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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jaysen" data-source="post: 630" data-attributes="member: 1">Hey all,If you don't mind, I'd like to bounce an idea off you guys.I would say the most common question I get asked from students is 'how do I develop commercial awareness?'. It's a completely fair question to ask; I had the same problem when I was applying, and it's not typically taught at university.At the moment, I would say the FT and The Economist are good for developing a broad commercial understanding of the world, and as some of you have suggested, Finimize is excellent for breaking down business news and financial terms.We would like to add another resource to the mix by producing our own commercial awareness briefing. The idea is that we'll develop your ability to think commercially by breaking down the topics that feature in commercial interviews.Because they're bite-sized emails, I should be able to tackle a range of topics about the legal market, business and finance. For example, some of you may have seen the list I drew up late December on TSR. These are some of the topics I hoped to tackle:Case studies:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">How a company is formed: structure and decision making</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Acquisitions: asset v sale purchase</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Raising capital: equity v debt finance</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Public companies: why list?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Private equity: from forming the fund to IPO</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Security: types and priorities</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Inflation, interest rates and derivatives: a basic intro</li> </ul>Commercial:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The impact of Brexit on law firms</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Trends: M&A to Energy</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Looking forward to 2018</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Looking back to the financial crisis</li> </ul>Legal:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Inside a law firm: from structure to profit</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Competition: what makes a law firm different?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The difference between US and magic circle firms</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The future of law firms: technology and its consequences</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The biggest challenges facing law firms</li> </ul>I'd love to hear your thoughts on this idea - the good or the bad. Please also feel free to make any suggestions about the bite-sized topics you'd like covered and whether you'd prefer a daily or weekly update. [USER=30]@GD1995[/USER] and [USER=21]@Denisa Olaru[/USER] - apologies for not getting to your suggestions sooner, but I hope to cover them in these emails.[ATTACH=full]25[/ATTACH]PS: I attach a teaser for what to expect <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Many thanks,Jaysen</blockquote>

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