Applications for the 2026 Slaughter and May Law Summer Taster will open in May 2026.

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What is it?

Robinson College is working with Slaughter and May, an international law firm, to provide an insight into law for Year 12 students considering applying to study Law at university. This will entail an introduction to Law as a university course, workshops to practise the skills required of Cambridge Law students, as well as a chance to explore both the academic study of law and its practice.

This will be a day event hosted at Robinson College, one of the Colleges that form the University of Cambridge. The event is free-of-charge, with lunch provided by the College. Travel expenses are covered for students eligible within our Travel Costs policy. For participants travelling from further afield (over 3 hours) the College may be able to provide you with accommodation the night before.

When is it?

Monday 27th July 

Who is it for?

The Law Residential is open to students currently in Year 12 (England & Wales), Year 13 (Northern Ireland) or S5 (Scotland) and studying at a UK state-maintained school (i.e. non-fee paying).

The programme is open to students who identify with at least one of the following criteria:

• Currently in or have previously been in local authority care and/or estranged students;
• Forced migrants;
• Eligible to receive Free School Meals and/or Pupil Premium;
• Are or have previously been a young carer;
• Are from an ethnic minority group currently underrepresented at the University of Cambridge (Black African, Black Caribbean, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Arab, Roma, British Romani, Traveller (Irish or Other), or are of a mixed heritage consisting of any of the above;
• Have had their education significantly disrupted;
• Have a disability and/or long-term health condition;
• Live in an area of high socio-economic deprivation (IMD 1& 2);
• Have an academic profile (e.g. subjects studied, predicted grades) suitable for progression to study at Cambridge or other high-tariff universities*;
• Attend a school with low progression rates to Cambridge, or other higher-tariff Higher Education institutions;
• Are first in their immediate family to attend university;
• Attend a state maintained school in the UK;
• Live or attend a school in one of our link areas of Swindon, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, or the London Borough of Wandsworth.

*This will be taken into consideration alongside the other information you provide.