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The Legal Cheek Winter Virtual Vacation Scheme 2026

Register to attend

The Legal Cheek Winter Virtual Vacation Scheme 2026, run in partnership with The University of Law (ULaw), takes place from Monday 30 November until Friday 4 December. Register to attend now!

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 following firms are participating: Akin, BCLP, Charles Russell Speechlys, Dentons, Lewis Silkin, Milbank, Osborne Clarke, Shoosmiths, Slaughter and May and Wiggin.

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.

Sponsors

In partnership with

Participating firms and chambers

Schedule

Monday 30 November

9:45-10:00

Welcome

Speakers

• The University of Law

10:00-11:00

Deals

Format

Presentation

Speakers

• Akin
• Milbank (Terme Tabatabai, associate)

14:00-15:00

Disputes

Format

Workshop

Speakers

• Dentons (Amy Chaplin, associate)
• Osborne Clarke
• Shoosmiths (Laura Clark, senior associate)

Tuesday 1 December

10:00-11:00

Corporate and M&A

Format

Workshop

Speakers

• Slaughter and May

14:00-15:00

Employment law

Format

Presentation

Speakers

• Lewis Silkin

Wednesday 2 December

10:00-11:00

Private capital

Format

Workshop

Speakers

• Charles Russell Speechlys (Ashwin Pillay, partner, and Molly Moseley, associate)

14:00-16:00

Employability Expo

Format

Expo

Speakers

• The University of Law

Thursday 3 December

10:00-11:00

An insider’s guide to the graduate recruitment process

Format

Presentation

Speakers

• Margaret-Ann Roy

15:00-16:00

Video games

Format

Workshop

Speakers

• Wiggin (Peter Lewin, partner, and Isabel Davies, senior associate)

Friday 4 December

10:00-11:00

Corporate real estate & funds

Format

Workshop

Speakers

• BCLP

15:00-16:00

Meet the future trainees

Format

Networking

Speakers

• The University of Law

How it works

All sessions take place virtually via our virtual 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.