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Welcome Back / Career Opportunities

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We hope you enjoyed the winter break and had a good start to the new year.   Please see the following opportunity and do not forget to sign up to the upcoming career insight events/talks.

 

Opportunity

FreshSight

The student-led consultancy is currently recruiting for their semester 2 consultant cohort (see PDF attached).  Application closing date: Wednesday, 18 January 2023

Events

Good People, Exceptional Law – Insight event with MacRoberts LLP | Tuesday, 24 January – 1pm  | Old College

This event has been designed for students who are interested in pursuing a career in private practice. Find out more and register here.

Sidley Austin Insight Evening | Tuesday, 26 January – 6pm | Old College

This event has been designed for students who are interested in finding out more about working for international law firm, Sidley Austin. Find out more and register here.

Edinburgh Foundation for Women in Law: Annual Reflections Lecture | Thursday, 9 February – 5.30pm | Old College / Zoom

Solicitor General for Scotland, Ruth Charteris KC, will reflect upon their career to date.  Find out more and register here.

Online Event

Women in Chambers student event | Tuesday, 24 January – 4.30pm | Zoom

The event is free to attend and open to students of all genders at any stage of legal study who are interested in a career at the Commercial Bar. Find out more [external site].  Should you wish to attend please register via Zoom [external site].

Law Commission’s 2023 Research Assistant Recruitment

Job, Postgraduate, Undergraduate

Dear Students,

I am getting in touch as the recruitment for Law Commission’s 2023 Research Assistant campaign is now live. The Law Commission is the statutory independent body created to keep the law of England and Wales under review and to recommend reform where it is needed. Each year we recruit up to 18 Research Assistants to help us with our work ensuring the law is simple, fair and modern. 

Joining us as a Research Assistant is a fantastic opportunity to master complex areas of law and help shape legal reform in England and Wales, whilst working side by side with the Commissioners. Our Research Assistants develop a range of skills and gain professional experience that is hard to obtain anywhere else.

The role is fixed-term for 51 weeks from September 2023, with the possibility of renewal for a further year upon application.

You may find the below posters (in English and Welsh) and our 2023 Guide for Applicants useful for advertising. The deadline for applications this year is 31 January 2023.

Full details of the role, eligibility criteria, and the application process can be found in our Guide for Applicants. Further materials, such as a ‘top tips’ document, CV template and a sample interview video are available on our website to help candidates perform well during the recruitment process.

If you have any questions about outreach, please do not hesitate to contact us. If your students have any queries about the role or the application process not answered by our guide, please ask them to contact us at recruitment@lawcommission.gov.uk.

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Recruitment

Law Commission

1st Floor, Tower, Post Point 1.52, 52 Queen Anne’s Gate, London SW1H 9AG (access via 102 Petty France)

Email: recruitment@lawcommission.gov.uk | Tel: 02033 340200

Current Career Opportunities

FYI, Job, Postgraduate, Undergraduate

Applications for vacation schemes, summer placements and training contracts at several law firms are now open, with several applications closing in January 2023.  Please check the School’s Career Opportunities page to find out more about the various opportunities available at a range of leading law firms.

Career Insight Events Y2022-23

Tuesday, 24 January: Good People, Exceptional Law – Insight event with MacRoberts LLP

Thursday, 26 January: Sidley Austin Insight Evening

Alumni Events

Event, FYI, Job, Postgraduate, Undergraduate

Dear Students,

Please find below the upcoming careers insight events we have for November 2022, and our Alumni Perspectives event next week with Niamh Hargan.

 

Alumni Perspectives – Niamh Hargan, Entertainment Lawyer – Friday, 28 October

Niamh is a graduate of the LLM in Innovation, Technology and the Law.  In this presentation, Niamh will discuss her career path, including passing the New York Bar, and her current role as an entertainment lawyer working on the pre-clearance of films and television shows.  Niamh will also speak about becoming an author, and how the skills developed during legal study and practice helped writing fiction novels.

This is a chance to hear what it is really like to be an entertainment lawyer and learn more about transferable legal skills.

Register now

 

Register for Edinburgh Law School Career Insight Events 2022/23 

This is your chance to learn about different law firms, network with professionals, and find out how to secure a traineeship or summer placement.

November 2022

Tuesday, 1 November: Get that Student Placement – Dickson Minto

Thursday, 3 November: Insight Event with White & Case

Monday, 7 November:  What about London? – Slaughter and May

Wednesday, 9 November: Let’s do Lunch with Burness Paull

Thursday, 17 November: An Introduction to Latham & Watkins

More events will be added throughout the year, so don’t forget to bookmark the Law School’s Career Insight Events page.  View more opportunities with these firms, here.

Please contact the Law Alumni Team with any queries.

Law Commission Research Assistant Outreach Event 2022/23

Event, Job, Postgraduate, Undergraduate

Dear students,

 

Every year, the Law Commission recruits a number of research assistants to help make the law simple, modern and fair. We look for exceptional candidates from all backgrounds, all of whom have a passion for law reform.

Ahead of the launch of our 2022/23 research assistant recruitment campaign, we are holding a live event for all prospective applicants.

 

The event will cover who we are at the Law Commission, the role of a research assistant, the application process and some top tips for a successful application. There will also be an opportunity to hear from our current research assistants about their experiences, and to ask any questions.

 

Date: Thursday 1 December 2022

Time: 16:00 – 17:30

Location: MS Teams

How to attend: Register here via Eventbrite

 

A recording of the event will also be made available on our website.

To access the event after registration, please follow the MS Teams link on the online event page. Attendees can find the online event page in the following locations:

  • the confirmation email received after registering
  • the email reminder received before the event

 

Following this event, research assistant applications will go live in early January 2023. In the meantime, we recommend applicants look out for our Guide for Applicants which will be published on our website in early December. The guide contains detailed information on the role and application process and should be read before making an application.

Postgraduate Study: Your next steps 11 October 2022

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Do you have any plans for life beyond your undergraduate studies?
  • Further study?  At Edinburgh or somewhere else?
  • Postgraduate research?
  • Found, or applying for, a job?
  • Too much coursework or other things going on in your life to even think about it yet?
  • Confused or overwhelmed about your options?
Thinking about your next steps and preparing for life beyond your undergraduate degree can be an exciting – but also an anxious or uncertain – time. That’s why we’re inviting you to join us for ‘Postgraduate Study – your next steps’, to break down the jargon busting terms, so you can make the right choices for you.
We’ll introduce you to some of the further study options at Edinburgh – and elsewhere. This will cover the various types of postgraduate study, from taught to research. We’ll help you think about how such study and research links to the world of work. But if you’re thinking you’d prefer going straight into a job after your undergraduate degree, we’ll also provide a broad outline of some of the Careers support and advice available right here on your doorstep to get you started.

So come along, listen – and chat – to our professionals and experts – including our friendly staff from Student Recruitment and Admissions, Careers, Funding and Fees – as well as current and recent postgraduate students, who’ll share their knowledge and experiences, and make you aware of some of the options available to you, in a relaxed and informal setting.

 
Date of event: Tuesday 11th October 2022
Timings for event: 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Location: 50 George Square, Lecture theatre G.03 and rooms G.06 and G.02

Light refreshments will be provided.

 
Register for the event: https://app.geckoform.com/public/#/modern/21FO00qhrh4n5300do1ey0sqvi

The Legal Cheek Scottish Law Fair 2022

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Dear Students,
Scottish Law Fair 2022 will take place in person from 2-4:30 on the 25th of October at Dynamic Earth. The Fair is free and open to students all over Scotland who want to do their training contracts north of the border. The following firms are exhibiting: Addleshaw Goddard, Brodies, Burges Salmon, Burness Paull, CMS, Dentons, Dickson Minto, DLA Piper, Pinsent Masons,  Shepherd and Wedderburn, Shoosmiths, TLT, and Womble Bond Dickinson.
 
The Legal Cheek Scottish Law Fair 2022 takes place in person from 2-4:30 pm on Tuesday 25 October at Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh.
https://www.legalcheek.com/the-legal-cheek-scottish-law-fair/#fairs 

Register for Edinburgh Law School Career Insight Events 2022/23 

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Dear Students,

It is never too late to start thinking about life after Edinburgh Law School. This is your chance to learn about different areas of legal practice, take part in workshops, network with professionals, and find out how to secure a traineeship or summer placement.

More events will be added throughout the year, so don’t forget to bookmark the Law School’s Career Insight Events page.

October 2022

Thursday, 6 October: Brodies LLP: What roles do lawyers play in renewable energy projects?

Tuesday, 11 October: Meet the team – Drummond Miller LLP

Thursday, 13 October: Addleshaw Goddard Legal Design Workshop

Thursday, 20 October: Meet Herbert Smith Freehills

November 2022

Tuesday, 1 November: Get that Student Placement – Dickson Minto

Wednesday, 9 November: Let’s do Lunch with Burness Paull

Thursday, 17 November: event with Latham & Watkins LLP.  More details to follow.

January 2023

Thursday, 19 January: event with Sidley Austin.  More details to follow.

View more opportunities with these firms, here. Please contact the Law Alumni Team with any queries.

Elizabeth Lilley

Alumni & External Relations Administrator

Edinburgh Law School | University of Edinburgh

Thorntons Career Opportunities

Job, Undergraduate

Applications for 2024 Training Contracts are currently open and close on 5 September 2022.

A Training Contract with Thorntons comprises four 6 month seat rotations.

Thorntons offer one of the most varied Training Contracts in Scotland so you can get the chance to experience a broad range of practice areas before you specialise. With Thorntons, you can experience commercial areas such as Corporate, Intellectual Property, Employment, Commercial Property, Commercial Litigation, Land & Rural Business and more personal legal areas such as Family Law, Personal Injury & Medical Negligence, Immigration, Private Client, Civil Litigation and Residential Conveyancing.

Thorntons can offer you a broad or more focused Training Contract, depending on your areas of interest.

More information about opportunities and events with Thorntons and other leading law firms can be found on the Law School’s Career Opportunities page.

Thorntons have just joined the Programme for the Future of the Study of Law and the Legal Profession. The Programme works with organisations to promote career and skill development opportunities for students.

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Opportunities at the Forum for Global Human Rights!

Job, Undergraduate

Welcome to FGHR, the world’s first student-led human rights forum!

As a new human rights initiative created by and for young leaders, FGHR provides a platform for those with keen interests in human rights research and advocacy to reinvent the space of human rights practice as an inclusive, interdisciplinary forum with a seat for students and young people at the table. FGHR is always looking for excited and engaged young students or recent graduates to realise their mission of reinventing the space of human rights practice.

Available Roles & Job descriptions:

• Content Writer

• Editor

• Communications & Marketing Officer

• Grants Officer

Application Forms:

• Content Writer

• Editor

• Communications & Marketing Officer

• Grants Officer

Application Deadline: 22 July 2022.

About FGHR

As a human rights initiative created by and for young leaders, the Forum for Global Human Rights provides a platform for those with keen interests in human rights research and advocacy to reinvent the space of human rights practice as an inclusive, interdisciplinary forum with a seat for students and young people at the table. In pursuit of this aim, they embrace a diversity of operation, including written publications, outreach and advocacy, a podcast platform, and pro-bono assistance to human rights organizations focused on advancing the protection of  human rights around the world. In so doing, they look to provide young leaders with a platform to engage with important missions and ideas in the space of human rights, and ultimately make a practical and meaningful difference.

Successful applicants will be invited to an interview. Interviews will be scheduled on a rolling basis before and after the deadline of the vacancy. For any further questions or concerns, please reach out to forumglobalhumanrights@gmail.com.

 

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