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 running from autumn 2023 through 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, you will receive a certificate of completion.
Applications for the third session in the series will open in the new year.
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.