The Legal Cheek Winter Virtual Vacation Scheme 2024

The Legal Cheek Winter Virtual Vacation Scheme, run in partnership with The University of Law (ULaw), takes place from Monday 2 December until Friday 6 December 2024. 

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, Brabners, BCLP, Charles Russell Speechlys, Clyde & Co, DentonsGateley, Gibson DunnLewis Silkin, Macfarlanes, Norton Rose Fulbright, Osborne Clarke, Ropes & Gray, Shoosmiths, Slaughter and May Weil Gotshal & MangesWiggin and Womble Bond Dickinson.

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 2 December

9:40-10:00

Welcome

10:00-11:00

Competition law

Format

Workshop

Speakers

• Slaughter & May (Lorna Nsoatabe, partner)

14:00-15:00

Private Capital

Format

Presentation

Speakers

• Charles Russell Speechlys

16:00-17:00

Employment

Speakers

• Lewis Silkin (Sarah McWhinney, partner)

Tuesday 3 December

10:00-11:00

Reputation Management

Format

Presentation

Speakers

• Gateley (Rory Lynch, partner)

14:00-15:00

Deals

Format

Workshop

Speakers

• Akin
• Macfarlanes
• Ropes & Gray (Luke Wetmore, associate)

Wednesday 4 December

10:00-11:00

Topic tbc

Format

Workshop

14:00-16:00

Employability Expo

Format

Expo

Speakers

• The University of Law

Thursday 5 December

10:00-11:00

Video games

Format

Presentation

Speakers

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

14:00-15:00

Restructuring

Format

Presentation

Speakers

• Weil

16:00-17:00

Disputes

Format

Workshop

Speakers

• Dentons (Amina Jamil, associate)
• Gibson Dunn
• Osborne Clarke (Dawn Troman, legal director)

Friday 6 December

10:00-11:00

Real estate

Format

Workshop

Speakers

• Brabners (Luke Taylor, partner)
• Clyde & Co (Alix Murtha, senior associate)
• Shoosmiths
• Womble Bond Dickinson (Adam Richards, associate)

14:00-15:00

Aviation finance

Format

Presentation

Speakers

• Norton Rose Fulbright (Maeve Naughton, senior associate)

16:00-17:00

Farewell drinks with ULaw future trainees and the Legal Cheek team

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.