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Introduction to Legal Commercial Awareness for 2nd and 3rd-Year Students
This interactive webinar will provide 2nd and 3rd-year students with an introduction to commercial awareness.
The webinars is scheduled on 27 April 2021, between 14:00-15:30.
Who this is for
Students / Trainees.
Required prior knowledge
This is an introductory programme addressed to Law students on their second or third year . Please do not sign up unless this criterion applies to you.
Learning outcomes
SRA competence: +1 more for SRA competence: A2, A5
Through this webinar series, participants will:
- Learn the importance of Legal Commercial Awareness and What is Legal Commercial Awareness
- How to learn Legal Commercial Awareness
- Understand the legal commercial awareness that City law firms expect law students to have
- Learn the four phases of the economic cycle
- Understand the definition of Recession and its impact on businesses
- Finance overview including risk v reward, FTSE100 and understanding what are fixed and variable costs for a business
What this will cover
The introduction to legal commercial awareness webinar will give you an insight into working as a lawyer in the dynamic, fast paced international banking/ corporate environment and the importance of legal commercial awareness together with management of legal risk in the commercial world more generally.
The webinar will consist of two parts:
- 14:00-15:00 Session and case studies
- 15:00-15:30 Q&A
How you will learn
Webinar delivery will be through interactive teaching, case studies and group exercises. The webinar is interactive, you will be participating in group exercises and answering questions.
Published
17th March 2021
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