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. Apply to attend
Sponsors
In partnership with
Speakers
Will Normand
Partner at Travers Smith
Jane Park-Weir
Partner at Osborne Clarke
Ruchit Patel
Partner at Ropes & Gray
Marcus Pearl
Partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Peter Lewin
Senior Associate at Wiggin
Isabel Davies
Associate at Wiggin
Lisa Somervail
Senior Associate at Clyde & Co
Daniel Hemming
Partner at RPC
Jonathan Titmuss
Barrister at Gatehouse Chambers
Christina Tolvas-Vincent
Partner at Womble Bond Dickinson
Joe Cohen
Innovation Lead at Dentons
Christopher Tart-Roberts
Head of Lawtech at Macfarlanes
Further speakers to be announced
Schedule
Monday 13 December
9:30-10:00
Welcome
Speakers
• The Legal Cheek and ULaw teams
10:00-11:00
Commercial awareness overview: what's on the horizon for 2022?
Speakers
• Will Normand, partner at Travers Smith
• Blackstone Chambers speaker to be announced
14:00-15:00
Understanding the corporate legal market
Speakers
• Jane Park-Weir, partner at Osborne Clarke
• Ruchit Patel, partner at Ropes & Gray
18:00-19:00
Welcome drinks and networking
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 stockmarket
Speakers
• Gateley
14:00-16:00
Employability Expo
Thursday 16 December
10:00-11:00
Restructuring and insolvency
Speakers
14:00-15:00
From fossil fuels to green: the transforming energy sector
Speakers
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
Speakers
• Joe Cohen, innovation lead at Dentons
• Christopher Tart-Roberts, head of Lawtech at Macfarlanes
• The University of Law
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.