Recent Virtual Event Recordings
We host virtual presentations and Q&As throughout the year to give you an insight into the firm. These include sessions on our different practice areas, life as a trainee solicitor, and our application process.
You can watch recordings of some of our recent events below.
Charlie McGarel-Groves and Caroline Phillips, partners who are both involved in early careers recruitment, talk about their journey to and time at Slaughter and May and provide an overview of the firm, highlighting our four key differences: our way of working, our international approach, our view on time and our culture.
In November 2024, we hosted an exclusive event with The 93% Club. Hosted by Sophie Pender, a panel of partners, associates and trainees from our SoMo (social mobility) network discussed what social mobility means to them, their career journeys to the firm and life as a commercial lawyer.
In this panel discussion, Victoria MacDuff, Jardelle Johnson, and two of our trainees – Ellie and James – share their insights and experience of the multi-specialist approach and what it means for them in practice.
Find out more about our Corporate practice including examples of recent transactions from Claire Jackson (Corporate partner). Claire is also joined by a trainee who talks about their experiences of working in one of our Corporate groups.
Find out more about our Financing practice including examples of recent transactions from Kevin Howes (Financing partner). Kevin is also joined by a trainee who talks about their experiences of working in one of our Financing groups.
In this presentation, a panel of partners, associates and trainees shared an insight into ESG at the firm, how they all became involved in this new area of law, how human rights fits into ESG and how trainees are involved in the firm’s sustainability practice.
Camilla Sanger (Disputes and Investigations partner and one of the partners responsible for Trainee Recruitment) provides an overview of our application and interview process, including what we look for in a CV and hints and tips for the interview.
What is ESG and why does it matter to law firms and their clients? ESG has fast become a theme integrated into all of our work at Slaughter and May, and an emergent area of expertise for our lawyers. In this presentation, Lucy Scaramuzza and George Murray - two of our lawyers who specialise in Sustainability and Climate Change - gave an insight into ESG, and the role of lawyers and law firms in this area.
Find out more about our Competition practice including examples of recent transactions and the impact of COVID-19 from Lisa Wright (Competition partner). Lisa is also joined by a trainee who talks about their experiences of working in our Competition group.
Emma Walton (Knowledge & Innovation Manager) and Mark Gulliford (Real Estate Associate and a member of our Innovation Network) provide an overview of our innovation and legal tech projects, from developing the firm’s innovation training programme to rolling out legal technology and running legal process decision workshops with clients. They also discuss their experiences of client expectations and changing ways of working.