Scholarship Opportunity for A Week in Legal London
If you are interested in attending the 2024 A Week in Legal London but are precluded from doing so due to a lack of financial resources, please submit your request to the Litigation Section no later than February 5, 2024 and include the following:

  • Why you are interested in attending A Week in Legal London?
  • What is your financial basis for requesting the scholarship?
  • What other factors make you a good candidate for the scholarship?

Click here to send a submission to Mary McKelvey and Larry Biegel.

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Program

The 2026 Legal London program is under development. The agenda below is from the 2024 program, providing important insights about what you can expect.

MCLE CREDIT: A Week in Legal London program offers participants the opportunity to complete 25 hours of MCLE through a combination of in-person MCLE credit hours and online CLE classes.

2024 Agenda At A Glance

Sunday
  Welcome Reception and Program Orientation
Monday
  Welcome at the Royal Courts of Justice
Audience with the Lady Chief Justice, Dame Sue Carr, who serves as the Head of the Judiciary of England and Wales and the President of the Courts of England and Wales.

MCLE Session Introducing the English Legal System
  Court Observations in Small Groups
Tuesday
  Court Observations at the combined Oxford Crown and County Court
  Lunch and River Boat Cruise on the River Cherwell
  Reception and Moot Trial at Inner Temple
Join your California colleagues for a spirited Moot at the iconic Inner Temple. We’ll be joined by members of the English Bar as we debate a cross-Atlantic dispute. May the best side win! Guest Program participants are welcome to join this event.
Wednesday
  Welcome at the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is the final court of appeal in the UK for civil cases, and for criminal cases in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Supreme Court hears cases of the greatest public or constitutional important affecting the whole population. We will be welcomed by one of the twelve Justices.

Free Afternoon
Thursday
  Court Observations in Small Groups
  Chambers Visits in Small Groups
Friday
  Court Observations in Small Groups
  Closing Reception and Dinner in the Peer’s Dining Room of the House of Lords in the Palace of Westminster

Please note: Due to the size of some of our court venues and limited access, not all individuals/groups will have the same experience throughout the week. The agenda is subject to change.

Learn more about A Week in Legal London from this article featured in California Litigation magazine.