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The City Law School is partnering with Justice is Now, a campaign group working to reform the conduct of rape trials. Students will have the chance to observe real court proceedings and contribute to an important justice reform initiative.

You can also find further information online (external link).

Attend an open day with Stephenson Harwood to get an insight into what we do day-to-day and a better idea of what a career at an international firm is really like.

Please ensure you are available on the dates before applying. We run open days in our London office and online, please select your preferences in the application form.

You can also find further information online (external link).

• Location: London 
• Duration: 3 weeks  
• Dates (inclusive): 29th June – 17th July 2026; or  13th July 2026 – 31st July 2026 
• Salary: London Living Wage £13.85 per hour 

Howden are currently recruiting for our Legal Summer Internship Scheme—a three-week paid programme designed for penultimate year law students and those completing a Law conversion course (GDL).

This initiative is part of a social mobility efforts, aimed at providing valuable legal work experience to students who may not have access to traditional networks or opportunities within the industry. Interns will join a cohort of three, gaining hands-on experience within a large in-house legal team and spending time with one of Howdens partner law firms.

You can also find further information online (external link).

Attend an open day with Stephenson Harwood to get an insight into what we do day-to-day and a better idea of what a career at an international firm is really like.

You can also find further information online (external link).

Future City Lawyers is proud to work with city law firm, Farrer & Co, to invite Non Russell, Irish and PDGL* Law students and graduates to an in-person Insight Day at the firm's London office.

We will be inviting up to 25 students for the Insight Day which will be filled with presentations and meetings with partners, a workshop from graduate recruitment, an assessment centre group exercise and presentations and discussion with the firm's graduate recruitment team.

During the Insight Day, you will get the opportunity to network with partners, trainees, and graduate recruitment at a formal drinks reception. This event will provide you with an invaluable insight into life at Farrer & Co, help you prepare for future assessment centres, and allow you to learn more about commercial law in the City.

Farrer & Co will reimburse reasonable travel expenses up to a maximum of £75 for participants traveling from outside London

You can also find further information online (external link).

Future City Lawyers is proud to work with city law firm, Farrer & Co, to invite Non Russell, Irish and PDGL* Law students and graduates to an in-person Insight Day at the firm's London office.

We will be inviting up to 25 students for the Insight Day which will be filled with presentations and meetings with partners, a workshop from graduate recruitment, an assessment centre group exercise and presentations and discussion with the firm's graduate recruitment team.

During the Insight Day, you will get the opportunity to network with partners, trainees, and graduate recruitment at a formal drinks reception. This event will provide you with an invaluable insight into life at Farrer & Co, help you prepare for future assessment centres, and allow you to learn more about commercial law in the City.

Farrer & Co will reimburse reasonable travel expenses up to a maximum of £75 for participants traveling from outside London. 

You can also find further information online (external link).

The BTB Academy has been created to support 100 high-quality BTB candidates in obtaining the skills, tangible experience and mindset needed to secure pupillage and succeed at the Bar.

The five key objectives are:

1. To improve the content of our candidates' pupillage applications.
2. To improve the quality of our candidates' written pupillage applications.
3. To improve the quality of each candidates' pupillage interview technique.
4. To equip our candidates with the mindset and tools required to succeed within the profession.
5. To equip our candidates with the tools to champion diversity and inclusion within the profession and throughout their career.

The Academy will achieve these objectives in four ways:

1. Providing mandatory training, seminars and workshops.
2. Shortlisting candidates for one or more of our paid internship programmes.
3. Candidates will be assigned a mentor to support them throughout the academic year.
4. Candidates will have access to our consultancy panel. This includes a pool of BTB volunteers who have agreed to give mock interviews and provide lectures on pupillage applications and life at the Bar.

You can also find further information online (external link).

If you are a high-achieving undergraduate or graduate with a disability or long-term health condition and have a passion for pursuing an exciting career in law, join us at our unique Explore the Law careers insight event on the 26th November 2025.

This is a unique opportunity to connect with leading global law firms including Hogan Lovells, Latham & Watkins, Linklaters and Mayer Brown and gain invaluable insights into careers in commercial law.

You can also find further information online (external link).

Explore the world of criminal procedure through immersive learning and competitive advocacy. The winners of the competition will be awarded with an internship with our partner for this competition Greymore! 

You can also find further information online (external link).

Young Bar Mentoring has now opened sign-ups for our mentoring scheme for the 2025-26 application cycle. They are recruiting for both mentees and mentors, and our first deadline is fast approaching. Use the link below for more details on how to sign up!

You can also find further information online (external link).

Join our in-person Group Career Coaching sessions designed just for final-year undergraduates. These interactive sessions offer a supportive space to explore your career options, share experiences, and build confidence. 

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Each week has a different topic:  

• Finding a Graduate Job 
• Networking and Finding a Mentor 
• Interviews 
• Making Strong Applications 

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You can also find further information online (external link).

Do we have any musicians or singers looking for a chance to practice and perform in London?

London Lawyers’ Music (‘LLM’) consists of the London Lawyers’ Symphony Orchestra and the London Lawyers’ Chorus. The groups puts on 5 concerts a year and has reached out to City Law School for new members.

There is a subscription cost involved but this is heavily discounted for students.

Intersted? Click the link to learn more.

You can also find further information online (external link).

Over our two-week Vacation Schemes, students have the opportunity to become integrated into the London office and gain an insight into the work of a Covington lawyer.

Students have the opportunity to participate in:

• a series of interactive presentations from practice groups and international offices;
• a group activity;
• networking sessions with trainees, associates, and partners;
• an independent research project focusing on a practice area of interest; and
• social events to help you get to know the firm.

Candidates are eligible from their final year of a non-law degree or penultimate year of a law degree. We also welcome applications from graduates and career changers.

You can also find further information online (external link).

First Prize – £750 and a mini-pupillage

Runner-up prizes of up to £500 at judges’ discretion 

Students are invited to submit an answer to this year’s problem question by 16th January 2026 at 5pm. The question can be found here. No previous knowledge of the subject area is required and entrants are required only to read the one case referred to in the problem question. Answers may be up to 1000 words (including footnotes) and conciseness is encouraged.

Entrants must be studying at a UK university/college or have completed their studies at a UK university/college within the past three years (applicants do not necessarily need to have been studying law) but must not have commenced a training contract or pupillage (or equivalent in another jurisdiction).  Each entry should be the work of a single author (so no joint entries are allowed).

Answers should be sent to competitions@pumptax.com in Microsoft Word format. The covering email should state the entrant’s full name, present (or most recent) university/college and contact details (judging is anonymous so please do not include your name in the essay itself). All submissions will be acknowledged.

You can also find further information online (external link).

Join this vacation scheme to find out more about life at the Firm. During the scheme, you'll be sat with a qualified lawyer and given the opportunity to experience the exciting work we do. You will be paid the London Living wage and provided with lunches throughout the scheme.

This firm will also arrange and pay for accommodation for those who meet the social mobility criteria (for those not resident in London). There are 3 vacation schemes taking place across the year. Please indicate your preferred schemes in the application form.

During the vacation scheme, you will complete an assessment centre to be considered for a training contract at the Firm.

You can also find further information online (external link).

We offer Residential Scholarships within the Inn’s estate for Bar Course scholars.

Residential Scholarships are a fantastic opportunity to benefit from access to the Inn community and legal London during your vocational studies.

To receive a scholarship, a candidate must pass a written and oral assessment. For each assessment, an application is considered against three, equally weighted criteria.

Candidates are strongly advised to read our guide to application assessment, selection for interview and scoring (PDF).

Life at the Inn

The scholar will be an active participant in the academic, pastoral and social aspects of Gray’s Inn.

Representation

The scholar will act as a role model to their peers and promote the Inn to prospective Members.

Accessibility

The scholar’s prospects of a career at the Bar would be significantly enhanced through increased access to the professional, academic and pastoral life of the Inn.

You can also find further information online (external link).

As a trainee solicitor at Stephenson Harwood, you'll be exposed to top quality international work across a range of sectors, an environment that balances cutting-edge work with a respectful, friendly culture and the chance to take part in an international or client secondemnt.

You can also find further information online (external link).

Our GDL Scholarships support candidates undertaking full-time, part-time and multi-year law conversion courses.

A law conversion course is any postgraduate course that qualifies a student to undertake the vocational component of Bar training upon completion.

All GDL scholars automatically qualify for an interview in any subsequent Bar Course Scholarship application and, if successful, receive an enhanced minimum financial award.

You can also find further information online (external link).

The City Law School is firmly committed to a generous programme of scholarships awarded on the basis of academic excellence.

While the primary consideration for the award of a scholarship is academic excellence, The City Law School's Scholarships Committee looks carefully at the full range of qualities possessed by each individual closely considers the broader context in which the academic excellence has been achieved.

We also believe that it is important to value the potential of applicants to make a positive contribution to the School, the legal professions, and the community when we evaluate applications.

Up to 100 awards available to students on postgraduate and professional programmes at City Law School. The value of award varies depending on the programme of study:

• £5,000 for the suite of specialist LLM programmes
• £3,000 to £4,000 for the Bar Vocational Studies (BVS) depending on the route of study
• £3,000 for Graduate Entry LLB or Solicitor's Practice Programme (SPP)
• £2,000 for Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL).

Eligibility

• You must have an upper second or first degree (or international equivalent).
• You must hold an offer of a place on one of the courses specified above at The City Law School. The offer can be conditional or unconditional and you do not need to have accepted your place in order to apply for a scholarship.
• You can be of any fee paying status (Home, or international) and be studying full-time or part-time. On part time programmes do note scholarships are split across the 2 years of study (so 50% of the award is applied in year 1 and 50% in year 2).

Please note, students who gain exemptions from modules on the Graduate Diploma in Law programme are not eligible for this scholarship. If you move onto the exemption version of programme the scholarship will no longer be valid.

If you are applying for the Graduate Entry LLB, the scholarship application is only available to those who hold an offer of a place on the UCAS web portal.

Eligible courses

• Bar Vocational Studies (BVS) full-time
• Bar Vocational Studies (BVS) Part-time
• Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL)
• Graduate Entry LLB (GE LLB)
• LLM (Master of Laws)
• Solicitors’ Practice Programme

How to apply

Students with an offer for the BVS or SPP will be able to apply for a scholarship from November. You will receive a specific deadline to apply for an award when you are made an offer.

Offer holders on the GELLB, GDL and LLM programmes will not be contacted to apply for scholarship, however you are welcome to apply once you have been made an offer and before the deadlines set out below.

Students should submit one application that will be considered for both the City Law School Dean’s Scholarship for Academic Excellence and the City Law School Scholarship for Academic Excellence.

NOTE: If a BVS or SPP student has been awarded a City Law School Scholarship for Academic Excellence earlier in the year, they will be considered for an upgrade to City Law School Dean’s Scholarship for Academic Excellence in June.

Students awarded a City Law School Scholarship for Academic Excellence are not also eligible for the award of either the BVS Scholarship or the SPP Scholarship. You will receive only the highest value award.

Application deadlines

• BVS & SPP
  • Please check your offer email to confirm the application deadline
• Graduate Entry LLB
  • 11 May 2026
• Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL)
  • 15 June 2026
• LLM (Master of Laws)
  • 10 November 2025 (January 2026 intake only)
  • 15 June 2026 (for September 2026 intake only)

You can also find further information online (external link).

The Inn offers a number of scholarships and prizes to support Members undertaking pupillage.

Senior Scholarships

Our most prestigious scholarships. Four scholarships, each with a value of £5,000, are awarded to pupils of exceptional merit.

Ann Goddard Scholarships

Pupils intending to build a practice at the publicly funded Bar can apply for these means tested scholarships, with over £80,000, awarded each year.

The Ede & Ravenscroft Prize

A wig and gown is awarded to a pupil who has embodied the Inn’s purpose, vision and values as a student Member.

The James Hunt Prize

The pupil with the best advocacy performance at the final stage of the Pupil Advocacy Course is awarded the James Hunt Prize.