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Festival of Law
Your Gateway to the UK’s Leading Law Firms
Breaking into the legal profession can feel competitive and complex, but getting involved in the right opportunities early can give you a real advantage. By engaging with the legal community before you apply for training contracts, you can build valuable knowledge, connections and confidence that will support your journey into law.
One of the most effective ways to do this is by attending law careers events. These events give you the chance to meet leading law firms, hear directly from solicitors and recruiters, and connect with other aspiring lawyers who share your ambitions.
Below, you’ll find a guide to upcoming law events designed to help you explore the profession, build meaningful connections and take the next step towards a career as a solicitor.
Law Firms
Meet This Year’s Law Event Partners
Connect with leading law firms and legal employers who are actively looking to engage with aspiring solicitors, trainee lawyers, and students pursuing a career in law. Our partners are dedicated to supporting the next generation of legal professionals through vacation schemes, training contracts, mentoring, and skills development sessions.
Whether you’re just starting your legal journey or preparing for applications, these organisations provide expert guidance, insider insights, and opportunities that could shape your future career. Attending these events is your chance to network with industry leaders and take meaningful steps toward a successful career in law.
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Previous targetjobs Law Events
Experience the Highlights from Past Law Events
Get a glimpse of what to expect by exploring moments from previous targetjobs law events. From insightful panel discussions with top law firms to networking with peers and legal professionals, these snapshots showcase the energy, expertise, and opportunities that make our early careers events so impactful.
Click the images to explore the full Flickr gallery and see how attending can help you build connections, gain insider knowledge, and take your next steps toward a career in law.
See What Students have to Say about our Events!
Student Testimonials
Hear directly from students who have attended the Festival of Law and discover how the experience helped them gain insights, build connections with leading law firms, and take meaningful steps towards their legal careers.
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The UK's leading event for aspiring barristers
National Pupillage Fair 2026
Not sure if you want to go down the Solicitor route? Why not explore the Barrister pathway?
Hosted by targetjobs, the National Pupillage Fair is the UK’s largest event dedicated to aspiring barristers. It’s your chance to meet leading chambers, course providers, and legal professionals — all under one roof. Get expert advice on the application process, understand what life at the Bar is really like, and take the next step towards securing pupillage.
Explore Expert Insights for Your Legal Career
Dive into our curated articles full of practical tips, guidance, and insider advice to help you succeed on your path to a career in law. Whether you’re exploring different practice areas, preparing applications, or getting ready for interviews, our advice hub provides the tools and knowledge you need to take your next steps with confidence.
‘Think commercial law; think Mayer Brown’: a guide to life in commercial law
You may have heard that commercial law offers great opportunities for aspiring solicitors – but what exactly does that mean? Georgia Stylianou, an associate at Mayer Brown, shares her essential insights into working life.
Be your best self in a law assessment centre group exercise
Most commercial law firms use assessment centres for vac scheme and training contract recruitment, and group exercises are often one of the elements of the day. Make sure you put forward your best self.
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Discover the world of options open to you on finishing school or college and get tips on how to make the right decision for you.
CVs, applications and tests
Find the tools and tips you need to help you apply for graduate jobs or internships. We cover every aspect of the application process, from writing a CV to answering online application questions and sitting psychometric tests.
Career ideas
Find advice for figuring out your dream career, including what options are available to you after graduating and how to choose the right graduate role.
Finding a job
Finding a job isn’t always as easy as it sounds. Here we help you to jump potential hurdles, giving essential advice for home and international students: from applying in tough economic times to getting a top graduate job with a 2.2.
Internships
Completing an internship allows you to sharpen your skills, improve your CV, prepare for the world of work and potentially land yourself a graduate job. Discover what internships actually involve, how to apply for them and how to make the most of them.
Interviews and assessment centres
You impressed on paper; now it’s time to show the employer in person that you’re the right hire. Learn how to do this with our expert advice for answering interview questions, developing interview techniques and acing assessment centre exercises.
Job descriptions
Discover the qualifications, skills and experience you’ll need for more than 300 job roles and find one you’ll love.
Job offers and working life
Job offers, rejection emails and stepping into the working world with your first graduate job can pull you in a million directions. Fortunately, we’ve curated advice on how to accept job offers, bounce back from rejection and make an impact in your first job.
Skills for getting a job
Discover the skills that major graduate employers seek and how you can demonstrate them on your application form, and at interviews and assessment centres.
University life
Wanting to leave uni with a degree is a given. But what do you want from the other bits of student life? Discover how to combine study, rest, work and play with our insights from students and graduates.
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