Course curriculum

    1. What can case studies involve?

    2. Structuring answers to case study questions

    3. Introduction to case study frameworks

    4. SWOT Analysis: reviewing a business' strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats

    5. PESTLE Analysis: assessing the impact of external factors

    6. Profitability Framework: understanding revenue, costs and profit

    7. Porter's Five Forces: analysing the competitive landscape

    8. Business Situation Framework: analysing businesses and their markets

    1. Acquisition of a famous central London hotel

    2. The key advisors involved

    3. Private equity vs venture capital

    4. Structuring your answer

    5. Corporate

    6. Real estate

    7. Intellectual property

    8. Finance

    9. Employment

    10. Competition

    11. Tax

    12. Dispute resolution

    1. Pitching Freshfields to FIFA - Question

    2. Pitching Freshfields to FIFA - Answer

    3. Why clients choose law firms: introduction

    4. Why clients choose law firms: capabilities

    5. Why clients choose law firms: reputation and experience

    6. Why clients choose law firms: value for money

    7. Why clients choose law firms: approach to building client relationships

    8. Why clients choose law firms: values

    1. Introduction to written exercises

    2. Written exercises: case studies and commercial scenarios

    3. Written exercises: writing and proofreading tests

    4. Proofreading techniques

    5. Proofreading checklist

    6. Proofreading exercise: correcting typos

    7. Proofreading exercise: spelling and grammar

    1. Joint venture shareholders' agreement - Question

    2. Joint venture shareholders' agreement - Answer

    3. Joint venture shareholders' agreement - Advice

    1. Dangerous Dogs Act - Question

    2. Dangerous Dogs Act - Answer & Advice

    3. Clean Air Act - Question

    4. Clean Air Act - Answer & Advice

    1. Commercial Law Books - Question

    2. Commercial Law Books - Answer & Advice

    3. Resolving a dispute - Quesion

    4. Resolving a dispute - Answer

    1. Scenario involving teamwork and conflict resolution - Question

    2. Scenario involving teamwork and conflict resolution - Answer & Advice

    3. Scenario involving balancing competing responsibilities - Question

    4. Scenario involving balancing competing responsibilities - Answer

    5. Other scenario-based interview questions and advice

    1. Setting up a football league in the Middle East

    1. GoodBattery - Question

    2. GoodBattery - Answer

    1. Introduction to market sizing and brainteaser questions

    2. How to approach market sizing and brainteaser case study questions

    3. Market sizing case study example

    4. Brainteaser case study example

    1. Recommended resources

    2. Training Contract Handbook

    3. E-guide to commercial awareness

Interview case studies

  • 61 lessons
  • 1.5 hours of video content

Why is this the best law firm interview case study resource?

In short, because we offer unparalleled detail and variety, covering a broad range of example case studies and key commercial topics.

  • Our case studies are closely based on those that City law firms have previously set candidates.

  • Includes a broad range of example questions and background materials, detailed model answers, and extensive advice on how to approach similar questions.

  • We’ve incorporated input from a range of City law firm partners/ex-partners, offering unique expert advice and insights.

  • Animated videos are used to explain complex concepts in a clear, memorable, and easily-digestible manner.

  • Offers practical advice on how to structure answers to case study questions, and insights into various case study frameworks.

Instructors

Commercial Law Academy Founder & Ex-Freshfields Lawyer Jake Schogger

Jake Schogger is a qualified lawyer, career coach, entrepreneur, author, copywriter and consultant. He is the founder and CEO of City Career Series, a publishing company that has sold ~50,000 handbooks designed to help students secure City careers, including the critically acclaimed Commercial Law Handbook and Training Contract Handbook. He also founded Commercial Law Academy. He trained at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP and now acts as a legal adviser to start-ups and scale-ups, whilst also working as a career coach and delivering career-related presentations at universities across the UK. In addition, Jake works with tech start-ups and runs a variety of his own businesses. Connect with Jake on LinkedIn via www.linkedin.com/in/jakeschogger

Business writing expert John Trimbos

John Trimbos is a solicitor and training consultant who specialises in communication skills. He has a background in both the public and private sectors, and provides training and one-to-one coaching for a variety of organisations (including teaching business writing to LPC students at BPP University). John Trimbos provides training courses and one-to-one coaching for a variety of individuals and commercial organisations. For more information, check out www.trimbostraining.com.

Ex-City law firm partner Laura Brunnen

Laura Brunnen's career in the City spanned over 20 years. She started as an all-round M&A lawyer at Slaughter and May, before becoming a private equity specialist at Kirkland & Ellis. She then spent a decade balancing life as a private equity partner at three international law firms alongside raising her family, whilst (just about) managing to maintain her sense of humour. In 2021, after a year of lock-downs and WFH, Laura had an epiphany and left the City to found her own business, The Legal Strategist. This has allowed her to focus on doing what she loves most: mentoring solicitors and corporate law consulting. As a mentor, Laura draws on her vast experience to offer unique, honest and highly personal insights, and to provide practical and actionable advice that enables mentees to become the best versions of themselves. After all, she has personally trodden the path to promotion on many occasions, and as a partner, she was responsible for the hiring, training, appraising and promoting of other lawyers. In other words, she’s now spilling the magician’s secrets… For more information, connect with Laura via linkedin.com/in/laura-brunnen, instagram.com/iamlaurabrunnen and https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12702854.

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5 star rating

Just what I needed!

Uzo Oforka

This course was just what I needed to prep for a partner case study. All the examples stuck in my mind vividly when I was prepping on the day and I'd highly ...

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This course was just what I needed to prep for a partner case study. All the examples stuck in my mind vividly when I was prepping on the day and I'd highly recommend going over it a couple of times if you have a case study interview coming up.

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The most helpful resource I've ever used.

Chloe Taylor

I previously struggled with how lawyers can practically solve their client's issues in case study exercises and this explains it all. I had a mock interview ...

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I previously struggled with how lawyers can practically solve their client's issues in case study exercises and this explains it all. I had a mock interview after I'd done half of this course, and I really impressed my interviewer!

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5 star rating

Excellent course

Eva Burkhart

This course is like a breath of fresh air: concise, informative, constructive and easy to understand. Having watched the first two lectures, I have acquired ...

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This course is like a breath of fresh air: concise, informative, constructive and easy to understand. Having watched the first two lectures, I have acquired more knowledge than from the events I have attended and books I have read over the past 2 years. Thank you, Jake!

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A great overview

Salma Patel

The course was in-depth yet concise at the same time and the info can be applied to any law firm case studies. Thank you.

The course was in-depth yet concise at the same time and the info can be applied to any law firm case studies. Thank you.

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Very useful for assessment centre preparation

Netty Yasin

This course provided really helpful explanations for how to approach a case study task and presentation. The section on a law firm's role in transactions was...

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This course provided really helpful explanations for how to approach a case study task and presentation. The section on a law firm's role in transactions was particularly useful in understanding the roles of lawyers from different practice areas.

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5 star rating

Concise, Informative, Essential!

Jonathan Royal

It can be really difficult to find a succinct and clear way of understanding exactly what different law firm departments will do on a transaction, in one pla...

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It can be really difficult to find a succinct and clear way of understanding exactly what different law firm departments will do on a transaction, in one place. This course was so useful to clearly break down what each department will do, how they will coordinate with other departments, and the challenges they face. Completing this course helped me to understand the entire process, and allowed me to speak about this confidently at assessment centres, I would and do recommend this course to anyone!

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Very useful

Costanza Mosca

Excellent course to help you approach case studies and analyse news articles

Excellent course to help you approach case studies and analyse news articles

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Fantastique!

Alexandra Zintl

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