Durham Law Careers Week

25 October 2024

Durham Law School is delighted to announce that Durham Law Careers Week, organised by Durham University’s Careers & Enterprise Service, was a resounding success.

During Law Careers Week (week beginning 14^th October) law firms offering more than 1,000 training contract held in person events in Durham or attended in person the Law Careers Fair in Durham.

Purple Line Separator Slim The law firms attending included:

4 out of 5 of the magic circle law firms,
7 other London headquartered international law firms,
16 US headquartered international law firms with London offices, and
11 law firms headquartered in the North East (or with offices in the North East).

The sponsors for the Law Careers Fair were leading international magic circle law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Representatives of more than 35 law firms were at stands at the Law Careers Fair held in the University’s Teaching and Learning Centre.

Simon Brandwood, Director of Careers & Enterprise, said:

“We are delighted with the feedback received following the Law Fair. Employers and students found the event to be insightful, informative and a great way to network for either the identification of top talent, or the opportunity to gain insight and access to the very best of Law firms. Over 1400 students attended and firms expressed pleasure in both the quality and calibre of our students”.

Philip Bennett, the Law School’s Director of Employability and its first Professor in Practice, said:

“The tremendous turnout of law firms during Law Careers Week shows how attractive Durham graduates are to leading law firms in recruiting their future trainees. A big thank you to Freshfields for sponsoring the Law Careers Fair and to all of the other law firms who participated in Law Careers Week. My congratulations to Simon Brandwood and his team for organising such a successful event.”