Wednesday 15 March, 3:30pm to 5pm, taking place virtually
Welcome to the fourth in the 2022-23 series of The Legal Cheek Commercial Awareness Academy, a partnership with BARBRI and various leading law firms, designed to help boost students’ business and legal sector knowledge as they apply for training contracts.
The next Academy takes place on the afternoon of Wednesday 15 March with a session on listed law firms and the deregulation of the legal services market. The session will be delivered by Rebecca Lilly, business manager to the group chief operating officer at DWF and Clare Collins, DWF’s head of learning and development.
Time: 3:30pm to 5pm
Location: Virtual event
Level: Students, Graduates
Rebecca and Clare will discuss:
• The liberalisation of law firm ownership through the introduction of the Legal Services Act 2007
• The different law firm models including traditional partnerships, Alternative Business Structures (ABS) and listed law firms
• Initial public offerings (IPOs) and why law firms float
• DWF’s journey and life as a junior lawyer at a listed law firm
Their talk will be followed by a Q&A between Rebecca, Clare and Caroline Perriam, BARBRI’s senior manager in the new business & account management team, to ensure full understanding of the topic. There will then be virtual networking with BARBRI’s SQE team.
This is the fourth session of The Legal Cheek Commercial Awareness Academy 2022-23, which is now closed.