2014-2015 CALENDAR
Updated 27 September 2014
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OCTOBER 2014
Date
Time
Organisation(s)
Event
2 Oct
18:0021:00
KCL Law & Bar
Societies
Introduction to Legal Practice:
Solicitors & Barristers
6 Oct
13:0014:15
Davis Polk &
Wardwell London
LLP
An Introduction to Mergers &
Acquisitions (Open to 26
Students & Includes Lunch)
7 Oct
21:0002:00
KCL Law & Bar
Societies
Law and (Dis)Order sponsored
by DLA Piper
13 Oct
13:00 –
14:00
Rachel Hatfield,
former City Partner
and Law Sector
Expert (King’s
graduate)
13 Oct
17:00 –
18:00
Karen Gui/Helen
Lovegrove, Careers
Consultants
13 Oct
18:00 –
20:00
King’s Law
Graduate Mentors
14 Oct
12:00 –
13:00
Steve Billot, Law
Firm Adviser
Location
Anatomy Lecture
Theatre (6.29), Strand
Campus
Davis Polk &
Wardwell London LLP
99 Gresham St
London EC2V 7NG
Obar Soho, 83-85
Wardour Street
London W1D 6QE
Understand your legal market:
Exploring opportunities in a
rapidly changing sector.With
experience at Linklaters, White & Case and
Weil Gotshal & Manges, combined with
her role regulating the profession, Rachel is
keenly attuned to the changes and
challenges facing the legal sector. Her
insights - such as which firms are preeminent, why merger mania is on the
increase, the dominance of English and
New York law and more – will help you
make better career choices.
Networking skills for The Law
Alumni Mentoring Programme
Law Alumni Mentoring Programme
participants are encouraged to attend this
session before meeting their mentors.
Topics include what to expect from the
mentoring relationship, how to make the
most of it and what questions to ask.
Alumni Mentoring Scheme
Launch and Networking
(Awaiting further information
from Alumni Relations)
The Business of Law
Knowing how a law firm is run for profit,
why firms succeed/fail, why the
partnership model is changing as well as
LLCs, outsourcing and understanding the
commercial drivers for all law firms will
help you make better applications and
really stand out to recruiters.
SHEW 1.17 &1.18
(Moot Court & Ante
Room)
Skills Room L1,
Macadam Building
Strand Campus
TBC
SHEW 1.17 &1.18
(Moot Court & Ante
Room)
14 Oct
14 Oct
13:00 –
14:00
17:0018:00
Or
18.0019.00
Davis Polk &
Wardwell: M&A
Case Study
Allen & Overy LLP
12:00 –
13:00
15 Oct
13:00 –
14:00
Nigel Spencer,
Global Director of
Learning &
Development, Reed
Smith (King’s
graduate)
15 Oct
18:00 –
19:30
TBC
Gibson Dunn
14.00 –
15.00
Linklaters, Mind
Candy (King’s
graduate) and
more…
16 Oct
18.00 –
20.00
Baker & McKenzie
LLP, Gibson Dunn,
Herbert Smith
Freehills, Hill
Dickinson LLP and
Osborne Clarke
17 Oct
12:00 –
13:00
The University of
Law
16 Oct
Around 80 per cent of training contracts at
top tier firms are awarded to their Vacation
Scheme participants - that is how important
a Vac Scheme can be for your future as a
solicitor. Attend this session to learn the
many benefits of joining a Vac Scheme and
pick up top tips for your applications.
SHEW 1.17 &1.18
(Moot Court & Ante
Room)
TBC
Daily realities: what lawyers
really do every day in different
practice areas
Nari will describe what lawyers in
different practice areas actually do on a
daily basis. The better you understand the
job, the more likely you are to make the
right choice for yourself and draft a
convincing personal statement or cover
letter. Attend this session to get the
insider's view and top tips from a King's
graduate.
SHEW 1.17 &1.18
(Moot Court & Ante
Room)
Globalisation and Law Firms
Do you wonder why so many law firms are
going global, and what imperatives are
driving their expansion into new markets?
Discover why as well as the different
strategies being employed by firms in their
globalisation agendas (e.g. Organic Growth
vs Merger Mania) and what they mean for
you.
A Career at the Bar
Advocacy Beyond the Bar:
Solicitors Specialising in
Dispute Resolution
12.00 –
13.00
16 Oct
in the selection process for Vacation
Schemes and Training Contracts, often to
test the candidate's level of commercial
awareness. Davis Polk will explain what
law firms are looking for and show you
how to demonstrate this much demanded
quality.
Vacation Schemes: why you
should apply and how to apply
Norton Rose
Fulbright, Nari
Amaly (King’s
graduate)
15 Oct
How to Demonstrate
Commercial Awareness: M &
Case Study Case studies are much used
If you are interested in advocacy but not
keen on becoming a barrister, attend this
session to find out about the work of
solicitors specializing in Dispute
Resolution.
Find a Law Firm that suits
YOU. In so doing you will improve your
chances of success. King’s graduates and
recruiters help you understand the
differences between firms and introduce
you to in-house law.
KCLLS and Careers host the
Legal Week Social
Attend this informal event for drinks and
chats with King's alumni working as
Trainee Solicitors.
Competencies & Strengths:
what all employers look for
Find
out what competencies or skills all law
SHEW 1.17 &1.18
(Moot Court & Ante
Room)
SHEW 1.18 (Moot
Court)
SHEW 1.17 &1.18
(Moot Court & Ante
Room)
SHEW 1.17 &1.18
(Moot Court & Ante
Room)
Ye Olde Cock Tavern
22 Fleet St
London EC4Y 1AA
SHEW 1.17 &1.18
(Moot Court & Ante
Room)
firms look for when recruiting trainees.
This session helps you really understand
them and find out what you can do to
acquire them at the right level.
Law careers for non-law
students Are you pursuing a non-law
degree? If so, do you know that law
firms want you? Nearly half of all new
trainees graduated with a non-law degree,
and many barristers and judges also hold
non-law degrees. Attend this session to
find out how you can train to be a legal
professional without a law degree.
SHEW 1.17 &1.18
(Moot Court & Ante
Room)
BPP
Commercial Awareness
TBC
18:3021:00
Clifford Chance
Clifford Chance Novice Moot
Final (2013-2014 Academic
Year)
21-23 Oct
12:3015:30
Careers Service
KCL Law Fair
Clifford Chance
10 Upper Bank St
London E14 5JJ
SHEW 1.06, Strand
Campus
22 Oct
TBC
17 Oct
13:00 –
14:00
DLA Piper UK plc
20 Oct
14:0015:30
20 Oct
Baker & McKenzie
27-31 Oct
Pub Night with Trainees &
Associates
Reading Week
TBC
NOVEMBER 2014
Date
Time
Organisation(s)
3 Nov
10:4513:30
Allen & Overy LLP
3 Nov
14:1517:00
Allen & Overy LLP
6 Nov
TBC
Baker & McKenzie
Mooting Workshop
10 Nov
TBC
Clifford Chance
Open Day for Second Year Law
Students
11 Nov
TBC
KCL & LSE Law
Societies
Pub Night with LSE
18:3022:00
KCL Law Society,
Baker & McKenzie,
Herbert Smith
Freehills and
Macfarlanes
Annual Workshop (Day 1):
- Baker & McKenzie: Corporate
- Herbert Smith Freehills:
Advocacy
- Macfarlanes: Private Client
18:3022:00
KCL Law Society,
Clifford Chance,
Hogan Lovells and
Taylor Wessing
Annual Workshop (Day 2):
- Clifford Chance: Finance
- Hogan Lovells: Litigation
- Taylor Wessing: Intellectual
Property
BPP
Mooting Workshop
TBC
Simmons &
Simmons
Supreme Court Event (Open to
20 Students)
Supreme Court of the
United Kingdom
12 Nov
13 Nov
12 Nov
13 Nov
14:0015:00
19:0021:30
Event
Allen & Overy Negotiation
Competition First Round
(Group 1)
Allen & Overy Negotiation
Competition First Round
(Group 2)
Location
Allen & Overy LLP
1 Bishops Square
London E1 6AD
Allen & Overy LLP
1 Bishops Square
London E1 6AD
Baker & McKenzie
100 New Bridge Street
London EC4V 6JA
Clifford Chance
10 Upper Bank St
London E14 5JJ
TBC
Nash Lecture Theatre
(K2.31) in the King’s
Building & Reception
in Moot Court (SW
1.18) in Somerset
House
Nash Lecture Theatre
(K2.31) in the King’s
Building & Reception
in Moot Court (SW
1.18) in Somerset
House
Parliament Square
London SW1P 3BD
17 Nov
12:0014:30
18 Nov
18:3021:00
17-20 Nov
24 Nov
25 Nov
27 Nov
Allen & Overy LLP
A Day in the Life of a Trainee
& Application Session (Up to
35 Students and Includes
Sandwich Lunch)
Allen & Overy LLP
1 Bishops Square
London E1 6AD
The Harrow
Whitefriars Street
EC4Y 8JJ
Baker & McKenzie Moot First Round (Moot Times Confirmed by Dermot Costello)
TBC
Taylor Wessing
TBC
TBC
Mock Interviews (10:00-10:40,
Shearman & Sterling
10:45-11:25, 11:30-12:10,
LLP
10:00- Shearman &
14:00-14:40, 14:45-15:25,
9 Appold St
16:55 Sterling LLP
15:30-16:10 and 16:15-16:55)
London EC2A 2AP
(Ask for Katie Meer)
Note: CV Required
Allen & Overy LLP
14:45Allen & Overy Negotiation
Allen & Overy LLP
1 Bishops Square
17:30
Competition Second Round
London E1 6AD
Norton Rose
Fulbright
Pub Night with Trainees &
Associates
Organisation(s)
Event
Clifford Chance
Open Day for Finalists and
Postgraduates
DECEMBER 2014
Date
Time
Location
Clifford Chance
10 Upper Bank St
London E14 5JJ
Allen & Overy LLP
1 Bishops Square
London E1 6AD
1 Dec
TBC
2 Dec
14:4517:30
Allen & Overy LLP
Allen & Overy Negotiation
Competition Final Round
3-5 Dec
TBC
Baker & McKenzie
Baker & McKenzie Moot
Second Round
TBC
3 Dec
18:3020:00
BPP
Law Firm as a Business
TBC
Weil, Gotshal &
Manges LLP
Mock Interviews for 6 Students
(10:00-10:40, 10:45-11:25,
11:30-12:10 12:15-12:55,
14:00-14:40 and 14:45-15:25)
Note: CV Required
Weil, Gotshal &
Manges LLP
110 Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1AY
The Dickson Poon
School of Law at
King’s College
London
Christmas Party
TBC
4 Dec
5 Dec
8 Dec
10:0015:30
TBC
TBC
Macfarlanes
15-31 Dec
Dinner with a Partner, 5
Trainees and Graduate
Recruitment
Note: CV and Cover Letter
Required
Christmas Holiday
20 Cursitor St
London EC4A 1LT
JANUARY 2015
Date
1-4 Jan
5-9 Jan
Time
Organisation(s)
Event
Christmas Holiday
Freshers’ Mid-sessional Exams
Location
9-12 Jan
TBC
19:0021:30
15 Jan
26 Jan
20-22 Jan
27, 20 or
22 Jan
29th Jan
Herbert Smith
Freehills
Taylor Wessing Welcome Back
Social
TBC
Mooting Workshop
Herbert Smith
Freehills LLP
Exchange House
Primrose Street
London EC2A 2EG
US Firms Panel
- Cleary Gottlieb
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Shearman & Sterling
- Sullivan & Cromwell
- Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Panel Location TBC
& Reception in Moot
Court (SW 1.18) in
Somerset House
TBC
Moot First Round
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
KCL Law Society, Cleary Gottlieb,
Kirkland & Ellis,
Shearman &
Sterling, Sullivan &
Cromwell and Weil,
Gotshal & Manges
Latham & Watkins
Clifford Chance
TBC
Baker & McKenzie
Baker & McKenzie Moot Final
Quad-Uni Debate.
TBC
LSE Law Society,
Queen Mary Law
Society and SOAS
Law Society
A team from KCL will compete
against teams from other London
universities in a debate.
SOAS, London WC1H
0XG, United Kingdom
Organisation(s)
Event
Location
DLA Piper
Presentation Skills Workshop
TBC
18:0022:00
19 Jan
KCL Law Society &
Taylor Wessing
FEBRUARY 2015
Date
2 Feb
Time
19:0021:30
The Drift, Heron
Tower, 110
Bishopsgate, London
EC2N 4AY
Clifford Chance
10 Upper Bank St
London E14 5JJ
5 Feb
18:30
Latham & Watkins
Pub Night
9 Feb
TBC
Clifford Chance
Open Day for First Year and
Non-Law Students
10-12 Feb
TBC
Clifford Chance
Clifford Chance Moot Second
Round
TBC
14 Feb
TBC
KCL & UCL Law
Societies
Laws Varsity
TBC
16-20 Feb
Reading Week
12:3014:30
Simmons &
Simmons
Time
Organisation(s)
23 Feb
Contracts & Drafting Workshop
Simmons & Simmons
CityPoint
One Ropemaker Street
London EC2Y 9SS
MARCH 2015
Date
7 or 14
Mar
TBC
11 Mar
18:3021:00
12 Mar
TBC
KCL Law Society
Event
Simmons & Simmons Annual
Law Ball
Clifford Chance
Clifford Chance Novice Moot
Final
KCL & UCL Law
KCL/UCL Debate
Location
TBC
Clifford Chance
10 Upper Bank St
London E14 5JJ
TBC (at UCL)
25 Mar
30-31 Mar
TBC
Societies
KCL & UCL Law
Societies
Hogan Lovells Cup (KCL v
UCL Moot)
Easter Holiday
TBC