We know that building commercial awareness isn’t easy! Therefore, we have you with provided some additional resources to help expand your commercial knowledge (please note that this list has been recently revised and is not yet completed).
General Commercial Awareness and Business News Resources:
- Bloomberg News (the Instagram page is also extremely helpful (@bloombergbusiness))
- Legal Cheek
- LittleLaw
- The Corporate Law Academy
- The Wall Street Journal
- Watson’s Daily
Legal News:
- Above the Law
- Legal Business
- Legal Futures
- Legal News – LexisNexis (articles can be divided by practice area)
- Legal Women UK (digital and print magazine tackling diversity and inclusion in the legal profession)
- The Global Legal Post (firm-specific news updates)
Legal Practice Area Resources:
Antitrust/Competition:
Intellectual Property:
Corporate:
- Deal Law Wire – Norton Rose Fulbright
- Deal Talk Blog – PWC
- Global Private M&A Guide – Baker McKenzie (detailed handbook explaining key issues in the international M&A sphere)
- Mergers & Acquisitions – The Guardian
- Private Equity Wire
- The M&A Lawyer Blog (US-based)
Sector-Focussed Resources:
Technology, Communications, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Media:
- Artificial Lawyer
- Future of Law: LexisNexis
- Law, Technology and Access to Justice Blog
- Legal Technology – Deloitte Legal (PDF)
- MediaWrites – Bird & Bird
Green Energy and Markets:
Retail and Consumer News:
- Retail News – The Wall Street Journal
- The Fashion Law (content is heavily IP and litigation based)
Firm-Led Webinars:
Other:
Application Advice and Legal Careers:
- Chambers Student Guide 2021
- Life of a London Law Student
- LCN Says
- Whiteboard Wednesday: Shearman & Sterling (the firm’s separate blogposts are also very helpful!)
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