The St Andrews Law Review is thrilled to announce our upcoming partnership with Vantage. Vantage is an essential resource for any students interested in a career in commercial law as it connects you with top legal employers across the United Kingdom. Find out more about what Vantage has to offer and how you can get involved!
What is Vantage and how does it work?
Vantage is a free online portal that connects talented and ambitious students with the best employers in the industry. The platform allows top law firms and barristers' chambers to headhunt specific outstanding students and offer them various unique and relevant opportunities. These can range from insight days and firm events to training contracts and pupillage opportunities.
Setting up a profile on Vantage takes less than 10 minutes but is crucial for getting you on firms' and chambers' radars. Employers can see your credentials and background on your profile. When they contact you through Vantage, you therefore know they are genuinely interested in engaging with you and you stand a good chance.
Which Firms and Chambers are involved?
Vantage connects you with the following legal employers:
Ashurst
Baker McKenzie
BDB Pitmans
Bird & Bird
Burges Salmon
Clifford Chance
Cooley
Eversheds Sutherland
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Hausfeld
Henderson Chambers
Herbert Smith Freehills
Hogan Lovells
Latham & Watkins
Lewis Silkin
Linklaters
Macfarlanes
Pinsent Masons
Reynolds Porter Chamberlain
Slaughter and May
Travers Smith
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
What will Vantage offer St Andrews Law Review's Followers?
Signing up to Vantage also offers exclusive access to a range of Vantage events; from Wednesday Webinars feature Q&A panels on different practice areas to networking events where you have the opportunity to meet representatives from numerous firms. These are all designed to develop your knowledge of commercial law, support you through the application process and teach you how to stand out in the process.
Vantage will also be hosting an upcoming event catering specifically to non-law students interested in converting to law so keep an eye out for that on the Law Review's Facebook and Instagram!
How do I get involved?
To hear directly about vacation schemes, training contracts, insight days, webinars, exclusive networking events and much more, sign up now at www.vantageapp.io!