Careers in Law Fair (16 October 2025)

Opening Hours

The event is open for you to drop-in between 1:00 -4:30pm on Thursday 16 October. 

​​​​Talks Schedule

During the day we will have a number of first-come-first-served talks for you to listen in to:

• Talk 1 - 1:30 – 2:00pm: Routes to practise in Scotland with the Law Society of Scotland
• Talk 2 - 2:30 – 3:00pm: Routes to practise in England/Wales with the University of Law
• Talk 3 - 3:30 – 4:00pm: Routes to practise in the US with Barbri

You can find lots of other content related to Careers in Law on MyCareerHub by searching #EdLawCareers and #AllYouNeedIsLaw, including:

• 11 Oct: Career Spotlight: Routes into Law
• 14 Oct: All you need is Law: family court solicitor
• 28 Oct: All you need is Law: construction associate at Dentons
• 11 Nov: All you need is Law: personal injury solicitor at Thorntons
• 25 Nov: All you need is Law: Advocate specialising in employment and company law
• 2 Dec: All you need is Law: senior associate at High Street firm

Our overall list of participating organisations are listed on MyCareerHub (login required).

Use our Event Guide to find out who is attending, where they are and what they have to offer.

Don't worry if some  names are unfamiliar to you - you can discover more about them at the event. ​​​​​We'll also have lots of careers service staff within the event who can help you to work out who you might like to talk to. If you would prefer to do some more research on the organisations attending before you come along, you can, but it's not expected.  Looking them up on MyCareerHub would be a great place to start.

You don't need to! Careers in Law is is designed to be a welcoming, easy to navigate, supportive, drop-in style event that has something to offer all students interested in a career in law without huge amounts of preparation required. Our staff, which includes lots of students just like you, will be on hand throughout the event to help you find something that’s useful for you. 

If you would like to do some preparation in advance you can: 

• Book to attend our online session covering Legal Networking on Monday 7 October 2024
• Do some research on the organisations attending before you come along. Looking them up on MyCareerHub would be a great place to start. If your time is limited, this may help you prioritise who you want to talk to.

There is no need to book. Please just come along on the day and swipe your student card or give us your student number to sign in.

The Careers Service aims to be accessible to all users. If you have any specific needs please contact the Careers Service to make appropriate arrangements.

Contact careers@ed.ac.uk.