Commercial Law Academy

Commercial Law Academy is a comprehensive e-learning platform for aspiring commercial aspiring commercial lawyers, offering on demand access to 25 expert-led courses designed to help young professionals ace law applications, interviews and internships; learn about law firms and the role of lawyers; build and apply commercial awareness; and successfully navigate professional environments.

Their courses are comprised of thousands of lessons, hundreds of animated videos, exclusive interviews with industry experts and senior lawyers, interactive quizzes, insider insights, downloadable e-guides.

and more.The content has been created and curated by ex-Magic Circle lawyer and best-selling author Jake Schogger - based on his experiences practising as a lawyer, whilst coaching, mentoring and training thousands of aspiring lawyers – in collaboration with dozens of leading legal industry professionals.

More specifically, their courses cover:

● Applications, interviews and internships: writing successful applications, 250+ example successful applications, 100+ law firm profiles, 200+ comprehensive assessment centre insights, psychometric tests (including 150+ Watson Glaser practise questions), and preparing for assessment centres and internships.

● Legal careers and the role of lawyers: training contracts and legal career options, 30+ law firm practice area insights from senior lawyers in their fields, alternative careers for lawyers and law grads, and how law firms operate as businesses.

● Commercial awareness and case studies: practical commercial awareness, 14 example interview case studies, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, discussing current affairs, legal technology, and setting up and growing a business.

● Navigating a professional environment: how to excel as a junior lawyer, networking and LinkedIn, presenting effectively and managing nerves, writing professionally, negotiation, handling imposter syndrome and rejection.

Handbooks

City Career Series

City Career Series offers a comprehensive range of practical resources that are directly relevant to the recruitment process for a wide variety of City careers, including the best-selling Commercial Law Handbook and Training Contract Handbook.

Its resources have been designed and collated to assist you right the way through your pursuit of a City career, whether you are just starting out, working on applications, preparing for interviews, gearing up to undertake internships or readying yourself for the world of work. And its writers have progressed successfully through the graduate recruitment process and secured careers at a range of top City firms across different industries (having collectively attended 100+ interviews and internships). This ensures that the information provided is comprehensive, concise, easy-to-understand and reflective of City firms’ current requirements and expectations of candidates.

Commercial Law Handbook

The Commercial Law Handbook offers a solid grounding in the legal, commercial and financial knowledge required for commercial law interviews and internships, including explanations of key terminology and jargon. This includes detailed advice and insights covering commercial awareness and case study interviews, the M&A process, financing and selling businesses, core commercial law principles, assessment centres more generally, and how to gain insights into the legal profession.

Training Contract Handbook

The Amazon best-selling Training Contract Handbook takes legal commercial awareness to the next level. It includes expert contributions from dozens of trainees and associates from a range of market-leading City firms, plus comprehensive insights and insider tips from leading City trainers and authors.

It provides: a detailed insight into what trainees do; insider tips on managing your workload, interacting with supervisors, taking instructions, demonstrating initiative, building a personal brand, networking and negotiating; a summary of fundamental commercial law principles and contractual protections; a comprehensive overview of the due diligence and document review processes; insights into key transaction and litigation documents; and explanations of the terminology, jargon and acronyms that you’ll likely come across during interviews and internships, and more.

Application, Interview & Internship Handbook

The Application, Interview & Internship Handbook offers a comprehensive guide to boosting your employability, researching careers and firms, writing successful CVs, cover letters and applications, tackling competency and strengths-based questions, answering career and firm motivation questions, networking and LinkedIn, enhancing commercial awareness, preparing for interviews and assessment centres (including virtual assessment centres), and converting internships.

Jake’s Biography

Jake Schogger is a best-selling commercial awareness author, ex-Magic Circle lawyer, and the founder and CEO of Commercial Law Academy.

He trained at Freshfields, then spent years at a boutique law firm advising start-ups and scale-ups on a range of corporate, commercial and employment matters. He has also worked extensively as a career coach, and continues to deliver employability and skills presentations at leading universities and law firms across the UK.

Commercial Law Academy is a comprehensive e-learning platform for aspiring commercial lawyers, offering on demand access to 25 expert-led courses designed to help young professionals ace law applications, interviews and internships; learn about law firms and the role of lawyers; build and apply commercial awareness; and successfully navigate professional environments.

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Hear what previous partners have to say…

• “Working with Jake was one of the best decisions I made for our society this year. Their handbooks made for great prizes, the webinars were loved by members, and the licences we bought for members to access the Commercial Law Academy were one of our major selling points. Absolutely essential advice and content.” President, Birmingham Holdsworth Club

• “We have received a lot of positive feedback from our members regarding our partnership, with Jake’s resources making a real difference to their assessment centre preparation (which helped to increase the number of members who secured vacation scheme and training contract offers).” President, Queen Mary Commercial Awareness Society

• "Working with Commercial Law Academy has been a real pleasure. Their resources are clear, easy to understand, and really popular among our members, and Jake was professional, friendly and responsive throughout. We wholeheartedly recommend partnering with these organisations!” President, Glasgow Commercial Awareness Society