The Legal Cheek Summer Virtual Vacation Scheme and Law Fair 2026, run in partnership with The University of Law (ULaw), takes place from Monday 8 June until Friday 12 June (with the Virtual Law Fair on Wednesday 10 June from 2-4pm). Register to attend now!
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 20 firms.
Corporate M&A associate at Jones Day
Trainee solicitor seconded to Boutique Law via Accutrainee
Deputy programme director for law conversion courses at The University of Law
Partner in the commercial, tech & data team at Foot Anstey
Senior student recruitment officer at The University of Law
Trainee solicitor seconded to [PIAS] via Accutrainee
Senior associate in the real estate disputes team at BCLP
Trainee solicitor at Jones Day
Trainee solicitor seconded to Henderson Park Capital Partners via Accutrainee, and future trainee at Orrick
Future trainee solicitor at Bird & Bird
Associate in the corporate & financial services team at Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Senior associate in the real estate disputes team at BCLP
Future trainee solicitor at Winston Taylor
Former Allen & Overy and Herbert Smith Freehills partner, and founder and trustee at City Disabilities
Trainee solicitor in the corporate & financial services team at Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Trainee solicitor at Foot Anstey
Future trainee solicitor at Mishcon de Reya
Future trainee solicitor at Birketts
Founder and managing director of Legal Cheek
Further speakers to be announced
• The University of Law (Phyllida Roberts, deputy programme director for law conversion courses)
Presentation
• Legal Cheek (Alex Aldridge, founder and managing director)
Workshop
• Jones Day (Olivia Prioleau, associate, and Axel Susini, trainee solicitor)
Workshop
• Foot Anstey (Alexandra Hammond, partner, and Emily Handy, trainee solicitor)
Expo
• The University of Law
Workshop
• BCLP (Alex Selka and Jessica Hopewell, senior associates)
Lawyers, trainees and graduate recruitment teams from Addleshaw Goddard, Ashurst, BCLP, Burges Salmon, Clyde & Co, Dentons, DWF, Eversheds Sutherland, Irwin Mitchell, Jones Day, Mayer Brown, Pinsent Masons, Slaughter and May, Travers Smith, Weil Gotshal & Manges, White & Case, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, Winston Taylor, Womble Bond Dickinson
Workshop
• Accutrainee (Jim Nash, Maria Castren and Amara Ifeezue, trainee solicitors seconded to various organisations)
Presentation
• Willkie Farr & Gallagher (Harry Buchanan, associate, and Xanthe Gabrielle-Beacher, trainee solicitor)
Workshop
• Robert Hunter (former Allen & Overy and Herbert Smith Freehills partner, and founder and trustee at City Disabilities)
Presentation
• To be announced
• Holly Willis, future trainee at Mishcon de Reya and ULaw student ambassador
• Charlie Cromwell-Pinder, future trainee at Bird & Bird and ULaw student ambassador
• Layla Qazi, future trainee at Winston Taylor and ULaw student ambassador
• Millie Plummer, future trainee at Birketts 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.
