Thursday 19 October, 4pm to 6pm, taking place virtually

Join us on the afternoon of Thursday 19 October for a virtual student event with Bristows.

Bristows is a firm renowned for its expertise in the life sciences and technology sector. The theme of this event is life as an intellectual property lawyer and it aims to give students a sense of what it is like to work at Bristows.

Lawyers from across the firm’s practice areas will be reflecting on their career journeys and offering tips and insight for STEM students and graduates hoping to follow this pathway.

The speakers

• Ellen Lambrix, partner in the commercial Intellectual Property (IP) team
• Nicholas Round, senior associate in the commercial Intellectual Property (IP) team
• Sebastian Stewart, associate in the commercial Intellectual Property (IP)/IT team
• Kathryn Hambly, associate in the patent litigation team

There will then be virtual networking with the speakers, members of the firm’s graduate recruitment team and Bristows trainees. The virtual event runs from 4-6pm.

This event is exclusively for science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) students and graduates. For law and humanities students, make sure to check out our other upcoming events and fairs.

Apply to attend. You’ll be asked to submit two questions for the firm.

Tuesday 7 November, 3pm to 5pm, taking place virtually

This year’s STEM Future Lawyers panel discussion and law fair takes place virtually from 3pm to 5pm on Tuesday 7 November.

The flagship virtual event for science, technology, engineering and maths students interested in legal careers features lawyers from science backgrounds and graduate recruitment teams from leading London-based global law firms.

It commences with panel discussions with lawyers from Allen & Overy, Bird & Bird, Bristows, Clifford Chance and Herbert Smith Freehills. Speakers from these firms will share their experiences of how they became lawyers after originally studying STEM subjects. They will explain too how their STEM backgrounds have helped them in their legal careers.

As the legal profession embraces new technology to become more efficient, those who possess a combination of legal and tech skills have found themselves in high demand. Over the years ahead, these multi-skilled STEM lawyers will have an important role to play as law firms re-imagine their traditional structures to accommodate artificial intelligence and other lawtech.

At the same time, legal practice areas like intellectual property and patents have a long history of attracting science graduates interested in the law, whose specialist knowledge gives them an edge.

The speakers

• Jade Low, trainee solicitor at Allen & Overy (mechanical engineering graduate)
• Phillipus Putter, associate in the Intellectual Property (IP) team at Bird & Bird (biomaterial science and tissue engineering graduate)
• Liz Cohen, partner in the Intellectual Property (IP) team at Bristows (natural sciences graduate)
• Ivan Panton, trainee solicitor at Clifford Chance (computer science graduate)
• Jonathan Turnbull, partner specialising in Intellectual Property (IP) disputes at Herbert Smith Freehills (chemistry graduate)

After the panel discussion there will be a virtual law fair with the above firms. A host of trainee solicitors with STEM backgrounds will be on hand to chat informally about their career journeys to date.

This event is exclusively for science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) students and graduates. For law and humanities students, make sure to check out our other upcoming events and fairs.

Apply to attend. You’ll be asked to submit two questions for the panel.