Inspiring tomorrow’s
lawyers
A team of MWB solicitors recently
visited Sussex University Law
School, not only to revisit our student
days but to meet with their student
members to talk about different
aspects of the law and give an insight
into the work of a lawyer.
The visit was organised by Kloe Halls, the
Careers Officer for the University of Sussex
Law Society. Many of our solicitors were
once students at Sussex University, and
so we were interested to meet their current
students and provide an insight into the
role of a solicitor at a leading local firm.
The campus had changed since many of
us had last visited, with added buildings
and additional places to get lost in! The
students attending ranged from the first
to fourth year. Such a variety of academic
experience meant that the students had
a range of perspectives as to what they
wanted to do and how they viewed their
future careers. Some students in the
first year were getting to grips with the
structure of England’s legal system, while
others in their third (or fourth if they went
for a year abroad) year were studying
more specific areas such as tort and EU
law, as well as thinking about their next
steps outside of university.
A law degree itself is hard work and
challenging enough, but these capable
students were also looking to their
futures and considering the many
options that greets a law graduate, not
only in the legal profession but also
many other careers.
We were therefore keen to talk to them
about our experiences and careers, and
answer any questions they had about the
work we do, the cases we had worked on
and other aspects of the law.
Robin Churchill headed our team, and
introduced the students to Mayo Wynne
Baxter by way of the MWB video which
depicts the history of the firm through
to the current social enterprises and
sponsorship which the firm is involved
in. We then introduced ourselves to the
room and broke into smaller groups to
discuss various topics.
Robin, a Partner in our Litigation team,
discussed occupiers’ liability and
explained a fascinating and important
case which he had taken to the Court
of Appeal. Robin had acted for the
local authority and had won the case
on appeal, providing an important and
relevant precedent for other similar
claims relating to occupiers liability and
personal injury in schools. He also thrilled
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