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The law firm as a business

How do law firms operate as businesses?

Commercial news round-up

Read our commercial news round-ups each Thursday to top up your commercial awareness

Guide to commercial awareness

This guide has everything you need to know about commercial awareness

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A guide to commercial awareness

Developing your commercial awareness with your student law society

Your student law society plays a substantial role in helping you to boost your employability. A key aspect to this is commercial awareness, but as a concept it is quite often difficult to know where to start.

Everything you should know about this vital skill

Commercial awareness is one of the key skills that law firms look for in future trainees – taking time to build yours is an essential part of the process of becoming a lawyer.

Three top tips to boost your commercial awareness NOW

“What one thing could a would-be lawyer do straight away to improve their commercial awareness?”

EU data protection law explained

How will new-wave technology change the way that lawyers work?

APP fraud and the legal profession

What is APP fraud and how does it affect a law firm’s clients?

Anyone for a compressed soy protein disk on the barbeque?

Would banning 'meaty' names for meat imitation products have increased clarity for consumers?

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Webinar: Understanding legal practice - IP

Find out what it's like to work as an IP lawyer in our webinar on 29 September

Three podcasts and vloggers to boost your commercial awareness

It’s so easy to consume regular, up-to-date information in our modern world, with podcasts and videos being some of the most useful and interactive ways for candidates to work on their commercial awareness.

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Your commercial news round-up

Be sure to check the News every Thursday for this weekly commercial news round-up

Your commercial news round-up: JP Morgan, Morrisons, Monzo Flex, Iceland, Google

Happy Thursday, it’s nearly Friday! As you wait patiently for the weekend, why not grab your coffee, put your feet up and relax while we provide your daily dose of commercial awareness.

Your commercial news round-up: GDPR, Insurtech Marshmallow, PayPal, Boeing lawsuit

Summer’s over, it’s back to law school. What better way to begin the autumn term than LCN’s latest commercial news round-up.

Your commercial news round-up: transfer window, Wetherspoons, KMPG, Jet2, Natasha’s Law

The Solicitors Qualifying Exam officially came into force yesterday, changing the way aspiring lawyers qualify. As well as staying up to date with training and education trends that impact you directly, it’s also important to continue to develop your commercial awareness.

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Commercial awareness blog posts

Commercial awareness series: covid-19 and M&A

The phrase “despite the impact of covid-19” embodies the overarching theme for M&A deals in 2021 for large international law firms.

Four common commercial awareness interview questions and how to answer them

Here are four common commercial awareness interview questions and some tips for answering them!

Do all lawyers need to be commercially aware?

There is a great deal of difference in what a criminal barrister does on a day-to-day basis in comparison to a trainee solicitor in a commercial in-house position.

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Commercial Questions

The Commercial Question is a weekly article written by a leading firm designed to get you thinking about commercial issues.

Robin Thomas - City versus regional: how do you decide?

City or regional? It’s the question every budding lawyer must face. Today’s law graduates and junior lawyers have a different set of priorities after experiencing a year and a half (and counting) of restrictions on their daily lives.

Commercial awareness series: private equity trends

Private equity (PE) has been under the limelight during the pandemic and here are some emerging trends that all aspiring lawyers should be aware of.

According to Refinitiv, PE firms made more deals in quantity and volume in the first half of 2021 than in the same period of any year. While the number of EU buyouts has increased by 14%, UK buyouts are up almost 60%.

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Videos

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CASE STUDY COMMERCIAL AWARENESS case study - arts & culture sector

WEBINAR Webinar | Understanding COMMERCIAL AWARENESS

CASE STUDY Flybe bailout | PESTLE | COMMERCIAL AWARENESS case study

CASE STUDY COMMERCIAL AWARENESS case study - China US trade war

TOP TIPS 5 tips to improve your COMMERCIAL AWARENESS

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Four websites to help boost your commercial awareness

Here are four sites that can help you with this in an easier way than endlessly scrolling through the Financial Times’ website the night before your assessment centre.

Commercial awareness series: the rise of ESG law firms

The sharp rise of the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) sector has created a demand from investors and scrutiny from regulators, especially in the environmental sector.

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Commercial Question

New-wave legal technology: what's required from lawyers of the future?

How will new-wave technology change the way that lawyers work?

Commercial Question

The rise of financial scams during the covid-19 pandemic

What are regulators doing to combat the rise in scammers targeting members of the public during the covid-19 pandemic?

Commercial Question

What counts as confidential information when an employee leaves?

Can former employees take confidential information from their former employer to their new job?

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