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Career opportunities spotted this week

📍 Work experience, insight days and legal placement opportunities

•  📑 HGF Limited (Manchester)

  If you’re interested in intellectual property, HGF are hosting a presentation evening on 14th July, providing a comprehensive intro to IP and a Q&A session. There are only 30 spots available in person, so email ASAP if you’re interested.

• ✍️ Gowling WLG Essay Writing Competition (Virtual)

  Fancy writing your way into a paid internship? Gowling WLG's annual ESG Essay Competition is back for its fifth year, and this time they want to know how lawyers should help clients navigate an increasingly fragmented ESG landscape. Deadline: 18th September, so plenty of time for this one.

• ⚖️ Deka Chambers (London)

  They’re offering unassessed, two day mini-pupillages, giving you a day of civil work and a day of criminal work to see how life at the Bar really works. Applicants must be 18 or over, and selection is based on your interest in Deka's practice areas, interest in a career at the Bar, and the clarity of your written application. Deadline: 20th July.

• ⚖️ Ten Old Square (London)

  You can now apply for non-assessed mini-pupillages over 2 days in September/October, where you'll shadow a barrister, dip into their work, and possibly even sit in on court or a conference. Deadline: 15th July.

• 👪🏽 RWK Goodman (Virtual)

  Kim, Head of International Children and Partner at RWK Goodman, is hosting an “Ask Me Anything” session about family law on 12th August at midday. A great opportunity to hear more about career pathways and the realities of the role. Places are limited.

• 🤝 STADA (Reading)

  They are accepting applications from undergrads/recent graduates to join their in-house legal team as a Legal Intern. This role offers hands on exposure to the day to day operations of an in house legal team, supporting the business with legal administration, entry level legal work, basic legal research and project work under supervision. It is designed as a developmental role for candidates interested in an in-house legal career or gaining practical commercial legal experience. Apply ASAP.

💼  Trainee/Pupillage Roles