Commercial Awareness Course

Understand business. Understand law firms. Give better answers.

A practical ten-module course that builds the commercial foundations aspiring solicitors are expected to understand — then shows you how to apply them to applications, interviews and assessment centres.

Why this course?

Knowing the headlines isn't the same as being commercially aware.

Built by lawyers with over 15 years of Big Law experience, the course is designed to give you a clear mental model of how companies, markets, transactions and law firms fit together — so you can reason through commercial questions rather than memorise them.

LEARN

Build the foundations

Companies, finance, markets, transactions and the commercial environment.

UNDERSTAND

Connect the dots

See how economic and business developments create risks, opportunities and legal work.

APPLY

Use it as a candidate

Translate knowledge into better application, interview and assessment-centre performance.

What's inside

Ten modules. One commercial toolkit.

01
City Basics 1 — An Introduction to Companies and Finance
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02
City Basics 2 — Advanced Commercial Concepts
03
Understanding Law Firms as Businesses
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04
An Introduction to Debt Finance
05
An Overview of Mergers & Acquisitions
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06
An Introduction to Venture Capital and Private Equity
07
Writing Successful Applications
08
Verbal Reasoning & Watson Glaser
09
Succeeding at the Assessment Centre
10
Technology and the Future of Legal Practice
How to use it

Learn at your own pace — then put it to work.

Use the course before application season, alongside your applications, or to fill commercial gaps before an interview.

1
Build the core knowledge
2
Practise applying it to real commercial situations
3
Use the frameworks to analyse new commercial stories and interview questions with confidence
Ready to start?

Explore the course before you commit.

Preview selected modules for free, see exactly how the course is taught, and then choose the access option that works for you.

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Browse sample lessons first. When you’re ready, view the available course-access options and unlock the full ten-module programme.