPANY
STAND
TYPES OF O
Magdalen Chambers
S65
First Year Opportunities
Internships/ Placements/ Vacation Schemes ✔
Mayer Brown International LLP
GH39
✔
✔
Michelmores LLP
GH15
✔
✔
Milbank LLP
GH21
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP
S68
✔
✔
Norton Rose Fulbright
GH31
✔
✔
Osborne Clarke
GH13
✔
✔
Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP
S72
✔
Pinsent Masons
GH26
✔
Reed Smith
GH38
RPC
GH36
✔
✔
✔ ✔
Simmons & Simmons
S70
✔
✔
Slaughter and May
GH17
✔
✔
SML LAW
GH49
OPPORTUNITIES Graduate Roles (includes Training Contracts)
Further Study
Information and Advice
✔
WEBSITE www.magdalenchambers.co.uk
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www.mayerbrownfutures.com
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www.michelmores.com
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www.milbank.com/en/careers/london/index.html
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www.morganlewis.com
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www.nortonrosefulbright.com/en-GB
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futuretrainees.osborneclarke.com
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www.paulhastings.com/office/london/training-contracts
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graduate.pinsentmasons.com
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www.reedsmith.com/en/careers/regions/uk-graduates
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www.rpc.co.uk/strikinglyreal
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graduates.simmons-simmons.com
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www.slaughterandmay.com/careers
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www.sml-law.co.uk
NAME OF COMPANY
STAND
TYPES OF O
Stephens Scown
S66
Stephenson Harwood LLP
S78
Stevens & Bolton
S58
TARGETjobs Law
S60
Taylor Vinters
GH28
Taylor Wessing LLP
GH12
The Bar Council and the Inns of Court
GH23
The Chartered Governance Institute
GH27
The City Law School, University of London
S56
The Lex100
S55
The University of Law
First Year Opportunities
Internships/ Placements/ Vacation Schemes
✔ ✔
✔ ✔
✔
✔ ✔
✔
✔
✔
GH40
Thomson Snell & Passmore
S53
TLT LLP
S62
✔ ✔
✔
OPPORTUNITIES Graduate Roles (includes Training Contracts)
Further Study
Information and Advice
WEBSITE
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www.stephens-scown.co.uk/careers/graduate-trainee-scheme
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www.shlegal-graduates.com/
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www.stevens-bolton.com
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targetjobs.co.uk/law
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www.taylorvinters.com
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www.taylorwessing.com/graduate
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www.barcouncil.org.uk
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www.icsa.org.uk www.city.ac.uk/about/schools/law
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www.lex100.com
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www.law.ac.uk www.ts-p.co.uk
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www.tltsolicitors.com
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TYPES OF O STAND
Internships/ Placements/ Vacation Schemes
NAME OF COMPANY Tozers Solicitors LLP
S63
Travers Smith
S79
✔
GH45
✔
Trowers & Hamlins LLP University of Exeter - Career Zone
GH1
UWE Bristol
S54
Vinson & Elkins RLLP
First Year Opportunities
✔
✔
GH14
✔
✔
Watson Farley & Williams LLP
GH10
✔
✔
Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP
GH16
White & Case LLP
GH48
✔
Withers LLP
GH35
✔
Wollens
GH3
✔
Womble Bond Dickinson
GH5
✔
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OPPORTUNITIES Graduate Roles (includes Training Contracts)
Further Study
Information and Advice
WEBSITE
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www.tozers.co.uk
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www.traverssmith.com/careers/graduate-recruitment
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www.trowers.com
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www.exeter.ac.uk/careers www.uwe.ac.uk
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www.velaw.com
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uktrainee.wfw.com
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ukrecruiting.weil.com
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www.whitecase.com/careers/locations/united-kingdom/students
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graduatecareers.withersworldwide.com www.wollens.co.uk
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www.womblebonddickinson.com
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