Week 2

Programme

TIME AGENDA
Monday 21 July (room number: TBC)
9:30 - 10:30 Desk time
10:30 - 11:15

Meet the Senior Counsel 

Moira Thompson-Oliver, a Senior Counsel in JADM, one of our Corporate groups, will talk you through her career journey and role at the firm. There will be plenty of time for questions, so please come to the session prepared.

11:15 - 13:00 Desk time
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch (work experience students only)
14:00 - 14:30

Disputes & Investigations Overview 

An insight into our Disputes & Investigations practice by Senior Counsel Tahlia Brysha-Pullen & Sofia Teixeira Rodrigues.

14:30 - 14:45

Break

14:45 - 15:15

Real Estate Overview

An insight into our Real Estate practice by Senior Counsel Simon Bartle.

15:15 - 17:30

Desk time

Tuesday 22 July (room number: TBC)
9:30 - 10:00 Desk time
10:00 - 10:45 

Meet the Partner: Gayathri Kamalanathan

Gayathri will talk you through her career journey and role at the firm. There will be plenty of time for questions, so please come to the session prepared. 

10:45 - 14:00

Desk time

14:00 - 15:00

Introduction to Legal Services Innovation

Emma Walton will talk you through the firm's legal service innovation, which plays an imperative role at the firm.

15:00 - 15:15 Break
15:15 - 16:15

Corporate Overview

An insight into our Corporate practice by Partner Victoria MacDuff.

16:15 - 17:30 Desk time
Wednesday 23 July (room number 1.20-21)
9:30 - 10:00 Desk time
10:00 - 11:00

Ministry of Defence case study

Mark Gulliford and Margot Speed will talk you through the recent case they have worked on. 

11:00 - 11:15 Break 
11:15 - 11:45

Tax overview

An insight into our Tax practice by associate Alison Lim. 

11:45 - 15:00 Desk time
15:00 - 15:45

Meet the Managing Partner 

Deborah Finkler will talk you through her career journey and role at the firm. There will be plenty of time for questions, please come prepared with some. 

15:45 - 16:00  Break
16:00 - 16:45

Interview skills

Claire Cooke, one of our Financing partners, will talk you through our interview process and key interview skills ahead of your training contract interviews in week 3.

16:45 - 17:30

Desk time

17:30 - 21:00

Dinner at Bread Street Kitchen with partners and trainees 

An opportunity to enjoy a meal at Bread Street Kitchen with your peers and some partners and trainees.

Thursday 24 July (room number TBC)
9:30 - 10:30 Desk time
10:30 - 12:30

Minute Meal presentations

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12:30 - 14:45 Desk time  
14:45 - 15:30

Meet the Diversity Networks panel

An opportunity to hear more about and ask questions to representatives from five of the firm’s diversity networks. There will be plenty of time for questions, so please come to the session with some prepared.

15:30 - 16:30

Afternoon tea with Employee Networks 

Afternoon tea with representatives from nine of the firm’s employee networks.

16:30 - 17:30 Desk time
Friday 25 July (room number: TBC)
09:15 - 10:00

Breakfast with Early Careers Recruitment drop-in

10:00 - 11:30

Desk time

11:30 - 12:00

Technology, Digital, Data and IP (TDDI) overview

An insight into our TDDI practice by associate George Mole.

12:00 - 14:00

Desk time

14:00 - 14:45

City Consortium Solicitor Training Programme (CCP) and the training contract

An opportunity to hear more about the firm’s SQE preparation programme and the training contract.

14:45 - 17:30

Desk time