Cardiff Law Fair

This fair is a great opportunity for you to:

• Meet over 40 Student and Graduate Recruiters, Careers & Employability and GO Wales.
• Talk face-to-face with recruiters – ask questions, gain information and advice that may not be available on their website.
• Get ideas and information on what you can do with your degree.
• Find out about the jobs, postgraduate study and time-out opportunities available to you.
• Pick up information, hints and tips from our Careers Team.
• Attend talks that will help you with your career planning and job applications.

All Student and Graduate Recruiters are invited to attend this event.

• This is a popular event with typical visitor attendance from 450 – 630 in recent years. Visitors represent a range of degree disciplines including:  LLB Law, LLM Law, MPhil/PhDs, LPC, BPTC.
• This is a well regarded event amongst recruiters, with typical exhibitor attendance between 35 and 55 (depending on venue capacity).
• The event is cost effective; stands are just £495 +VAT.
• Exhibitors receive a stand area (3×2 metres), table, table covering, 2 chairs, power and 1 parking space, complimentary lunch & refreshments for 2 people, an on-line web link and listing in the ‘Event Briefing Sheet’.
• Sponsorship is also available and very competitive at £500 +VAT (additional to the exhibitor fee).
• Sponsors receive the exhibitors’ benefits as well as your logo featured on the website, all publicity materials and the ‘Event Briefing Sheet’.

What’s more, by attending this event you will …

• Be targeting one of Britain’s major teaching and research universities, with an international reputation for the quality of its work, which attracts staff and students from around the world.
• Work closely with the Careers & Employability’s Employer Liaison and Marketing Team who will be able to offer advice and support with your recruitment activities at Cardiff University.

To book for Cardiff Law Fair please complete the Booking Form.  Alternatively, contact Helen Thomas, Employer Liaison Assistant:
Email: thomash34@cardiff.ac.uk
Tel: (029) 2087 4712

Exhibitor details will be added August/September 2013

Details will be added August/September 2013

The 2012 event was sponsored by Macfarlanes LLP

• Allen & Overy LLP
• Ashfords LLP
• Ashurst LLP
• Bar Council & Inns of Court
• Berwin Leighton Paisner
• Bond Pearce LLP
• Burges Salmon
• Capital Law
• Cardiff University Careers and Employability Service
• Cardiff University Law School
• Chambers and Partners
• Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx)
• Civitas Law
• CMS Cameron McKenna
• The Co-operative Legal Services
• Deloitte
• Eversheds LLP
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
• Government Legal Service (GLS)
• Hogan Lovells International LLP
• LawCareers.Net
• Lawyer2B
• Legal Aid Practioners Group
• Lexium Legal
• Linklaters
• Macfarlanes LLP
• Mayer Brown International LLP
• Michelmores LLP
• Morgan Cole
• Prospects
• RateMyPlacement
• Rickerbys LLP
• TARGETjobs Law
• TLT LLP

The following sessions were organised to help prepare for the fair:

• Thursday 25 October, 1pm – Prepare for the Law Fair by Bond Pearce, Room 0.22, Law School
• Tuesday 30 October, 3pm – Prepare for the Fair by Helen McNally, Careers Adviser at Cardiff Law School, Room 1.30, Law School

The following workshops and talks took place at the fair:

• 1:30pm – Interview Skills by Allen & Overy (Room C)
• 2:00pm – Alternative Route into Law by CILEx (Room D)
• 2:30pm – How to get a training contract in difficult times by Freshfields (Room C)
• 3:15pm – The Legal Landscape and the changes ahead by Lawyer2B (Room D)