From our years of experience nurturing now-trainees and associates at City law firms, we have built up a big database of articles, case studies and resources. Now available to you completely free of charge.

Starter guidance

New to the application game? Welcome to the club - it’s going to be a wild ride! Below you can find posts that set out the ground rules of written applications, commercial awareness etc that help you succeed.

PS: Even if you’re not new to the game, have a dig around. You’ll learn something new, promise.

Case studies materials

We know that case studies at assessment centres can be the most daunting part of the application process. That’s why we’ve have a vault of realistic mock case studies complete with model answers and genuinely helpful articles to help you prepare - available right now, entirely free of charge.

Finance for lawyers

How can loans “revolve”? Why equity and not debt? And who’s EBITDA? You don’t need to be banker-fluent in finance terms to be a commercial lawyer, but you do need to know enough to ace your assessment centre. We’ve written a free 50-page PDF guide to give you just enough to feel confident and commercially aware - no more, no less.