The Legal Cheek Spring Virtual Vacation Scheme and Law Fair 2024

THE SCHEME IS NOW FULLY BOOKED.

The Legal Cheek Spring 2024 Virtual Vacation Scheme and Law Fair, run in partnership with The University of Law (ULaw), took place from Monday 25 March until Wednesday 27 March 2024 (with the Virtual Law Fair taking place 2-4pm on Tuesday 26 March). It will return in Spring 2025.

It featured 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 30 firms.

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In partnership with

Participating firms and chambers

Speakers

Sidrah Shah

Sidrah Shah

International banking and finance associate at Hogan Lovells

Ashona Chakraborty

Ashona Chakraborty

Real estate litigation associate at Shoosmiths

Rebecca Hewitt

Rebecca Hewitt

Future trainee at Mills & Reeve and ULaw campus ambassador

Andrew Street

Andrew Street

Business and commercial disputes partner at BCLP

Aruna Verma

Aruna Verma

Campus dean at ULaw London Moorgate

Alexandra Kinsey

Alexandra Kinsey

Real estate associate at Shoosmiths

Jade Rigby

Jade Rigby

Corporate and finance associate at Hogan Lovells

Harry Smith

Harry Smith

Infrastructure & energy associate at Pinsent Masons

Katie Toolan

Katie Toolan

Future trainee at Pinsent Masons and ULaw campus ambassador

John McKeown

John McKeown

Careers consultant at ULaw

Rose Parkinson

Rose Parkinson

Student recruitment manager at ULaw

Frederick Price

Frederick Price

Senior lecturer at ULaw London Bloomsbury

Ryan Hocking

Ryan Hocking

Commercial and insolvency barrister at Gatehouse Chambers

Clare Stapleton

Clare Stapleton

Employability group & Birmingham careers manager at ULaw

Harry Buchanan

Harry Buchanan

Private equity associate at Willkie Farr & Gallagher

Ruth Clare

Ruth Clare

Real estate partner at Shoosmiths

Freya Patten

Freya Patten

Future trainee at DLA Piper and ULaw campus ambassador

Catherine Morgan

Catherine Morgan

Employability group manager at ULaw

Helen Avis

Helen Avis

Programme and student lead at ULaw

Schedule

Monday 25 March

9:40

Welcome

Speakers

• The University of Law (Aruna Verma, campus dean)

10:00-11:00

Deals

Format

Workshop

Speakers

• Hogan Lovells (Jade Rigby, associate and Sidrah Shah, associate)

14:00-16:00

Employability Expo

Format

Expo

Speakers

• The University of Law (Helen Avis, Programme and Student Lead, Rose Parkinson, Student Recruitment Manager, John McKeown, Careers Consultant, Anne Petrie, Employability/Careers Manager, Clare Stapleton, Employability Group & Birmingham Careers Manager, Catherine Morgan, Employability Group Manager)

Tuesday 26 March

10:00-11:00

Real Estate

Format

Presentation

Speakers

• Shoosmiths (Ruth Clare, partner, Ashona Chakraborty, associate and Alexandra Kinsey, associate)

14:00-16:00

Law Fair

Speakers

Lawyers, trainees and graduate recruitment teams from Addleshaw Goddard, Ashurst, BCLP, Burges Salmon, City Disabilities, Clyde & Co, CMS, Dentons, Edwin Coe, Elevate, Fletchers Solicitors, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Howard Kennedy, Irwin Mitchell, King & Spalding, Kingsley Napley, Mayer Brown, Norton Rose Fulbright, Osborne Clarke, Pinsent Masons, RPC, Shoosmiths, Slaughter and May, Taylor Wessing, Thomson Snell & Passmore, Travers Smith, Vinson & Elkins, Watson Farley & Williams, Weil Gotshal & Manges, White & Case, Willkie Farr & Gallagher and Womble Bond Dickinson

Wednesday 27 March

9:30-10:30

Projects

Format

Presentation

Speakers

• Pinsent Masons (Harry Smith, associate)

11:00-12:00

Private Equity

Format

Presentation

Speakers

• Willkie Farr & Gallagher (Harry Buchanan, associate)

14:00-15:00

Disputes

Format

Workshop

Speakers

• BCLP (Andrew Street, partner)
• Gatehouse Chambers (Ryan Hocking, barrister)
• The University of Law (Frederick Price, senior lecturer)

16:00-17:00

Farewell networking with ULaw future trainees

Speakers

• Rebecca Hewitt, future trainee at Mills & Reeve and ULaw campus ambassador
• Katie Toolan, future trainee at Pinsent Masons 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.