FRANCO-BRITISH LEGAL CAREERS FORUM

FRANCO-BRITISH LEGAL CAREERS FORUM

Tuesday 20th October 2026
6.00 – 8.00 pm UK time in person
UNIVERSITY OF LAW

14 Store Street, London WC1E 7DE (Bloomsbury) Store Street Building
 

Followed by drinks kindly provided by the University of Law
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All law students, trainees and recently qualified lawyers are invited to attend the Forum organised in conjunction with The University of Law. Members of the Panel will address different aspects of legal careers in the UK and France.

All talks will be in English but questions in French are welcome.

Panel: 

Simon Horsington

Barrister Grays Inn, 4-5 Gray's Inn Square Chambers.  Former Legal Director Fidelity International, Global Attorney PIMCO, Counsel Regulator IMRO, Founder member of and Vice Président d’Honneur of FBLS, Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, de l'Ordre National du Mérite et de l’Ordre du Mérite Maritime. 

Lise Jaulin

Liaison judge in United Kingdom and Ireland in London/Magistrat de liaison à Londres pour le Royaume-Uni et l’Irlande. Lise JAULIN is a graduate in criminal law and international law of the universities of Poitiers (France) and Cambridge (UK). She has been a French prosecutor and judge since 2008.

Jean-François Le Gal

Partner at Pinsent Masons London, Barrister (England & Wales) and Avocat au Barreau de Paris. He started his  career in Paris before moving to London in 2011. Specialises in international arbitration and multi-jurisdictional  proceedings. He acts as counsel/advocate in English and/or French. Sits as an arbitrator and has acted as Chairman  of an Arbitral Tribunal, Sole Arbitrator and Co-Arbitrator. Teaches Comparative & International Dispute Resolution, and  Contract Law, at PSL (Dauphine) University.

Dr. Leonardo Carpentieri 

Leonardo. He is admitted as a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales and as Avocat à la Cour in Paris, France. Leonardo has 14 years of experience working both in France and the UK in international arbitration proceedings relating to energy and infrastructure projects. His fields of expertise include the energy, oil and gas and construction sectors, in particular in the Middle East, Africa and Latin America.

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Melanie Fung

She is an International Policy Assistant at the Law Society of England and Wales. She works on international legal and policy issues affecting solicitors and law firms, supporting engagement with legal professions, regulators and policymakers across Europe, Central Asia and the Americas.

As part of the Law Society’s International Team, she contributes to efforts to improve market access for lawyers, strengthen international professional relationships and promote the global standing of English and Welsh legal services.

Prior to joining the Law Society, she worked for over a decade in the Hong Kong government, specialising in international trade policy and market access.

Sally Osborn

 Past President of the Notaries Society; retired English solicitor with a London practice where she set up the “French Department”, retired Notary Public.

Floriane Laruelle

Solicitor at Dawson Cornwell Solicitors (who started her legal career as a paralegal) in the Private Client and Family Law Department. 

Dawn Farrow

Current Careers Consultant and Employer Liaison at The University of Law.

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Registration is free and all are welcome.

To register, please email: [email protected]
 

There is no fee for this event.

Those attending are encouraged to become members of the Franco-British Lawyers Society