Applications for the 2025 Slaughter and May Law Residential will open in mid May.

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What is it?

Robinson College is working with Slaughter and May, an international law firm, to provide a two-day residential for Year 12 students considering applying for Law at university. The residential will entail an introduction to Law at university, 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.

The 2025 Residential will be held at Robinson College, one of the Colleges that form the University of Cambridge, as a residential event across one night and two days. The event is free-of-charge, with accommodation and meals provided by the College. Travel expenses may be covered if students meet our Travel Costs policy.

When is it?

Tuesday 22nd July 2025 - Wednesday 23rd July 2025

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).

If the programme is oversubscribed, we will prioritise applicants who:

• Have an academic profile (e.g. subjects studied, predicted grades) suitable for progression to study Law at Cambridge.
• Have at any time been under the care of a Local Authority.
• Are currently eligible for Free School Meals, or who have been eligible for Free School Meals in the last 6 years.
• Are currently attending a school with low progression rates to higher-tariff universities.
• Are the first in their immediate family to attend university.
• Have home postcodes in areas with low local participation in Higher Education (POLAR4 quintiles 1 and 2).
• Have home postcodes in areas of high socio-economic deprivation (IMD quintiles 1 and 2). 
• Are from an ethnic background currently under-represented at the University of Cambridge (Black African, Black Caribbean, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Arab, Roma, or Traveller).