Interview with Jake Schogger, ex-Magic Circle lawyer and best-selling author

If you are currently applying for training contracts, vacation schemes, pupillage or internships, this episode is for you! In this episode, Camilla Uppal is joined by Jake Schogger, ex-Magic Circle lawyer, best-selling author and entrepreneur about his career history and some of the educational resources he has created for aspiring lawyers, such as the Commercial Law Academy and the City Career Series books.

Jake shares his top tips for how to approach different types of interview and application questions when applying to law firms, how to develop commercial awareness, and how to improve networking and personal branding skills.

If you are interested in checking out any of the resources discussed in this episode, you can find the details below:

Commercial Law Academy: https://www.commerciallaw.academy/bundles/membership

Networking group for aspiring lawyers: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8944518/

Recommended resources: http://www.citycareerseries.com/recommended-resources.php

LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/commerciallawacademy

Commercial awareness newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hjyzrf

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Hosted by Camilla Uppal, Produced by Nathan Gore