The Legal Cheek Winter Virtual Vacation Scheme, run in partnership with The University of Law (ULaw), takes place from Monday 13 December until Friday 17 December 2021.
It features a series of short talks, workshops and Q&As with lawyers from leading firms, corresponding written exercises set by ULaw, as well as an employability expo and various socials.
The Scheme is open to all students. Its aim is to help students gain insights into life as a lawyer across a range of practice areas. The Scheme is not part of the participating firms’ recruitment processes.
Applications for the Winter Virtual Vacation Scheme are now closed but you can apply now to attend the Spring Virtual Vacation Scheme taking place from Monday 4 April until Wednesday 6 April 2022.
Sponsors
In partnership with
Speakers
Will Normand
Partner at Travers Smith
Aishah Hussain
Features Editor at Legal Cheek
Andrew Scott
Barrister at Blackstone Chambers
Jane Park-Weir
Partner at Osborne Clarke
Charlotte Brunsdon
Senior Associate at Ropes & Gray
Peter Crisp
Deputy Vice Chancellor (law) at ULaw
Marcus Pearl
Partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Peter Lewin
Senior Associate at Wiggin
Isabel Davies
Associate at Wiggin
Zum Mohammed
Senior Associate at Gateley
Nick Rogers
Tutor at ULaw
Hannah Newhall
Trainee Solicitor at Gateley
Neil Devaney
Partner at Weil Gotshal & Manges
Jonathan Woods
Associate at Weil Gotshal & Manges
Asha Phakey
Trainee Associate at Weil Gotshal & Manges
Charles Whitney
Partner at Norton Rose Fulbright
Lisa Somervail
Senior Associate at Clyde & Co
Daniel Hemming
Partner at RPC
Christina Tolvas-Vincent
Partner at Womble Bond Dickinson
Jonathan Titmuss
Barrister at Gatehouse Chambers
Tom Connelly
Editor at Legal Cheek
Joe Cohen
Innovation Lead at Dentons
Christopher Tart-Roberts
Head of Lawtech at Macfarlanes
Patrick Grant
Project Director for Legal Tech and Innovation at ULaw
Schedule
Monday 13 December
9:30-10:00
Welcome
Speakers
• Peter Crisp, deputy vice chancellor (law) at ULaw
• Tom Connelly, editor at Legal Cheek
• Aishah Hussain, features editor at Legal Cheek
10:00-11:00
Commercial awareness overview: what's on the horizon for 2022?
Speakers
• Will Normand, partner at Travers Smith
• Andrew Scott, barrister at Blackstone Chambers
14:00-15:00
Understanding the corporate legal market (with case study exercise)
Speakers
• Jane Park-Weir, partner at Osborne Clarke
• Charlotte Brunsdon, senior associate at Ropes & Gray
18:00-19:00
Welcome drinks and networking with the ULaw future trainees and the Legal Cheek team
Tuesday 14 December
10:00-11:00
Fintech and the law
Speakers
• Marcus Pearl, partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
14:00-15:00
Videogames and digital media
Wednesday 15 December
10:00-11:00
Law firms listed on the stock market (with case study exercise)
14:00-16:00
Employability Expo
Speakers
The University of Law
Thursday 16 December
10:00-11:00
Restructuring and insolvency
Speakers
• Neil Devaney, partner at Weil Gotshal & Manges
• Jonathan Woods, associate at Weil Gotshal & Manges
• Asha Phakey, trainee associate at Weil Gotshal & Manges
14:00-15:00
From fossil fuels to green: the transforming energy sector (with case study exercise)
Speakers
• Charles Whitney, partner at Norton Rose Fulbright
Friday 17 December
10:00-11:00
Life as a dispute resolution lawyer
Speakers
• Lisa Somervail, senior associate at Clyde & Co
• Jonathan Titmuss, barrister at Gatehouse Chambers
• Daniel Hemming, partner at RPC
• Christina Tolvas-Vincent, partner at Womble Bond Dickinson
14:00-15:00
Understanding legal tech (with case study exercise)
Speakers
• Joe Cohen, innovation lead at Dentons
• Christopher Tart-Roberts, head of Lawtech at Macfarlanes
• Patrick Grant, project director for legal tech and innovation at ULaw
18:00-19:00
Farewell drinks with the ULaw future trainees and the Legal Cheek team
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.