Stephenson Harwood LLP – An introduction to international arbitration at Stephenson Harwood
Join us for an exciting session as two of our associates share their experiences of working in international arbitration at Stephenson Harwood. They’ll provide their perspective of the practice area, discuss some of their recent cases, and explore what it means to build a career in this dynamic and internationally focused area of law.
Whether you’re curious about the types of disputes handled, the skills required, or the unique challenges and rewards of international arbitration, this session is a great opportunity to learn more and have your questions answered.
Jones Day – How do you solve a global dispute?
Where would you even begin, settling an argument across borders?
Jones Day’s global disputes practice includes more than 200 lawyers located in 27 business centres worldwide. Join a team from London, led by associates who will introduce you to the practice of global disputes and give you the chance to try your hand at resolving a dispute of the type Jones Day works on.
Inspired by true events, they will lead you through the various stages of dispute resolution and give you an insight into what dispute lawyers actually do. You will work in teams in this interactive session to obtain the best result for your client. The workshop will aim to give you skills to take away with you – and help you decide whether being a disputes lawyer might be the career for you.
Bristows LLP – Patent litigation: a case study
Our interactive workshop will introduce you to a client case study focusing on the industry leading patent and trademark work that Bristows lawyers carryout within the patent litigation and brands, design and copyright teams. We will develop your understanding of how patents and trademarks work, and then use the case study to conduct an infringement analysis. You will then decide how best to advise the client to protect their brand.
The session will be led by associates in our patent litigation team and will involve you working together in small groups to obtain the best result for your client. The workshop will give you transferrable skills as well as great commercial awareness insight into how Bristows works, which will prove useful in future training contract applications.
Cooley (UK) LLP – The tech reg challenge: advising innovators when the rules are still being written
This interactive workshop will put you in the position of lawyers advising a fast-growing technology company launching a new AI-powered product across the world. Working through a realistic client scenario, attendees will identify legal and commercial risks, respond to regulator and board-level pressure, and consider how lawyers give practical advice when the law is still developing.
The session will introduce you to Cooley’s tech reg practice, the role lawyers play in areas such as AI, online safety and digital regulation, and the skills that make a strong commercial solicitor: judgment, curiosity, clarity, teamwork and calm under pressure.
Tristan Lockwood, whose practice focuses on complex digital regulation challenges for leading technology companies and whose career has spanned private practice and government, will also share reflections on his own career path and what makes this area of law exciting for future trainees.
Osborne Clarke LLP – The anatomy of a corporate deal
Join James Mackay (partner) and Mythri Reddy (associate director) from our corporate team for an interactive session on mergers and acquisitions (M&A). The workshop will provide an overview of how M&A deals work and offer attendees the opportunity to take part in an interactive exercise where they’ll work through a real-life example of an M&A transaction.
RPC – Deep dive into defamation and media law
As the UK’s largest and strongest media defence team, RPC’s media lawyers work to resolve the full spectrum of disputes, from defamation and privacy complaints to data protection, contempt, and reporting restriction issues. We’ve advised on some of the most complex and high-profile media litigation cases in recent years, securing victories for broadcasters facing potential hefty fines and journalists threatened with legal action, as well as Big Tech platforms on a range of their disputes.
This workshop will give you an insight into life as a media lawyer at RPC. We’ll discuss some of the key legal challenges which defendants face, bringing media law to life with an interactive case study. Come along to explore the exciting and ever-changing landscape of media law.