OPPORTUNITIES

Do you want to participate in our ‘Spotlight on Law City Tour’, an excursion that has received top marks from past participants (taking place on 22nd and 23rd May)

The Spotlight on Law City Tour is a flagship event in our School’s annual careers programme.  This two-day event will take place on the 22nd and 23rd of May 2024 and involves in-person workplace visits (on foot) to local and global law firms based in Belfast, including:

• day 1: A&L Goodbody; Fieldfisher; Tughans;
• day 2: Lewis Silkin; Factor Law; plus a panel session with various legal employers (names to be confirmed).

Participants will have the opportunity to:

• take part in case studies, workshops, panels and legal skills sessions
• hear from barristers and solicitors from a variety of practice areas
• get tips from recruiters on getting hired by a top law firm
• gain practical career knowledge on internships, placements, vacation schemes and training contracts.

Only 30 places are available, and to be eligible, you must be a second or third-year undergraduate or undertaking postgraduate studies. To participate students must fill in an application; a CV will not be accepted, and those who submit only a CV will not be considered.

The application deadline is midnight on 22 March 2024; to learn more and to register, visit:

https://go.qub.ac.uk/spotlightonlaw

Need guidance to kickstart your legal career? See the comprehensive handbook provided by Chambers Student

The Chambers Student Guide serves as a student’s companion to the legal profession, and it gives the truth about law firms and the Bar.  The Chambers Student team has interviewed hundreds of trainee lawyers and conducted research into the ever-changing UK legal market to provide students with the most insightful and helpful resources to start a career in law.

The guide includes:

• a picture of life at law firms and barristers’ chambers in the UK
• 108 law firms and 46 sets researched and reviewed – includes feedback from trainees and pupils, in terms of what’s it’s like to work in these different organisations