Careers Talks
Encouraging students to think about their career options
Bangor Law School regularly arranges careers talks aimed at encouraging students to think about the career paths they wish to pursue and to help them take the next step towards their particular goals.
Future events will be advertised on our Events page. The following speakers have been welcomed to Bangor in recent years:
2016/2017
Speaker |
Company |
Title |
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Sarah Thompson |
British Red Cross | Careers in International Law |
Various | Andrew Hughes Wealth Management; Barclays; Bar Pro Bono; BIS Legal; BPP; British Transport Police; Careers & Employability Service, Bangor University; CILEx; Cyngor Ar Bopeth; Civitas Law; Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol; Y Community Rehabiliation Company; Gwynedd Council; DAS; Fieldings Porter; Gamlins; Hugh James; JMW Solicitors; Jones Davey; Knox Commercial; Knights; Linenhall Chambers; Magistrates Service; North West Wales Magistrates Association; RKH Marine & Energy; Silverman Sherliker; Swansea University; Swayne Johnson; University of Wales Press; 7 Harrington Street Chambers; 25 Bedford Row |
Bangor Law School Law Fair: an opportunity for students to discuss their career options with practising barristers, solicitors and in-house lawyers |
2014/2015
Speaker |
Company |
Title |
---|---|---|
Various |
Advent Project Management; Andrew Hughes Wealth Management Cyf; Bennett Smith Solicitors; BPP; Careers & Employability Service, Bangor University; Carter Vincent; Citizens Advice Bureau; Civitas Law; Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol; Department for Business, Innovation and Skills; Fieldings Porter; Gamlins; Howell Jones Cyfreithwyr Solicitors; Hugh James; JMW; Knox Insolvency Ltd; Linenhall Chambers; Nelson Myatt Solicitors; North West Wales Magistrates Association; Norton Rose Fulbright; NWL Costs Lawyers; Probation Service; RKH Marine & Energy; Santander; Silverman Sherliker; Swayne Johnson; 7 Harrington Street Chambers | Bangor Law School Law Fair: an opportunity for students to discuss their career options with practising barristers, solicitors and in-house lawyers |
2013/2014
Speaker |
Company |
Title |
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BARBRI International |
BARBRI International |
Presentation on BARBRI International's career-enhancing services |
Various |
Atlantic Chambers, Civitas Chambers, Linenhall Chambers, Carter Vincent Jones Davis, Gamlins, Hugh James, Knox Commercial, Stephensons, Gwynedd Council, the Magistrates’ Association, LawCareers.Net, Pearson Publishing, Bangor Students’ Law Society, Bangor University Careers Department, and Winning in Tendering (Public Procurement Research Project, Bangor Law School). |
Bangor Law School Law Fair: an opportunity for students to discuss their career options with practising barristers, solicitors and in-house lawyers |
2012/2013
Speaker |
Company |
Title |
---|---|---|
BPP Law School | BPP Law School | So you want to be a lawyer? Your career in Law and how to finance it. |
2011/2012
Speaker |
Company |
Title |
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John Wotton | Allen & Overy; President of the Law Society of England & Wales | The Young Lawer of the Near Future - strategies for embarking on a successful legal career |
BPP Law School | BPP Law School | Securing your Dream Training Contract |
BPP Law School | BPP Law School | So you want to be a lawyer: how to fund your legal career, and tips for success at a law fair! |
2010/2011
Speaker |
Company |
Title |
---|---|---|
Professor Suzannah Linton | Bangor University Law School | Careers in Public International Law and Human Rights |
Ian Hargreaves and Dan Bickerstaffe | Partners at Addleshaw Goddard LLP and Squire Sanders Hammonds LLP | BPP Certificate of Commercial Awareness: Being commercially minded at interview stage |
Paul Gascoyne and Kelly-Ann Taylor | BPP Law School | Beyond your LLB |
Timothy Petts | Recorder at 12 King’s Bench Walk | Careers at the Bar |
Alison Courtier | BPP Law School | Understanding Commercial Awareness |
Liverpool John Moores University | Liverpool John Moores University | The LPC at Liverpool John Moore University |
Paul Gascoyne and Kelly-Ann Taylor | BPP Law School | How to Fund Your Legal Career |
ILEX | ILEX | Career opportunities as a legal executive |
College of Law | College of Law | How to secure your dream training contract |
2009/2010
Speaker |
Company |
Title |
---|---|---|
Tom Jones | The Legal Services Commissioner for Wales | Careers in Legal Services |
Alan Walker and Pippa Read | Partner, Cobbetts LLP and Partner, Pinsent Masons LLP | BPP's Certificate of Commercial Awareness: Succeeding in your interview |
Aled Davies | Aberystwyth Law School | The Aberystwyth LPC |
Adrian Mason | Institute of Legal Executives | Career options with ILEX |
Judge Seys Llewellyn | Designated Civil Judge for Wales | The role of the judge in the modern era |
Paul Gascoyne | BPP Law School | How to Kick-start Your Legal Career |
Manchester Metropolitan University | Manchester Metropolitan University | Studying for the LPC at Manchester Met |
Paulinus Barnes | Nicholas Street Chambers | A Career at the Bar |
Alison Courtier | BPP Law School | Being Commercially Aware |
Katie Evans | Centre of Careers and Opportunities, Bangor University | A Legal Career: Your Options |
Liverpool John Moores University | Liverpool John Moores University | The LPC at Liverpool John Moore University |
Paul Gascoyne | BPP Law School | How to Fund Your Legal Career |
Dr Chris Davies | James Cooke University, Australia | Legal Careers |
College of Law | College of Law | Studying for your LPC at the College of Law |