The Commercial Law Academy is a comprehensive e-learning platform for aspiring commercial lawyers, offering on demand access to 22 in-depth employability courses and various other benefits. Our courses are comprised of hundreds of video lessons (including animated videos to facilitate visual learning), practical articles, interactive quizzes, insider insights, downloadable e-guides and exclusive guidance from industry experts, leading coaches and qualified
lawyers.
The content has been created and curated by ex-Magic Circle lawyer and best-selling author Jake Schogger, based on his experiences practising as a lawyer, whilst coaching, mentoring and training thousands of aspiring lawyers. Our courses cover: what lawyers and law firms do, writing successful applications, dozens of example successful applications and cover letters for a range of leading law firms, 90+ law firm profiles, 80+ comprehensive assessment centre insights, tackling psychometric tests, networking and LinkedIn, preparing for assessment centres and internships, practical commercial awareness, 14 example interview case studies, mergers and acquisitions, discussing current affairs, the business of law firms, presenting effectively and managing nerves, writing professionally, negotiation, legal technology, handling imposter syndrome and rejection, setting up and growing a business, different legal careers, and more.
City Career Series offers a comprehensive range of practical resources that are directly relevant to the recruitment process
for a wide variety of City careers, including the best-selling Commercial Law Handbook and Training Contract Handbook.
Its resources have been designed and collated to assist you right the way through your pursuit of a City career, whether you are just starting out, working on applications, preparing for interviews, gearing up to undertake internships or readying yourself for the world of work. And its writers have progressed successfully through the graduate recruitment process and secured careers at a range of top City firms across different industries (having collectively attended 100+ interviews and internships). This ensures that the information provided is comprehensive, concise, easy-to-understand and reflective of City firms’ current requirements and expectations of candidates.
Jake Schogger is a qualified lawyer, best-selling author, career coach, entrepreneur and consultant. He is the founder and CEO of City Career Series and Commercial Law Academy, a publishing company and e-learning platform that has sold ~50,000 handbooks and developed 22 online courses designed to help aspiring lawyers and young professionals transition into City careers (including the Amazon best- selling Commercial Law Handbook and Training Contract Handbook). He trained as a lawyer at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and now acts as a legal adviser to start-ups and scale-ups, whilst also working as a career coach and delivering employability and skills presentations at leading universities across the UK.