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  1. Jessica Pearson - Managing Director

    Commercial Discussion 2026

    Hello everyone, I thought it might be a good idea to have a place to discuss some commercial issues - how they affect law firms and clients especially. Feel free to drop anything that has caught your eye in the news and let's discuss!
  2. lawnoob

    Commercial awareness and reading the news

    Hi everyone, I've been struggling with being up to date on the news and expanding my commercial awareness. I get overwhelmed by the amount of daily news, it takes up a lot of my time to read all the news updates, and I fail to recall most of what I've read after. How do you approach reading...
  3. Armiie

    Is there a resource list for law students?

    I'm new to this forum so apologies if this has been asked before. Is there a post already that has some recommendations for books law students could read? Articles? Podcasts? Videos? I'm still getting used to this site but it looks extremely helpful! Thank you :)
  4. Daniel Boden

    Legal News Updates

    Hi guys, I have been asked by @Jaysen to create this thread to summarise what I believe are the big stories in The Lawyer and Legal Week every week. I will aim to try and do at least one summary per week given I know that many of us don't have premium subscriptions to both so I will try to...

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