Throughout the semester, we host events with a variety of speakers which include KCs to top-tier international law firms. The purpose of such events is for our members to engage with professionals in the field as well as similarly interested peers and to extend their interest in a career in law.

In the 2023-2024 academic year we have hosted a number of events which include:

  • Champagne reception in collaboration with Citizens Advice and Rights, Fife and the ICLR

  • Talk with Professor of Public International Law, Phoebe Okowa

  • Talk with Dean of Admissions at Michigan Law, Sarah Zearfoss

  • Virtual recruitment events with Willkie Farr and Gallagher, Milbank and Clifford Chance

  • In-person speaker events with Reed Smith, Vinson & Elkins and Debevoise & Plimpton

  • Talk with Professor David Flint, solicitor at Inksters

  • Women in Law Panel with St Andrews alumni

  • Talk with Professor of Law at Cornell University, Valerie Hans

  • An Application Workshop with current St Andrews students

  • Speaker event with alumni barrister, Jane Lambert

In the 2024-2025 academic year our events included, but were not limited to:

  • LSAT introductory preparation and US Law School sessions

  • Talk on AI with Mayer Brown associate, Ondrej Hajda

  • Talk with Harry Potter, barrister at 25 Bedford Row

  • Virtual webinar on City Law with two training contract holders at Magic Circle firms

  • U.S. Law School Admission Talks with Berkley, University of Minnesota, AT Austin, UNC Chapel Hill, and the University of Michigan

  • ‘Inside the Headlines’ Talk and case study with St Andrews Alumna and HSF partner, Christine Young

  • In-person introduction and networking events with Debevoise & Plimpton, Herbert Smith Freehills, and Vinson & Elkins.

  • A Commercial Law Application Panel with training contract holders at Magic Circle and prestigious US firms.

  • HSF-sponsored Champagne reception in collaboration with Citizens Advice and Rights, Fife and the ICLR

For more information about upcoming events, keep an eye out for our Facebook and for possibilities of hosting an event with us, please reach out on the Contact section of our webpage or email <salawsoc@st-andrews.ac.uk>.