Sponsored by
Interested in a future career as a lawyer? Use The Beginner’s Guide to a Career in Law to get started
Find out about the various legal apprenticeships on offer and browse vacancies with The Law Apprenticeships Guide
Information on qualifying through the Solicitors Qualifying Exam, including preparation courses, study resources, QWE and more
Discover everything you need to know about developing your knowledge of the business world and its impact on the law
The latest news and updates on the actions being taken to improve diversity and inclusion in the legal profession
Discover advice to help you prepare for and ace your vacation scheme, training contract and pupillage applications
Your first-year guide to a career in law – find out how to kickstart your legal career at this early stage
Your non-law guide to a career in law – everything you need to know about converting to law
Everything you need to know about qualifying as a solicitor in Ireland
Litigation partner Maxine Davies of Addleshaw Goddard LLP explains how you can use your existing non-legal work experience to demonstrate commercial awareness, but also why legal work experience remains important.
Commercial lawyers operate at the nexus where law meets business, facilitating revenue growth and managing risk.
Find out from our panel of experts exactly what commercial awareness is, as well as how you can develop it and, crucially, demonstrate it in law firm applications.
Does my physics degree make me more suited to a niche practice area such as patent law?
Commercial awareness can be difficult to understand and develop as an aspiring lawyer. Here’s our list of small and easy ways to understand the business world and how law firms and their clients operate within it.
In our latest commercial awareness case study video, Matt uses the PESTLE technique (Political Economical Social Technological Legal Environmental) to analyse the implications of the recent Flybe government bailout.
In his latest commercial awareness case study, LCN's Matt Broadbent looks at some of the latest developments in the UK's arts and culture sector that aspiring lawyers should know about.
In this interactive masterclass with BPP University Law School, attendees tested their understanding of commercial fact patterns by participating in an exciting assessment-centre style activity with the panellists.
In this commercial awareness case study, Matt Broadbent shows how a little blue pill can help you understand how the pharmaceuticals industry works.
Sarah Dyke, training partner at Dentons, talks about the corporatisation of commercial law firms and how trainees can acclimatise with this.
In this video Simranjeet gives her tips on how to increase your commercial awareness as future solicitors.
In this webinar we look at what commercial awareness is, how to develop it and how to demonstrate it on applications and at interview.
You can only really practice company law in the City of London, can't you?
International law firm Reed Smith has joined forces with BPP Law School to launch a bespoke MA qualification, to be piloted in September 2012, which integrates the LPC with business learning.
Six leading law firms are set to attend the third annual OPEN event for disabled students who are interested in a career in commercial law.
