The Legal Cheek Spring 2023 Virtual Vacation Scheme and Law Fair
The Legal Cheek Spring 2023 Virtual Vacation Scheme and Law Fair, run in partnership with The University of Law (ULaw), took place from Monday 3 April until Wednesday 5 April 2023.
It features a series of short talks, workshops and Q&As with lawyers from leading law firms, corresponding written exercises set by ULaw, as well as an employability expo and a virtual law fair featuring over 40 firms.
Sponsors
In partnership with
Participating firms and chambers
Speakers
Emily Betts
Barrister specialising in business and commercial property disputes at Gatehouse Chambers
Megan Smith
Associate in the business and commercial disputes team at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
James Sharp
Associate in the commercial technology team at Hogan Lovells
Meghal Mehta
Associate in the corporate & financial services team at Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Harry Buchanan
Trainee solicitor, currently sat in tax at Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Peter Crisp
Deputy Vice-Chancellor at ULaw
Catríona Campbell
Associate at Clyde & Co
William Ferris
Trainee solicitor, currently sat in projects and construction at Clyde & Co
Karen Watts
Programme and student lead at ULaw and former commercial dispute resolution lawyer
Cerys Wyn-Davies
Partner specialising in intellectual property at Pinsent Masons
Lauren Bholé
Senior associate in the employment team at Shoosmiths
Darren Broad
Future trainee at Clyde & Co and ULaw campus ambassador
Bella Phillips
Associate in the intellectual property team at Pinsent Masons
Poppy Davenport
Future trainee at CMS and ULaw campus ambassador
Connie Scrimshaw
Trainee solicitor at Pinsent Masons
Alice Anderson
Future trainee at Wedlake Bell and ULaw campus ambassador
Patrick Grant
Tutor and ULTRA director at ULaw Tech Research Academy
Freya Patten
Future trainee at DLA Piper and ULaw campus ambassador
Schedule
Monday 3 April
9:10
Welcome
Speakers
• Peter Crisp, deputy vice-chancellor at ULaw
9:30-10:30
Life as a disputes lawyer
Speakers
• Megan Smith, associate at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
• Emily Betts, barrister at Gatehouse Chambers
• Karen Watts, programme and student lead at ULaw and former commercial dispute resolution lawyer
11:00-12:00
Transactional work: an introduction
Speakers
• Meghal Mehta, associate at Willkie Farr & Gallagher
• Harry Buchanan, trainee solicitor at Willkie Farr & Gallagher
14:00-16:00
Employability Expo
Tuesday 4 April
10:00-11:00
Climate change
Speakers
• Catríona Campbell, associate at Clyde & Co
• William Ferris, trainee solicitor at Clyde & Co
14:00-16:00
Law Fair
Speakers
Lawyers, trainees and graduate recruitment teams from Ashurst, Addleshaw Goddard, Ashfords, Accutrainee, Baker McKenzie, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Burges Salmon, Clarke Willmott, Clyde & Co, Dentons, DLA Piper, DWF, Express, Fletchers, Freshfields, Goodwin, Hill Dickinson, Hogan Lovells, Howard Kennedy, Irwin Mitchell, Kingsley Napley, King & Spalding, Mayer Brown, Norton Rose Fulbright, Osborne Clarke, Pinsent Masons, RPC, Shoosmiths, Slaughter and May, Taylor Wessing, Thomson Snell & Passmore, TLT, Travers Smith, Vinson & Elkins, Watson Farley & Williams, Weil Gotshal & Manges, White & Case and Willkie Farr & Gallgher
Wednesday 5 April
9:30-10:30
Employment law
Speakers
• Lauren Bholé, senior associate at Shoosmiths
11:00-12:00
Intellectual Property
Speakers
• Cerys Wyn-Davies, partner at Pinsent Masons
• Bella Phillips, associate at Pinsent Masons
• Connie Scrimshaw, trainee solicitor at Pinsent Masons
14:00-15:00
Technology and the law
Speakers
• James Sharp, associate at Hogan Lovells
• Patrick Grant, tutor and ULTRA director at ULaw Tech Research Academy
16:00-17:00
Farewell networking with ULaw future trainees
Speakers
• Katie Toolan, future trainee at Pinsent Masons and ULaw campus ambassador
• Darren Broad, future trainee at Clyde & Co and ULaw campus ambassador
• Alice Anderson, future trainee at Wedlake Bell and ULaw campus ambassador
• Freya Patten, future trainee at DLA Piper and ULaw campus ambassador
How it works
All sessions take place virtually via the Hopin platform. Some are view-only with students able to interact via the chat; in others students are encouraged to interact by sharing their audio and video.
Case study exercises are set by ULaw, with model answers supplied at the end of the Scheme.
You are encouraged to attend all sessions but we appreciate you may have some other commitments to balance. Students who attend all of the sessions receive a certificate at the end of the Scheme.