The ultimate commercial awareness bootcamp

On Saturday 16th November 2024, Jake Schogger from Commercial Law Academy and Peter Watson from Watson's Daily will be delivering a 3+ hour live virtual bootcamp, which aims to equip you with the key commercial knowledge and insights needed to ace City law commercial awareness and case study interviews.

We've broken down what this includes below.

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What does the bootcamp include? 

This bootcamp aims to equip you with the key commercial knowledge and insights needed to ace City law commercial awareness and case study interviews. It will also help you to structure your preparation moving forwards.

INCLUDES

• 1 month Commercial Law Academy membership (RRP £14.99).
• 1 month Watson's Daily membership (RRP £9.99)
• 4 downloadable e-guides covering boosting your employability, commercial awareness, what trainees do, and succeeding during internships (with articles from Jake Schogger, Joe Mallet, Harry Clark, Simran Mann, Gordon Chung, Hannah Salton, Ali Obeid, and Akil Hunte).
• 25% off discount code for City Career Series handbooks.
• Access to a 3-4 hour intensive commercial awareness bootcamp, with a long interactive Q&A. 

SCHEDULE (subject to change)

• 10:00 – 10:30: Introduction to commercial law
• 10:30 – 11.10: Current affairs masterclass
• 11:15 - 11.55: Key business, legal and finance concepts
• 12.00 - 12.30: Example commercial awareness case study
• 12:30 - 13.00(ish): Interactive Q&A

 TOPICS COVERED

• What is “commercial awareness”?
• Why is commercial awareness important?
• How does it come up in interviews?
• How to demonstrate commercial awareness.
• How to effectively build your commercial awareness
• Why acquire another business?
• How to acquire another business
• Exporting, franchising and licensing
• Valuing a business
• Financing an acquisition
• Analysing profitability
• A law firm’s role in an M&A context
• Parties involved in transactions
• Private equity and venture capital
• Corporate, Finance/Banking, Real Estate, Tax, Intellectual Property, Competition, Employment, Pensions & Benefits, Dispute Resolution
• SPAs and shareholders’ agreements
• Warranties, indemnities, undertakings and conditions precedent
• Why the current affairs aspect of commercial awareness is so important
• Where to read about current affairs
• How to choose which news stories to focus on
• What you should take into account when reading the news
• How to structure discussions around current affairs
• Worked examples based on topical news stories 
• Live and interactive Q&A

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As a reminder, Commercial Law Academy offers 23 in-depth courses, covering: insights into legal careers, firm profiles and interview insights, expert advice on writing applications and tackling psychometric tests, dozens of example (verified) successful cover letters and applications, resources to help you prepare for interviews and internships, example interview case studies, M&A and private equity, practical content to help you understand and confidently discuss commercial concepts and current affairs, plus tips on how to network, negotiate, deliver presentations and write professionally. Check out this animated explainer video for more information.