Welcome to The Legal Cheek Commercial Awareness Academy! The Academy, run in partnership with various leading law firms, is designed to help boost students’ business and legal sector knowledge as they apply for training contracts. It is a series of virtual sessions that took place from autumn 2023 to spring 2024.
After each session you sit a short test to demonstrate your understanding of the topic. If you pass all of the tests by 5pm on Friday 28 June 2024, 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.
Introduction to Venture Capital — with Cooley
Here is the full video for the first in the series, ‘The Legal Cheek Commercial Awareness Academy: Introduction to Venture Capital — with Cooley‘, which took place on Thursday 19 October 2023.
The session featured:
- Kerry Corrigan, associate in the emerging companies and venture capital team at Cooley
- Ellen Dewhurst, associate in the emerging companies and venture capital team at Cooley
- Sarah Warnes, trainee recruitment & legal talent manager at Cooley
The session was chaired by Legal Cheek head of student engagement, Sam Jewell
After watching the video (below), you can sit the test here.
Law firm client dynamics — with Baker McKenzie
Here is the full video for the second session in the series, ‘The Legal Cheek Commercial Awareness Academy: Law firm client dynamics — with Baker McKenzie‘, which took place on Tuesday 28 November 2023.
The session featured:
- Hannah Luqmani, partner in the private equity team at Baker McKenzie
The session was chaired by Legal Cheek writer and researcher, Anuja Venkataramani.
After watching the video (below), you can sit the test here.
Anatomy of a deal — with Fried Frank
Here is the full video for the third and last session in the series, ‘The Legal Cheek Commercial Awareness Academy: Anatomy of a deal — with Fried Frank‘, which took place on Tuesday 12 March 2024.
The session featured:
- Rachel Wolfenden, partner in the M&A and private equity team at Fried Frank
- Kyle Spencer, associate in the M&A and private equity team at Fried Frank
The session was chaired by Legal Cheek events coordinator, Samantha Wong.
After watching the video (below), you can sit the test here.