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The prestigious Manchester city centre venue of the fair found behind The Midland Hotel.

The 2012 Fair

In association with The Financial Times.

Manchester Central (formerly the G-Mex)
Tuesday 20 November 2012, 12:30pm - 4:00pm

This established and highly regarded fair is an excellent forum for students and graduates to have discussions with firms of solicitors about their opportunities for vacation placements and training contracts, to talk to training providers about their law courses or to find out about careers at the Bar or in other areas of Law.

The fair is open to students or graduates from any institution.

Last year's fair attracted around 1,300 visitors and 100 exhibitors - including firms of solicitors, course providers and representation from professional legal bodies such as The Bar, Solicitors in Local Government, Young Legal Aid Lawyers, The Law Society, Legal Aid Practitioners Group, The Institute of Legal Executives and many more.

If you are an exhibitor or a recruiter interested in exhibiting at this fair, visit the information for exhibitors.


Who is it for?

The Law Fair is open to:

  • Law and non-law first degree and postgraduate students from any institution.
  • Students on legal conversion (CPE) and vocational (LPC) courses.

Register to attend

Registration for the fair for students and graduates will open on 12 September. Please come back then to complete the online registration form.


Why attend

The Law Fair gives students the opportunity to:

  • Find out more information about training for the legal profession.
  • Make personal contact with representatives from firms of solicitors and course providers - see the full exhibitor A-Z.
  • Talk to graduates currently training to be solicitors and barristers.
  • Find out about vacation placements and training contract vacancies.
  • Pick up firms' literature to help your research.
  • Gain information to help determine which firms/organisations to apply to now or in the future.
  • Get advice from professional bodies, such as the Law Society, Legal Aid Practitioners Group, Solicitors in Local Government, the Bar Council, and many more.