School of Law

Explore the following UofG Careers resources on masterclasses, careers fairs and events, as well as general careers advice:

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The College Employability Programme supports Law students to develop a range of workplace relevant transferable skills - from presentation skills and groupwork, to collaborative dissertations and LinkedIn. For each course you complete you will receive a digital badge, certificate and HEAR recognition, allowing you to evidence to employer your development of professional skills. 

Every year, the School of Law organises various events with external speakers that aim to expose students to different careers in Law and beyond, several of these annual events are organised collaboratively with School of Law student societies. Current planned events include; Your Career in Human Rights and the Humanitarian Sector, Your Career in Law and a Wide Ranging Legal careers networking event. Details about these events are advertised to students regularly throughout the academic year, through our Employability Moodle site and our Employability bulletin.

Semester 1 School of Law Employability events:  

• How to build your career from the first year (Law Society of Scotland talk) 
• Meet the School of Law Societies  
• Get that Traineeship! (Careers Service and Law Society of Scotland talk)  
• The Law Fair & Legal Careers Beyond Scotland Panel Event  
• Citizens Advice Bureau Placements Briefing Lecture  
• Diploma Networking Events 1 & 2  
• LLM Checkpoint 1: How to enhance your employability on your LLM year   
• Your Career in Criminal Law with The Criminal Law Society  
• Your Career in Law with GULS    
• Training Contracts/ Traineeships & Summer Vacation Schemes: What you need to know.  

Semester 2 School of Law Employability events:  

• Your Career in Human Rights with LWOB Student Division  
• Everything you need to know about applying for the Diploma (Law Society of Scotland Talk)  
• Wide Ranging Legal Careers with GULS   
• Working at the Competition Markets Authority – Internships, careers, and information afternoon  
• LLM Checkpoint 2: Working in the UK    
• Breaking Barriers, Demystifying Criminal Law Careers  
• Corporate / Commercial Law Networking Event  
• Your Career in Academia  

In addition, we host ad hoc employer presentations across the course of the year, past examples of these include ‘Life as a Finance Lawyer’, and a London based Magic Circle firm Employer presentation. In addition to the Law Fair, the Careers and Global Opportunities Service also host their own programme of events, many of which are attractive to law students. Examples include; a ‘Civil Service Careers Fair', 'Third Sector Fair and Panel Talk’, and the ‘Cabinet Office Conversations’ series. 

The Mooting Society is a student-led group within the School of Law which takes part in “moots,” mock hearings which simulate the activity of lawyers appearing before courts. In a moot, teams of students apply the law to a fictional legal dispute, presenting their arguments before a judge to persuade the moot court of the worthiness of their respective positions. In some ways, mooting is similar to debating, but has its own rules, etiquette, and an emphasis on law. Mooting is a way to develop skills in problem-solving, communication and critical thinking, that are useful to aspiring lawyers; not least as it simulates many aspects of real-life court cases. The Mooting Society takes part in various competitions across the academic year, competing within the School of Law, nationally, and internationally. As a result, mooting is not only a helpful way to improve legal skills and communication, but also a good basis for networking with other students, academics, and practitioners, and a forum for developing a strong profile as an active and engaged student. To learn more about the Mooting Society, their events, and available mooting opportunities, you can check out their social media: @uofgmooting (Instagram) or uofgmootingsociety (Facebook). For any enquires you can contact the Society directly at: uofgmooting@glasgow.ac.uk 

Find out more about the different student societies at the UofG School of Law here: gla.ac.uk/schools/law/students/societies