Date: 17 November

Venue: Library of Birmingham

Fee: starting from £45

More Info: BTS Medicolegal Masterclass – British Trauma Society

The British Trauma Society are running a Medico-Legal Masterclass. This is an opportunity to broaden your medico-legal knowledge. Expert speakers from Fletchers Solicitors, the Medical Protection Society, Medical Law Services and TLA Medico-Legal will share practical insights into legal updates, AI-related risks and its application in clinical-negligence and personal-injury work. 

You can access workshops and activities covering areas such as academic writing, speaking with confidence, synthesising sources, subject-specific Academic English and independent study, as well as one-to-one Academic English support sessions throughout the year.  

Whether you want to strengthen your writing, develop your speaking skills or build confidence using English in your studies, we encourage you to explore the support available and get involved from the start of the year. 

More information and enrolment    

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Summary: The Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) of Birmingham Law Society is the voice of aspiring and early-career legal professionals across the city. Established in 2026 in partnership with the Birmingham Solicitors Group, it brings together students, trainees, newly qualified solicitors, and junior lawyers within an inclusive professional community. The JLD supports members through networking, mentoring, professional development, careers guidance, wellbeing initiatives, and social events, while promoting diversity, inclusion, and access to the legal profession. Acting as a link between junior lawyers and Birmingham Law Society, it ensures emerging voices are represented and helps members build skills, confidence, and valuable professional connections.

Looking ahead to your future career? Meet employers, discover opportunities and learn about different industries at our upcoming Careers Fairs. Find out more.

Employer Insights 

Want to hear directly from graduate recruiters? Join our Employer Insights events to learn about opportunities, applications and what employers are looking for. Find out more.

Sector Insights

Gain insights into job sectors that interest you and hear the personal stories of those who’ve walked the path before you. Find full list of events on our website. 

Since 1976, the University of Birmingham's annual Baggs Memorial Happiness Lecture has brought people together to explore one simple but enduring question: what is happiness? The series has welcomed an extraordinary range of speakers, including David Attenborough, Yehudi Menuhin, Benjamin Zephaniah, Bernardine Evaristo, Michael Rosen, and Clive Myrie.

To mark its 50th Anniversary, we're delighted to invite you to Happiness Week 2026, a new programme of events celebrating the lecture's legacy while exploring happiness through discussion, culture and comedy. 

More information and event registration

This is an amazing opportunity for students to:

1. Gain transferable skills such as legal research and writing, which will aid them throughout law school.

2. Learn how to liaise and communicate with an international team regarding human rights.

Find out more about JURIST

Apply to work for JURIST here

Please click here for all the CEPLER led activities, events and opportunities happening over the next week.

Including:

• Mini-Pupillage Opportunity - St Philips Chambers - Closing Date - 5th November 2026 @5pm

Time: 14.00-16:00

Venue: Room G31, Winifred Hackett Building. Workshops are led by Aeronwy (Ronni) Thomas-Osborne and involve practical, interactive activities using legal materials.

More information:

Academic Success for PGT Law starts in Week 2 and is designed to help students develop the academic language, writing, communication and study skills needed for postgraduate legal study. Developed by the Birmingham International Academy in collaboration with the Law School, the course is especially useful for international students, those new to UK higher education, or anyone wishing to enhance their academic skills.

The course is not assessed and is separate from the compulsory Introduction to Legal Research module.

Further details and materials are available on Canvas.

• The Holdsworth Club

• Black Law Students Society (Guild of Students)

• Commercial Law (Guild of Students)

• European Law Students Association (Guild of Students)

• Family Law (Guild of Students)

• Fashion and Law (Guild of Students)

• Sikhs In Law (Guild of Students)

• South Asian Law Society (Guild of Students)

• Sports and Entertainment Law (Guild of Students

• Women in Law (Guild of Students)

• Birmingham Law Society (External: all Birmingham Law School students receive free automatic membership)

Other Relevant Societies:

There are other societies that our Law Students in particular are involved in, even though they aren't Law specific:

• International Students Association (Guild of Students)

• Canadian Society (Guild of Students)

• Debating Society (Guild of Students)

• Commuter Society (Guild of Students)

Don’t forget; the Guild of Students is also home to over 300 student groups and societies, so you’ll be sure to find something that fits your passions and interests!

Time: 12:00-13:00

Location: Law Junior Common Room (Law Basement, Room EB06 - follow signs from Harding entrance or Law Step Free entrance).

Every week during term time, your Head of Education, Lizzy, and your Student Experience Officer, Hannah, hold a Support Drop-in session, where you can ask any questions you may have.

More info: Travel Survey 2026 (Page 1 of 7)

Tell us how you travel to University – and you could be in with the chance of winning 20 brilliant vouchers for the likes of Brutally Honest Bakery, Mockingbird Cinema, Hippodrome or Gear Up.

The survey - organised by the Sustainable Travel Team - plays a key role in shaping the future of campus and improving travel facilities.

Time: 18:30 - 19:45

Venue: Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building

Justice Natalia Ángel-Cabo will explore the rapidly evolving intersection between constitutional law and emerging technologies through the lens of recent landmark decisions of the Colombian Constitutional Court, illustrating the types of challenges faced by constitutional judges in a digital age.

More information/registration

More info: The Equality, Gender and Feminist Legal Studies Research Theme is pleased to host a panel exploring contemporary approaches to family, care and gender.

The panel will consider how leave policy could be better designed around the realities of care, with:

• Professor Margaret O’Brien (University College London) exploring parental leave from a child-centred perspective;

• Dr Michelle Weldon-Johns (Abertay University) discussing the experiences and needs of parents and unpaid carers of seriously ill children; and

• Dr Charlotte Bendall (University of Birmingham) and Dr Gemma Mitchell (University of East Anglia) considering the potential for extending parental leave to grandparents.

More Information: Gain valuable paid research experience by supporting Birmingham Law School academics through the CEPLER ReSkill programme. Successful applicants will complete up to 30 hours of paid work, developing skills in legal research, literature reviews, proofreading, data management, event support, and more.

Registration: BLS/CEPLER Reskill for PGT Students 26-27 - Research Assistant Application - 2nd Edition

For questions, contact:.farrell.1@bham.ac.uk.

Location: Online

Most law students know about law firms. Far fewer know about in-house law - working as a lawyer inside a company like the BBC, a football club, or a global brand.

On 10 November, hear directly from lawyers at the BBC, Wrexham FC, Ferrero and Child Poverty Action Group about how they got there and what the job actually looks like. Students can submit a question in advance when they register.

Free. Four sessions. Four sectors. Open to all.

Register at House Rules

Time: 17:30 onwards

We are delighted to invite you to 3VB’s upcoming Student Open Evening taking place on Wednesday 11^th November 2026 at 5:30pm at 3 Verulam Buildings.

This is an exclusive opportunity for students to hear from a panel of 3VB barristers, including King’s Counsel and junior members, about life as a barrister, top tips on how to apply for pupillage, different routes to the Bar, and much more.

This is a hybrid event. In-person places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

Click here to register for an in-person place.

Click here to register for a virtual place.

More information can be found here.

Time: Drinks reception from 7pm – late
Venue: The Grand Hotel, 1 Church Street, Birmingham, B3 2FE
The Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) invites you to their Annual Dinner this November! Starting with a drinks reception from 7pm, followed by a three-course meal, with the theme of the event being carnival, we will be joined by thrilling entertainment and a DJ on the night. This event is aimed at junior lawyers from Birmingham and beyond, coming together to network and celebrate all your hard work over the past year.

Tickets start at £75 + VAT for students and £100 + VAT for individual members, with discounts for half and full tables.

More details and to book here.

Do you want to develop your leadership, organisational and time-management skills whilst gaining an insight in the law graduate market? 

Apply Here!

High Fliers Research in association with The Times is hiring Law Survey Ambassadors at 20 top UK universities to manage and coordinate market research for its annual The Law Survey. This research is presented to major firms (eg Clifford Chance, A&O Shearman and White & Case) to inform their recruitment programs. The research also goes directly into The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers guide.

Join us for our annual Women at Quadrant Pupillage Workshop in London. 

This in-person event will be held in Chambers and will give attendees a chance to meet our barristers, understand our pupillage application process and pick up tips on pupillage applications and interview techniques.

The event is open to all but, in line with our commitment to diversity, we are particularly keen for aspiring female barristers to attend.

To register your interest, please email: events@quadrantchambers.com

Applications for the 27/28 Academy are now open!

Are you an aspiring barrister from a non-traditional background? This opportunity is for you!
The Bridging the Bar Academy is designed to equip 100 talented candidates with the training, support, and experience they need to succeed at the Bar.

Click here for more information

Click Here to find out more about the Academy or Click Here to read more about programme content.

LawCareers.Net (LCN) is the most comprehensive, one-stop, authoritative online resource for you – our future lawyers – and those who recruit you.

The site contains several key elements, including:

• all the information you need to become a lawyer;

• comprehensive directories of employers and legal educators so you can find the law firm, chambers and course that suit you best;

• training contract, vacation scheme and pupillage deadline pages;

• updated News and Features to keep you in the know; and

• practical tools designed to help you manage your research and maximise your chance of becoming a lawyer. 

Click here for more information

Time: 18:30 - 20:30

Venue: Bramall Music Building, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT

More info and register here: Benjamin Zephaniah Community Lecture - Afua Hirsch in conversation Tickets, Wednesday, November 4  •  6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Eventbrite

Afua Hirsch is a former barrister and legal correspondent for the Guardian.

Time: 1.00pm-3.30pm

Location: Aston Webb

Deadline to apply: Wednesday 4 November

Apply here

Join a Lunch with a Leader session on 25 November with Sarah Lee (LLB Law 1987). A former partner at Slaughter and May, Sarah led on graduate recruitment, diversity and inclusion, and advised on complex international disputes. Since retiring, she has held a range of non-executive and public service roles, including with the Judicial Appointments Commission, Financial Ombudsman Service, IPSO, and the University of Birmingham Council.

Lunch with a Leader is open to students of all disciplines and all years and levels of study. Find out more about this session and how to apply here - Deadline for applications: Wednesday 4th November.

• Global Connections: Making the Most of Your University of Birmingham Experience, 14:00, Wed 11 Nov 2026

• UK Work Visas: What you need to know, 12:00, Fri 13 Nov 2026

Time: 18:00-19:00

Location: Zoom (A link will be circulated to participants on the day)

The fourth in the COMBAR, Chancery Bar Association and TECBAR series of online events for aspiring pupils will be focussing on the pupillage year and early years of commercial, construction and chancery practice. Hear from a panel of very recent tenants about how to prepare for the pupillage year, what to expect and how to best approach it as well as what the early years in practice at the commercial, chancery and construction bar are like.

A Q&A chat function will enable questions to be taken by the panellists.

Please register your place here.

Time: 17:15-18:15

Location: Zoom (A link will be circulated to participants on the day)

The Commercial Bar Association is holding an event to encourage and support women applying to the Commercial Bar.

Hear from a panel of Commercial barristers on the pupillage application process. Our panel of Commercial barristers are all either relatively recent applicants for pupillage or experienced in the pupillage application process.

A Q&A chat function will enable questions to be taken by the panellists.

Please register here to receive the Zoom link in due course.

In this current cycle of the programme, the following groups are eligible to apply:

1. All Birmingham Scholars (from all year groups) with no or minimal work experience

2. All Undergraduate students who have a home address in a IMD Quintile 1 and have no or minimal work experience

3. Unemployed graduates who graduated in 2026 with no or minimal work experience

4. All other final-year Undergraduate students with no or minimal work experience

   
   

Why not apply to a programme that is designed just for you, with less competition for internships available and lots of support from Careers Network!

Application deadline is 11th November, some roles may close sooner if there is high interest.

Interested? We encourage you to watch our recorded session ‘How to apply for a B-Experienced Internship’, which includes top tips from employers on writing a successful application. You can also find more guidance and information about the programme on our website.

Time: 12:30 PM - 13:30 PM

Venue: Aston Webb Building Room WG12

Read more and register: Author talk and Q&A: Kasim Ali Tickets, Tuesday, November 10  •  12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Eventbrite

Your degree teaches you the law. Vacation scheme and training contract applications test something else: whether you understand the job. MiniSeat lets you find out before you apply.

How it works:

1. Join the firm You become a trainee at a fictional London law firm and take instructions from your supervising partners.

2. Do the work Work through realistic documents and produce what a first-seat trainee would: notes, emails and recommendations.

3. See what you missed Get feedback on what you actually wrote, including what a strong trainee would have spotted, then try again.

   
   

Written Exercises: Practise the analysis firms test at assessment centres.

Interviews: Have a real piece of work to talk about when asked "why commercial law?"

Vac Schemes: Arrive already knowing how trainee work is set and reviewed.

Built by Jude Boateng, a solicitor who trained in the City at Watson Farley & Williams

Find out more here (this is a subscription service that requires monthly payment)

The Virtual Open Evening is open to any students, particularly those applying for pupillage in the January 2027 gateway. The evening will feature workshops and talks covering pupillage, life at Quadrant and the commercial bar, and other relevant topics. There will also be the chance to watch the final of the Virtual Speed Moot.

Register here

Find out more here

Date: Monday 2 November 2026

Time: 11.00 – 12.00

Location: Aston Webb WG5.

Registration is now open: BLS Skills Academy Workshops - Week 6

Date: Wednesday 4 November 2026

Time: 11.00 – 12.00

Location: Online, Amber Dar's Zoom office

Registration is now open: BLS Skills Academy Workshops - Week 6

Date: Thursday 5 November 2026

Time: 11.00 – 12.00

Location: Online, Amber Dar's Zoom office.

Registration is now open: BLS Skills Academy Workshops - Week 6

Date: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Time: 13:00-16:00

Location: Online, Angela Eggleton's Zoom office 

• Global Connections: Making the Most of Your University of Birmingham Experience, 14:00, Wed 11 Nov 2026

Time: 15:00-17:00

Venue: Senior Common Room, Birmingham Law School

More information and registration: Here

Amidst dystopian narratives of climate change, failing ecosystems, and mass extinction events, is hope possible amidst environmental collapse? Join our dialogue to find out.

Time: 15:00 - 17:00

Venue: Senior Common Room (Birmingham Law School) / Online via Teams (link shared upon registration)

All our welcome at the Multispecies Collective Reading Group where we discuss some of the most topical issues concerning multispecies flourishing.

This month’s theme explores the relationship between rights of nature and animal rights, critical theory and Indigenous philosophies.

Register here if you would like to join us.

aspects of tenancy rights for students who are looking for private rented accommodation this semester.

When? Wednesday, 5-6pm

• 4 November

• 11 November

• 18 November

• 25 November

Where? Online sessions via Zoom

Sign up here

If you have any queries, please contact

CEPLER@contacts.bham.ac.uk

The Dove® Legal Training App is an AI-powered practice tool created by Speed Mooting.

Record yourself completing an advocacy, interview or public speaking exercise, upload your video and receive structured feedback to help you prepare for your next attempt.

Explore the app and create your account at: dovelegaltraining.app

This session will reflect on developing your essay structure. This involves the construction of paragraphs and sentences that maintain the flow of your argument and enhance the clarity and cohesion of your ideas. There will be time for questions at the end, should there be any topics you’d like more clarity on.

This session reflects on tips to remember when writing an introduction and conclusion as well as the important aspects of these areas. This encompasses telling the reader what you set out to do, a brief description of how you intend to approach the write-up of the results, placing the research in context, and highlighting the theories and concepts that would be used in the process. There will be time for questions at the end, should there be any topics you’d like more clarity on.

Time: 12:00-14:00

Venue: First Floor Rotunda, Bramall Music Building, University of Birmingham

More information and registration - This event is free to attend, but registration is required.

The University of Birmingham India Institute invites students and staff for a vibrant afternoon celebrating Diwali - Festival of Lights. Enjoy live Indian classical music, get creative with diya lamp painting workshops and experience traditional henna hand painting. Bring light to the dark through this free lunchtime programme, filled with culture, community and celebration.