Slaughter and May Law Insight Day
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What is the Slaughter and May Law Insight Day?
Robinson College is working with Slaughter and May, an international law firm, to provide an insight into law for Year 12 students intending to study Law at university. This will entail an introduction to Law as a university course at Cambridge, as well as workshops to practise the key skills required of lawyers in a professional setting, giving participants an insight into both the study and practice of law. Participants will also hear about the day-to-day activities and realities of working as a trainee solicitor at a top international firm.
This will be a day event hosted on Monday 27th July 2026 at Robinson College, one of the Colleges which forms the University of Cambridge. The event is entirely free-of-charge, with lunch provided by the College.
The Law Insight Day 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).
In order to be eligible for the programme, applicants must 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 or have previously been eligible to receive Free School Meals 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.
Priority will be given to students who meet the following criteria:
- Live in an area of high socio-economic deprivation (IMD 1& 2);
- Eligible to receive Free School Meals or Pupil Premium;
- Currently in or have previously been in local authority care and/or estranged students;
- Forced migrants;
- 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 an academic profile (e.g. subjects studied, predicted grades) suitable for progression to study at Cambridge or other high-tariff universities.*
*This will be taken into consideration alongside the other information you provide.
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.