Hi everyone, my name is Kim Obrusik and I am this year’s Careers Liason Officer.

It may seem early for some of you to be considering your future career, however your time at Newcastle will fly by and it’s important to consider your options at the earliest opportunity, and we are here to help you do this. Whether your future lies in the law or in one of the many other professions that law graduates are employed in, we hope to give you the opportunity to experience them all.

How can we help?
The Eldon Society is committed to helping students find a career path which is right for them and this is achieved by maintaining a good relationship with Jos Harrison at the University Careers Service.
As a member of the Student Communications Team within the Careers Service, I also have connections with other schools and societies within the University.

Events

Throughout the academic year many law firms and law schools are invited to speak at the University (please see the important dates calendar below) so that students can get a taster of what life within the law entails. The main event for law students at Newcastle is the Law Fair held at St. James Park, which hundreds of law firms attend as well as Law schools and barristers chambers, specifically to meet Newcastle students.

There are many events throughout the year, which students from the University have the opportunity to attend, including the National Pupillage Fair, which is held at Lincoln’s Inn in London, as well as the National Graduate Law Fair, the largest legal recruitment event in the UK. In addition, Newcastle students can attend presentations and dinners at the Inns of Court, which is extremely informative for those budding barristers.

For any students wishing to follow a non-legal career there are events such the Newcastle Graduate Recruitment Fair, which is attended by large firms across the country such as Deloitte and Price Waterhouse Coopers. There is also an open invitation for members of the law school to attend presentations in all other schools within the University.

 

Useful Links for you to checkout

www.pupillages.com
www.doctorjob.com

Law School Websites

www.ntu.ac.uk/nls                                                          Nottingham
www.bpp.co.uk                                                               BPP
www.law.mmu.ac.uk                                                      Manchester Metropolitan   
www.law.cf.ac.uk                                                            Cardiff  
www.northumbria.ac.uk/sd/academic/law/                Northumbria       
www.city.ac.uk/icsl                                                          Inns of Court School of Law
www.college-of-law.co.uk                                             College of Law   

 

IMPORTANT DATES TO PUT IN YOUR DIARY!

Pinsent Masons Talk               -            10th October 2006

Bamburgh Room - Kings Road Centre

17:30pm

(see the careers website for more information)

Nottingham Law School             -            17th October 2006

Talk

Bamburgh Room - Kings Road Centre

18:00pm

(see the careers website for more information)

Nottingham Law School             -            17th October 2006

Pub Quiz

Venue to be confirmed.

19.30pm

Newcastle Law Fair                 -            20th November 2006

Bamburgh Sweet, St. James Park

13.00-16.00pm

Durham Law Fair                       -            21st November 2006

 

Northumbria Law Fair               -            24th November 2006

Northumbria Students Union

11.00-15.00pm

 

National Pupillage Fair              -            Date to be confirmed

  Lincoln’s Inn, London

 

Newcastle Graduate                  -            11th June 2007

Recruitment Fair

   Bamburgh Sweet, St. James Park

   11.00-15.00pm

 

Open Days - Law Schools

Nottingham                            -            21st October 2006

 

Northumbria                          -            4th October 2006

 

Cardiff                                     -            25th October 2006

 

Manchester              LPC      -            8th November 2006

                      BVC      -            Date to be confirmed

Inns of Court                           -            4th November 2006

                                   LPC       -           24th February 2007
                                   BVC       -           27th January 2007 & 11th February 2007

College of Law                                    Please see website

                                                            www.college-of-law.co.uk/9768.htm