Law Fair 2019 CAREERS FAIR
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s future Inspiring After the Fair Welcome to the Law Fair by: Sponsored You can use the Careers Service at any Today’s fair is a great opportunity to stage during your degree and after you explore your next steps towards a career graduate. You can: in legal practice. • Meet other organisations at fairs, • Chat to over 38 organisations presentations and skills sessions offering traineeships and vacation work • Discover a wealth of resources about different sectors (including law) and get • Speak to firms with opportunities in top tips on how you can get ahead Scotland and wider UK Hall McEwan 12:30pm 12:30pm 4pm • Find jobs on MyCareerHub. Did you – • Attend a talk to get an insight into September 25 Wednesday know that 200+ vacancies are added traineeships in Scotland, England every week on average? and Wales • Make an appointment to get advice • Speak to staff at the Careers Zones 2019 Fair Law on your next steps, feedback on your if you have any questions or application/CV and practice interviews haven’t found what you are looking for – we are here to help. Plus much more. • Careers Service Careers Visit our website www.ed.ac.uk/careers Careers Service Feedback We want to hear your thoughts Top tips for navigating Talks about today’s event. Look out CAREERS FAIR the fair for our iPad feedback stations throughout the fair or follow Day 1: Tuesday 8 October • Before you approach a stand, prepare Don’t miss our talks TODAY. Each talk the link below to complete our Day 2: Wednesday 9 October some questions and think about the will last approximately 30 minutes with survey: main points you want an organisation 11.30am - 4.30pm opportunity for questions and discussion. to know about you. There is no sign up required, entry is on a https://edin.ac/2ZCdAjS McEwan Hall • Use the Careers Zone to prepare first come, first served basis: before going to speak to an exhibitor or Meet law firms on Day 1: Freshfields, after to write up your notes. 2.00 – 2.30pm Herbert Smith Freehills, Jones • Avoid walking around the fair in a large Scottish traineeships with the Law www.facebook.com/ Day, Lathan & Watkins, group. The exhibitor may not realise Society of Scotland EdinburghCareersService Travers Smith & you are interested in them and you Vincent & could miss out. 3.00 – 3.30pm Elkins. • Visit your top priority employer after English and Welsh traineeships with you’ve talked with one or two others - the Careers Service @UofEdCareers this will give you a chance to build up your confidence. Talks are held in the Lower Ground • Aim to demonstrate a real interest in Conference Room the company by using this opportunity Sponsored by careersinformed. to get insights and tips from the people wordpress.com working there. Inspiring futures Who has opportunities for me? Exhibitors are here today to talk to you about the below opportunities. They may have more than stated below. I would like Exhibitor Floor Number Stand Information on the legal sector To train and qualify in Scotland To train and qualify in England or Wales (Wider UK) To train and qualify Internationally Aberdein Considine LG 13 Addleshaw Goddard G 38 Allen & Overy ** G 30 Baker McKenzie ** G 36 Blackadders LLP LG 10 Brodies LLP ** G 41 BTO Solicitors LLP ** LG 14 Burges Salmon ** LG 19 Burness Paull G 27 Clifford Chance ** G 42 Clyde & Co ** G 37 CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP ** LG 1 Commercial Law Society (CLS) LG 7 Dentons ** LG 26 Dickson Minto W S G 28 Digby Brown LLP ** G 44 DLA Piper LLP ** LG 4 DWF LLP ** LG 25 Faculty of Advocates LG 8 Gillespie Macandrew LLP LG 5 Harper Macleod LLP LG 21 HM Connect LG 22 Hogan Lovells International LLP ** LG 3 Latham & Watkins (London) LLP ** LG 23 Law Society of Scotland G 45 Linklaters LLP ** G 35 MacRoberts LLP LG 15 Mayer Brown International LLP ** G 46 Norton Rose Fulbright LLP ** LG 6 Pinsent Masons LLP ** LG 16 Scottish Young Lawyers' Association LG 20 Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP G 33 Shoosmiths G 31 Sidley Austin LLP ** G 29 Slaughter and May ** LG 11 The Government Legal Services for Scotland (GLSS) LG 18 request this document in an alternative format, please contact the Careers Service ([email protected]) To The Scottish Bar Association of New York G 40 Thorntons Law LLP LG 9 TLT Solicitors ** LG 24 Travers Smith ** LG 12 Turcan Connell G 39 Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP ** LG 17 White & Case LLP ** G 32 Withers LLP ** G 43 Exhibitors marked with a ** have experience of sponsoring international students/graduates to work in the UK. Organisations who no previous experience may also be open to sponsoring. Womble Bond Dickinson ** LG 2 Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP G 34.