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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AvniD" data-source="post: 90413" data-attributes="member: 17155">Hi [USER=17347]@roseofcassidy[/USER]! I studied law at university and can guarantee you that my academic studies did not prepare me at all for understanding law firm practice areas for the purpose of applying for training contracts. So you may be in a better position than you might think 😅Coming to your questions, in my experience, understanding how a commercial firm distinguishes its practice is a useful starting point to understanding how commercial law 'works'. Typically, commercially firms divide their practice into practice areas (think litigation, competition law, corporate etc.) and sector expertise (think construction, energy, TMT etc).To understand more about a firm's practice areas as a non-law student, it's useful to read legal news (you can probably access subscriptions to publications like The Lawyer through your university library) and attend legal events, webinars and talks with law firms. This will help you understand what lawyers at commercial law firms actually do and how firms operate. To understand more about the sectors the firms that you're interested in applying to work within, focus on reading business news (Financial Times, Watson's Daily, TCLA's weekly newsletter are some sources I'd recommend). When you're reading business news, focus on breaking down how the issues in the news would engage commercial law firms and impact their clients.Doing this should help you gain a better understanding of both the sector expertise and practice areas of a law firm. From what you've written, it seems like you've done a great job in familiarising yourself to the application process as a non-law student, which is very commendable 👏👏👏All the best! Don't hesitate to reach out if you need help with anything else 😇</blockquote>

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