Secrets to Success Birmingham — with Eversheds Sutherland, Gateley, Gowling WLG, Shoosmiths, HCR and ULaw

Tuesday 26 July, 4pm to 6:30pm, taking place IN-PERSON at ULaw Birmingham

Legal Cheek is coming to Birmingham for the latest in its new series of in-person Secrets to Success events – in association with The University of Law (ULaw) – to help students boost their commercial awareness.

The event takes place on Tuesday 26 July at ULaw Birmingham, and features lawyers and graduate recruitment teams from Eversheds Sutherland, Gateley, Gowling WLG, Shoosmiths and Harrison Clark Rickerbys (HCR), alongside a careers expert from ULaw.

Date: Tuesday 26 July 2022
Time: 4pm to 6:30pm
Location: The University of Law Birmingham
Level: Students, Graduates

The speakers will share their secrets to success, telling the stories of their career journeys, while advising students on how they can best position themselves to obtain training contracts with leading firms. Up for discussion will also be the key commercial awareness topics students need to have on their radar.

The speakers

Laura Murphy, legal director in the real estate team at Eversheds Sutherland
Tom Allen, associate in the pensions team at Gateley
Simon Harris, senior associate in the commercial, IT & outsourcing team at Gowling WLG
Hayley Saunders, partner in the regulation, business crime & compliance team at Shoosmiths
Dee Kundi, law consultant at HCR
Sarah Ramsey, campus dean at ULaw’s Birmingham campus and former family lawyer

After the Question Time-style discussion, which will be chaired by a Legal Cheek journalist, there will be networking over drinks and canapés with the speakers, trainees and members of their graduate recruitment teams.

Apply to attend.