UWE Bristol law fair

Are you interested in a career in the legal profession? If so this event is for you, as you will be able to:

• Meet practising lawyers from a range of law firms and barristers chambers, and in-house teams
• Find about the conversion to law if you have, or are studying for, a non-law degree
• Find about the professional postgraduate courses you will need to complete to qualify as a lawyer
• Obtain careers advice from UWE Careers and practising lawyers
• Obtain one-to one advice from a practising lawyer on your CV at our CV clinic (for current UWE students only)
• Meet current UWE law students and look round the teaching rooms to find out what it would be like to do your law professional training at UWE

Our law fair is unique in its regional focus on Bristol and surrounding areas (including Bath, Somerset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and the South West), and in the information and advice you can receive about the diverse range of legal careers available.

Programme of events

16:00 Introduction to the Legal Practice Course (LPC)

Talk by current tutors and students. Please register below to attend.

17:00 Introduction to the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC)

The only place in the South West to study for the bar. Please register below to attend.

18:00 Life on the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL)

This is the postgraduate conversion to law: study over 1 or 2 years. Come and meet some existing GDL students and find out about the course. Please register below to attend.

17:30 – 19:30 Meet the Lawyers

Over 30 lawyers attended last year from a range of practice areas. See below for a full list.

Drop in CV Clinic – For UWE students only (LLB, LLM, LPC, GDL or BPTC)

17:30 – 19:30 Sign up on the night for a 15 minute one-to one slot with a solicitor or barrister to obtain some feedback on your CV. Make sure your CV is up to scratch.