Commercial Law

Work with our different Commercial Law teams to deliver Corrs Chambers Westgarth expertise to our clients.

From working alongside some of the best lawyers in the country to studying at prestigious international institutions, Corrs offers market leading opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Your legal career starts right here with our job simulation. This four module job simulation sets the foundation for excellence with practical training, structured learning and feedback via model work. Through this rich, exciting and engaging learning simulation we accelerate your growth and help you become a world class lawyer.

Our commitment to learning and development is real and ongoing. It starts with this job simulation and continues throughout your legal career. At Corrs, learning never stops, nor does our commitment to developing world class lawyers.

This program is self-paced. It takes approximately 4-5 hours to complete.

Skills Learned:

• Assist with due diligence by preparing corporate structure charts
  Learn how to prepare corporate structure charts to understand the ownership structure of a target business.
  • Due Diligence
  • Corporate Structure
• Help update a legal due diligence report
  The due diligence report is the summary of findings resulting from due diligence. Learn how to update a due diligence report.
  • Contract Analysis
  • Due Diligence
• Help review a Share Purchase Agreement
  Assist in the review of a Share Purchase Agreement, a document containing the terms and conditions of the sale of a business.
  • Commercial Awareness
  • Verbal Communication
• Witness interview
  Gathering and presenting evidence is a key skill. Learn how to present a witness’ evidence succinctly and clearly in an affidavit.
  • Legal Drafting
  • Critical Analysis
• Drafting correspondence
  Learn how to draft correspondence to the lawyers of another party in court proceedings.
  • Legal Drafting
  • Legal Procedures
• Advice on settlement offer
  Learn how to draft an advice to a client about an offer to settle made by another party.
  • Settlement Negotiation
  • Legal Research
  • Advisory Writing
• Latent conditions
  Advise the client who is responsible for the cost of remediating a contaminated building site.
  • Contract Drafting
  • Commercial Awareness
• Variation notice
  Prepare a letter to our client to use as a variation notice to the building contractor.
  • Construction Management
  • Client Communication
• ICC dispute clause
  Amend the relevant dispute resolution clause of a building contract in accordance with the ICC Rules of Arbitration.
  • Contract Drafting
  • Dispute Resolution
• Finish Line