Our Events
This year's vision is dual-focused: maximising employability while ensuring
members have fun.
Mixers / Socials
Our law socials and mixers provide a relaxed and informal setting for members to connect with peers, alumni, and legal professionals.
These events offer a unique opportunity to gain insights into the legal field, discuss career paths, and exchange experiences. Beyond networking, they foster a sense of community within Durham Law Society, allowing relationships to flourish and networks to be built early in your legal journey.
Law Firm Dinners
Law firm dinners offer an exclusive and intimate setting for members to engage with representatives from top law firms over a meal. These events allow for candid and in-depth discussions about a firm’s culture, values, and work environment, offering insights that go beyond what is available online.
Highly competitive and regarded as one of DLS’s most popular events, firm dinners provide an exceptional opportunity for meaningful connections.
Events for Aspiring Barristers
At Durham Law Society, we want to encourage and excite a new generation to enter and diversify the bar. We have a history of esteemed guests, including Nick Vineall KC (Chair of the Young Bar) and Jolyon Maugham KC (The Good Law Project).
Our speakers enrich students with passion and knowledge to successfully enter the Bar. We aim to support students throughout their journey to the Bar. From mini-pupillage workshops, visits from Chambers, and BPC (Bar Practice Course) events, we guide students towards their destined career as a Barrister. Whether you’re coming from a Law or non-law background, we are excited to open up the possibility of a career at the Bar to you.
Law Firm Career Presentations
Law Firm Representatives deliver concise overviews of practice areas, discuss notable deals, highlight secondment options, and share key initiatives that define the firm’s approach.
This format allows members to compare different firms, ask insightful questions, and gather valuable personal insights, helping to guide their career decisions and shape their professional trajectory in the legal field.
Training Contract Holder Panel Events
Law Firm Representatives deliver concise overviews of practice areas, discuss notable deals, highlight secondment options, and share key initiatives that define the firm’s approach.
This format allows members to compare different firms, ask insightful questions, and gather valuable personal insights, helping to guide their career decisions and shape their professional trajectory in the legal field.
Exclusive Firm Open Days
Experience an exclusive Open Day hosted by some of our prestigious firm sponsors, tailored specifically for Durham Law Society members. This rare opportunity allows students to gain personal and in-depth insights into a firm’s culture, work environment, and career paths.
Attendees can assess whether a firm is the right fit for them, while also solidifying their interest in pursuing a career in commercial law.
Law for Non-Law Events
Contrary to the misconception that law is only for law students, this event is designed to encourage students from all disciplines to explore legal career opportunities. Durham Law Society will help dispel any concerns about entering the legal field with a non-law background.
Through engaging discussions and expert guidance, attendees will learn about the wide range of roles in law firms and how transferable skills from other fields can lead to a successful legal career.
Mergers & Acquisitions Competitions
Mock M&A Transaction Competitions offer members hands-on experience in assessing the suitability of an acquisition, analyzing the strategic fit, and evaluating potential risks. Participants then engage in negotiating key terms of the acquisition agreement, simulating real-life deal-making dynamics.
Human Rights Events
The Human Rights Division at Durham Law Society is dedicated to enriching our members' understanding of human rights within the legal profession. Our events feature influential barristers, solicitors, and advocates, offering students direct insights into the challenges and impact of human rights law.
Through these sessions, students can connect with professionals, gain practical skills, and explore diverse career pathways in human rights, from pro bono work in commercial law to advocacy and legal reform.
Careers Events
Careers Events are aimed to leave members well-informed about the application processes in their preferred legal routes, while Mixers/Socials foster genuine human connections that enhance the overall experience.
We host events almost every day through the academic year and can add value to any of your interests within the field!
Michaelmas 26/27 Term Card
Week 1
Oct 6th
ULaw Coffee Truck &
SQE Talk
Oct 7th
ULaw Non-Law Conversion Talk
Oct 7th
Law Fair
Oct 7th
A&O Shearman Presentation
Oct 7th
Cleary Gottlieb Dinner
Oct 8th
Travers Smith Presentation
Oct 9th
DLS Welcome Social
Week 2
Oct 13th
DLA Piper Presentation
Oct 14th
Linklaters POV Workshop
Oct 15th
Sidley Austin Dinner
Week 3
Oct 19th
TC Holder Panel
Oct 20th
HSF Kramer Cocktails & Canapés
Oct 21th
Eversheds Sutherland Workshop & Networking
Oct 22th
HLC Assessment Centre Workshop & Presentation
Week 4
Oct 27th
Willkie Farr & Gallagher Presentation
Oct 27th
Linklaters Churro & Chat
Oct 28th
Clifford Chance “Pizza, Pathways and Progression
Oct 29th
Slaughter & May CV and Interview Skills Workshop
Oct 29th
Slaughter & May Presentation
Week 5
Nov 2nd
Evening with Linklaters: Presentation & Dinner
Nov 3nd
Ropes & Gray Presentation
Nov 3nd
HSF Kramer Inside the Headlines Presentation
Nov 5th
ULaw Interview & Assessment Centre Talk
Week 6
Nov 10th
Baker McKenzie Exclusive London Open Day
Nov 11th
White & Case Presentation
Nov 11th
White & Case Dinner
Nov 12th
HLC Dinner
Week 7
Nov 16th
HSF Kramer London Open Day
Nov 17th
Latham & Watkins Dinner
Nov 19th
Kirkland & Ellis Exclusive London Open Day
Week 8
Nov 25th
Law Ball
Events may be subject to change or to be announced upon finalisation.
THE LAW BALL 25th November 2026
Law Ball details
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