The Annual Law Conference 2026 | WCAN at Travers Smith

FOR & BY AMBITIOUS WOMEN · 11TH YEAR

THEMEThe Long Game: building a career that compounds

A full day at Travers Smith with the firms deciding who they hire next. Places are limited and applications are reviewed, so this is an application, not a registration.

29 September 2026
9:30 to 16:30
Travers Smith, London
Free to attend

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Two minutes. Places are confirmed by email.

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More women apply than we can seat

The room holds 100 to 150. We read every application and build a room of women who are ready to use it, because the firms in attendance are there to meet candidates, not fill chairs.

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Apply by the deadlineTwo minutes. Tell us where you are in your applications.
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We review and confirmPlaces are offered by email. Say yes quickly, the list moves.
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Come readySpeed interviews and a structured fair mean you meet firms one to one.

September sits right before the milk round opens in earnest. If you're deciding where to invest your applications this cycle, this is the day that shapes it.

The firms in the room

Hosted by Travers Smith at their new London office, with sponsoring firms and attending graduate recruitment teams across the day.

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HEADLINE SPONSORS

ALSO ATTENDING

Who you'll hear from

Women a few steps ahead of you, and the people who read the applications.

Women Who Lead: Your Career, Your Terms

Mary BonsuAssociate, Debt Finance · Skadden
Tolu MustaphaLinklaters
Rochelle Ampomah-AbabioWinston Taylor

Trainee Takeover: Black Women in Law

Jade MandongweTrainee Solicitor, Employment & Medical Litigation · Kingsley Wood
Esosa TaffurelliSolicitor Apprentice, Residential Property · Pinney Talfourd
Sabrina DanielTrainee Solicitor, Disputes · Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Gerri Resula NyegenyeFuture Trainee Solicitor · DLA Piper

Keynote speaker and the Fireside Chat barrister to be announced, alongside graduate recruiters from every firm in the room.

The day

A full day built around the two things that move an application forward: knowing what strong looks like, and being known by the people reading them.

Application MasterclassWhat strong candidates do differently, drafted live with graduate recruiters.
The Commercial ChallengeTeams go head to head on a real scenario set by a firm.
Structured Networking LunchEvery firm in the room, one to one.
Speed InterviewingInterview practice with recruiters, in the room, on the day.
Two panels and a fireside chatWomen a few years ahead of you, plus the Bar.

The full timetable goes to confirmed attendees.

Who should apply

The room is built for women who are actively deciding where to put their applications.

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First year through to final year law students

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Graduates and career changers moving into law

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Anyone exploring placement years, vacation schemes or training contracts

Getting there

Travers Smith, central London.

Nearest stations Farringdon, City Thameslink and St Paul's. Full address goes to confirmed attendees.

What it costs

Nothing. The day is free for successful applicants, lunch included.

If you're offered a place and can't make it, tell us early so someone else can take it.

Be in the room.

29 September 2026 at Travers Smith. Applications are reviewed as they come in.

Apply to attend