A career outside a big firm Introducing our newest roadshow for students!

Are you an LLB or DPLP student who's keen to find out about working in-house or for a high street firm? Our newest roadshow for students is bringing employers to you!

It's completely free to attend and all LLB and Diploma students are welcome to come along.

What's happening?

We know it's easier to find out about some career options than others, and it tends to be especially easy to find out about working for a big firm. It's usually harder to find the information you want about high street firms and in-house organisations.

Around a third of traineeships (according to our 2014/15 data) are based in either an in-house or high street environment and we want to ensure all law students find out about the breadth of opportunities available. That's why we're launching our first roadshow that focuses on a career outside a big firm.

Representatives from high street firms and in-house organisations will feature in a chaired Q&A session to answers questions like:

• What do high street employers look for in candidates?
• What's the best way to approach a high street employer?
• Do speculative applications actually work?
• What does a traineeship in-house look like?
• Where can you find out about in-house employers?

There will then be the opportunity to ask employers questions one to one and network with fellow students in your local area. As each event will incorporate different university cohorts, it's a great way to expand your local network.

Can I come along?

All LLB and Diploma in Legal Practice students are eligible to attend. You can also come along if you've finished the Diploma but are still looking for a traineeship. These events won't be hosted at your university, so you can attend any of our events that are most convenient for you in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

The events are designed to support you. We've been listening to students and you've told us you'd like to hear about other employers.

When is my local event?

All the events are taking place in the evening, 5.30-7pm, on the following dates:

• Aberdeen: Tuesday 6 February 2018, Society of Advocates
• Edinburgh: Monday 12 February 2018, Law Society of Scotland's Offices
• Glasgow: Tuesday 20 February 2018, Royal Faculty of Procurators Glasgow
• Dundee: Tuesday 27 February 2018, Queens Hotel

Register now!

Sign up for any of the roadshows on our events website; simply select the one you want to attend.