THE SCHEME AND LAW FAIR IS NOW FULLY BOOKED.
The Legal Cheek Summer Virtual Vacation Scheme and Law Fair 2025, run in partnership with The University of Law (ULaw), takes place from Monday 9 June until Friday 13 June (with the Virtual Law Fair taking place 2-4pm on Wednesday 11 June).
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 25 firms.
Commercial real estate partner at BCLP
Corporate associate at Jones Day
Associate in the disputes team at Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Public law paralegal at Lawstop
Future trainee solicitor at Bird & Bird
Principal director in the corporate team at Foot Anstey
Corporate associate at Jones Day
Former Allen & Overy and Herbert Smith Freehills partner, and founder and trustee at City Disabilities
Trainee solicitor at Wilsons Solicitors
Graduate solicitor apprentice at The BBC
Dean at The University of Law
Future trainee solicitor at Fried Frank
Trainee solicitor at TV Edwards Solicitors
Head of competition and regulatory law at The BBC
Future trainee solicitor at White & Case
Senior associate at Hogan Lovells
Future trainee solicitor at Gateley
• The University of Law (Matthew Tomlinson, dean)
Presentation
• Jones Day (Oliver Hewitt and Olivia Prioleau, corporate associates)
Workshop
• Willkie Farr & Gallagher (Kristjana Nikolls, associate)
Workshop
• BCLP (Janany Kathirgamanathan, partner)
Expo
• The University of Law (Hannah Uglow, programme and student lead; Catherine Morgan, employability group manager; Amy Walker, careers manager; Mandi Kaur, Louise Musgrave and Vlad Manic, student recruitment managers)
Workshop
• Hogan Lovells (Louis Biggs, senior associate)
Lawyers, trainees and graduate recruitment teams from Addleshaw Goddard, Ashurst, BCLP, Burges Salmon, City Disabilities, Clyde & Co, Dentons, DWF, Eversheds Sutherland, Irwin Mitchell, Jones Day, Mayer Brown, Norton Rose Fulbright, Pinsent Masons, Reed Smith, Shoosmiths, Slaughter and May, Taylor Wessing, Travers Smith, Weil, White & Case, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, Womble Bond Dickinson
Presentation
• Robert Hunter (former Allen & Overy and Herbert Smith Freehills partner, and founder and trustee at City Disabilities)
Workshop
• Foot Anstey (Karl Bradford, principal director)
Workshop
• BBC (Rebecca Staheli, head of competition and regulatory law and Charlie Pratt, graduate solicitor apprentice)
Presentation
• Edie Selsdon Games, trainee solicitor at TV Edwards Solicitors
• Ravina Bahra, public law paralegal at Lawstop
• Alaa Ahmed, trainee solicitor at Wilsons Solicitors
• Alice Kemp, future trainee at White & Case and ULaw student ambassador
• Plamen Bouhlarski, future trainee at Fried Frank and ULaw student ambassador
• Simran Mann, future trainee at Gateley and ULaw student ambassador
• Charlie Cromwell-Pinder, future trainee at Bird & Bird and ULaw student ambassador
All sessions take place virtually via our online events 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.
