Daryana Gubareva

I'm nominating myself for Careers Officer because I have genuine passion for legal tech and concrete ideas for how this role can better serve members. The intersection of law and technology fascinates me, commercial lawyers in this space work with minimal governing caselaw and clients whose risk profiles differ from traditional matters. As legal tech and data-focused seats grow in importance, members need greater access to knowledge about careers in this sector, and I want to facilitate that. I bring strong leadership experience. As MUN Vice President, I organised weekly committees for 50+ students, prepared research briefs, and coordinated inter-school competitions. As Law Society President, I identified opportunities, sourced insights from successful applicants, and presented resources to support members' applications, skills directly transferable to this role. I also bring first-hand application experience, having secured places at Milbank, Kirkland & Ellis, and Slaughter and May events, and been one of 40 interviewed for Latham's first-year scheme. My ideas are twofold. First, broadening panel events beyond A&O to include firms like Simmons & Simmons and those with strong but lesser-known legal tech seats, giving members a fuller picture of careers across the sector. Second, creating a consolidated resource document profiling firms' legal tech departments through direct trainee insight, information not easily found online that would greatly aid members' applications.