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Commercial Law

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Immerse yourself in the world of Bird & Bird and experience life as a junior lawyer with us.

Immerse yourself in the world of an international law firm and discover what life is like as a junior solicitor at Bird & Bird.

Experience life at the firm and learn directly from us in your own time and in your own space with this virtual experience programme. Complete three modules that will encourage you to apply law theory to work situations at Bird & Bird; develop your commercial awareness, skills and knowledge; and practice reviewing, drafting and analysing legal documents for clients. Learn directly from us 

The programme takes 7-8 hours to complete, and you will need a tablet, PC or laptop to access the programme online. 

At the end of the programme, you will earn a certificate to share with prospective employers and your professional network, as well as a recruiter-approved guide on how to showcase this new experience during the recruitment process at Bird & Bird.

This programme is open to all. There are no entry requirements to complete this programme and no previous experience of law is required.

Watch our introductory video. Listen to our trainee solicitors introduce the firm and find out what you can expect from the programme.Sign up and enroll. Our programme is free and can be completed virtually in your own time and own space, from anywhere in the world.Start the first task. Work your way through three different tasks, to understand the work of a solicitor at an international law firm.Submit your work and receive example answers. As you complete each task, you will receive examples to show you how our solicitors would approach the task.

 

If you do not have the equipment to complete this programme, such as a laptop or computer, please contact earlycareers@twobirds.com.

This program is self-paced. It takes approximately 7-8 hours to complete.

Skills Learned:

  • Review grounds for a trade mark infringement claim and prepare a memo for a client
    Develop your understanding of the steps involved in commencing IP litigation

    • Legal Research
    • Legal Application
    • Written Communication
  • Drafting a software licence agreement
    Understanding important provisions and practising your drafting

    • Commercial Awareness
    • Risk Analysis
    • Contract Drafting
  • Patent analysis
    Examine a patent and use your analysis to advise the client

    • Intellectual Property Law
    • Legal Writing
    • Written Communication
  • Finish Line

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Are you looking to use real-time job market data to make informed decisions about your future career path, explore relevant salary data, or identify the skills you need to build or market to get your next role? Use the following tool to explore your options.

There are two ways to navigate this tool:

  1. Keyword Search: Search for the title of the job you’re looking to pursue, or skills you may have that could be relevant for a particular career path.
  2. Narrow Down by Industry + Occupation: If you have a general sense of the industry you’d like to pursue, you can narrow down the occupations within a given industry to help you decide.
Find career data by selecting keywords Keyword Search
or, by filtering for industry and occupation Industry Search

First, choose an industry of interest, then filter for occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

Type in a keyword to select a relevant occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

  • 01 Occupation Description
  • 02 Employment Trends
  • 03 Top Employers
  • 04 Education Levels
  • 05 Annual Earnings
  • 06 Technical Skills
  • 07 Core Competencies
  • 08 Job Titles

Occupation Description

Employment Trends

The number of jobs in the career for the past two years, the current year, and projections for the next 10 years. Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs. Sources include Emsi industry data, staffing patterns, and OES data.

Top Employers

These companies are currently hiring for .

    Education Levels

    The educational attainment percentage breakdown for a career (e.g. the percentage of people in the career who hold Bachelor’s Degrees vs. Associate Degrees). Educational attainment levels are provided by O*NET.

    Annual Earnings

    Earnings figures are based on OES data from the BLS and include base rate, cost of living allowances, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay (including commissions and bonuses), on-call pay, and tips.

    Technical Skills

    A list of hard skills associated with a given career ordered by the number of unique job postings which ask for those skills.

      Core Competencies

      The skills for the career. The "importance" is how relevant the ability is to the occupation: scale of 1-5. The "level" is the proficiency required by the occupation: scale of 0-100. Results are sorted by importance first, then level.

        Job Titles

        A list of job titles for all unique postings in a given career, sorted by frequency.

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