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Discussing your experiences, skills, strengths and weaknesses

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Segunda-feira, 13 Outubro 2025

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17:00 Europe/London

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This is an in-depth masterclass on how to effectively discuss your experiences and capabilities on CVs and application forms, and during interviews, with practical advice from an ex-Magic Circle lawyer who secured vac schemes at Freshfields, Allen & Overy, Linklaters, Cleary Gottleib, Latham & Watkins, and Herbert Smith Freehills. 

More specifically, we’ll be covering:

  • General application advice and how to avoid common mistakes.
  • How to effectively discuss your experiences.
  • How to write a clear, concise and impactful CV.
  • How to draw competencies and capabilities from a wide range of previous experiences.
  • How to approach “what is your biggest weakness?”
  • How to structure your answers to competency questions.
  • How to answer “Tell me about a time…” questions.
  • Live Q&A.

Commercial Law Academy

Commercial Law Academy is a comprehensive e-learning platform for aspiring commercial lawyers, offering 25 on demand expert-led courses designed to help young professionals ace law applications, interviews and internships; learn about law firms and the role of lawyers; build and apply commercial awareness; and successfully navigate professional environments.

Membership unlocks instant access to...
• Hundreds of animated videos, delivered by industry experts, leading City trainers and City lawyers.
• 100+ consistently-structured firm profiles for Magic Circle, Silver Circle, US and regional firms.
• 200+ comprehensive assessment centre insights for City firms, with insights into interview questions, case studies and written exercises.
• 250+ recent (verified) successful applications and cover letters, plus Jake Schogger's application feedback.
• 16 commercial and legal interview case studies, based on real City law firm interviews, plus courses on M&A, private equity, legal tech + more.
• 150+ practice Watson Glaser questions.
• 300+ summaries of law firm deals/cases.
• Monthly subscriber-only webinars, during which Jake reviews applications live.

www.commerciallaw.academy

Jake Schogger

Jake Schogger is a best-selling commercial awareness author, ex-Magic Circle lawyer, and the founder and CEO of Commercial Law Academy.

He trained at Freshfields, then spent years at a boutique law firm advising start-ups and scale-ups on a range of corporate, commercial and employment matters. He has also worked extensively as a career coach, and continues to deliver employability and skills presentations at leading universities and law firms across the UK.

Commercial Law Academy is a comprehensive e-learning platform for aspiring commercial lawyers, offering on demand access to 25 expert-led courses designed to help young professionals ace law applications, interviews and internships; learn about law firms and the role of lawyers; build and apply commercial awareness; and successfully navigate professional environments.

For more information, visit www.commerciallaw.academy and connect with Jake via www.linkedin.com/in/jakeschogger/in/jakeschogger.