The Legal Cheek Commercial Awareness Academy 2022-23 — in partnership with BARBRI
The Legal Cheek Commercial Awareness Academy is back! The Academy, run in partnership with BARBRI and various leading law firms and in-house teams, is designed to help boost students’ business and legal sector knowledge as they apply for training contracts. It is a series of five virtual sessions that took place from autumn 2022 to spring 2023.
After each session you sit a short test to demonstrate full understanding of the topic. If you pass all five tests you will receive a certificate of completion. You can find all of the session recordings and corresponding tests below for you to complete the Academy in your own time.
The Legal Cheek Commercial Awareness Academy (law firm economics) — with Cooley and BARBRI
Here is the full video for the first in the series, ‘The Legal Cheek Commercial Awareness Academy (law firm economics) — with Cooley and BARBRI‘, which took place on Friday 21 October 2022.
The session featured:
- Nicola Squire, associate at Cooley
- Victoria Cromwell, former magic circle lawyer and BARBRI‘s senior director of business development
The session was chaired by Legal Cheek bar coordinator, Colleen Cumbers
After watching the video, you can sit the test here.
The Legal Cheek Commercial Awareness Academy (law firm client dynamics) — with Weil and BARBRI
Here is the full video for the second in the series, ‘The Legal Cheek Commercial Awareness Academy (law firm client dynamics) — with Weil and BARBRI‘, which took place on Thursday 1 December 2022.
The session featured:
- Jonathan Woods, associate in the restructuring team at Weil Gotshal & Manges
- Victoria Cromwell, former magic circle lawyer and BARBRI‘s senior director of business development
The session was chaired by Legal Cheek features editor, Aishah Hussain
After watching the video, you can sit the test here.
The Legal Cheek Commercial Awareness Academy (The world in 2023) — with Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner and BARBRI
Here is the full video for the third in the series, ‘The Legal Cheek Commercial Awareness Academy (The world in 2023) — with Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner and BARBRI‘, which took place on Thursday 2 February 2023.
The session featured:
- Marcus Pearl, partner in the technology & commercial team at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP)
- Caroline Perriam, BARBRI‘s senior manager in the business and account management team
The session was chaired by Legal Cheek event coordinator, Rebecca Hewitt
After watching the video, you can sit the test here.
The Legal Cheek Commercial Awareness Academy (listed law firms and the deregulation of the legal market) — with DWF and BARBRI
Here is the full video for the fourth in the series, ‘The Legal Cheek Commercial Awareness Academy (listed law firms and the deregulation of the legal market) — with DWF and BARBRI’, which took place on Wednesday 15 March 2023.
The session featured:
- Rebecca Lilly, business manager to the group chief operating officer at DWF
- Clare Collins, head of learning and development at DWF
- Caroline Perriam, BARBRI‘s senior manager in the business and account management team
The session was chaired by Legal Cheek’s head of student engagement, Samuel Jewell
After watching the video, you can sit the test here.
The Legal Cheek Commercial Awareness Academy (technology and the future of law) — with Mayer Brown and BARBRI
Here is the full video for the fourth in the series, ‘The Legal Cheek Commercial Awareness Academy (technology and the future of law) — with Mayer Brown and BARBRI‘, which took place on Wednesday 10 May 2023.
The session featured:
- Adam Curphey, senior manager of innovation at Mayer Brown
- Jonathan Worrell, director of business development at BARBRI
The session was chaired by Legal Cheek event coordinator, Laura Fullwood
After watching the video, you can sit the test here.