The Careers Team are hosting a 2-week series of events to help our students get the most out their Queen Mary Undergraduate Law Degree. The events include workshops, panel events and skills sessions with representatives from leading law firms, as well as barristers, journalists, recruiters and alumni.
These are open to all Undergraduate Law Students. All sessions will run online.
Secure your place via the booking links below.
Solicitor, barrister, journalist, analyst – your law degree opens doors to a wealth of career paths. Come and hear from QM LLB alumni now working at Reed Smith, BBC, Deloitte, DFID and X, and see where your law degree could take you.
Book for Where Can Your Law Degree Take You
With so many firms to choose from, working out which to apply to can be overwhelming. In this session alumni from a range of firms, including Bates Wells, Simmons and Simmons and Family Law in Partnership, will speak to you about their career journeys, and offer advice on how best to find a firm that suits you.
Book for How to Choose a Firm That Suits You
You’ve heard of them, but how are they connected, and how do you get one? In this session you’ll get insider tips from graduate recruiters and trainees from Hogan Lovells, Linklaters, Jones Day and Covington & Burling, to help you understand what law firms are looking for in applications and what life is like as a trainee.
Book Vacation Schemes and Training Contracts
Thinking of gaining some work experience and developing your skills but don’t know where to start or what would look good on your CV and applications? Come and explore the different types of formal and informal opportunities available and gain some tips on how to be strategic in your search.
Book Getting Your Foot in the Door
Do you want to know more about life at the bar? If so, this is the session for you! Featuring a presentation from the Inner Temple and a panel of practising Barristers / QMUL alumni, you will learn about the qualification and training process and the day-to-day work of a Barrister, with plenty of time for questions.
Book A Career at the Bar
Interested in a legal career but prefer to act for individual clients rather than businesses? Come and hear from our panel of lawyers who do just that, whose practice areas include criminal, family, and human rights law.
Book Non Corporate Law
The Law Fair is a great opportunity to meet representatives from a wide range of potential employers – and for them to meet you! This session offers advice on how you can make a good impression, in person and virtually, while gaining insights that will help strengthen your applications.
Book Prepare for the Fair
Our Key Skills sessions bring together world renowned law firms, to walk you through the essential skills you’ll need to master to secure a job in the legal sector.