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Business Acumen

Location: United States
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Learn the skills to become a commercially aware lawyer

Welcome to BCLP’s Business Acumen Job Simulation! We are thrilled to have you here.

During this programme, you will have the opportunity to step into the shoes of a BCLP team member and learn some essential skills that are important for all professionals. You’ll learn key skills in commercial awareness, verbal communication and presentation, legal reasoning, and issue identification.  

We hope this programme provides a great resource for you to upskill and strengthen your resume as you explore career options and a potential career at BCLP.

This program is self-paced. It takes approximately 5-6 hours to complete.

Skills Learned:

  • Intro & Scenario
    Background context and your project team
  • Part 1: How to build commercial awareness
    Develop your commercial awareness to kick start your career

    • Commercial Awareness
    • Problem Identification
    • Legal Reasoning
    • Logic
  • Part 2: How to build commercial awareness
    Go the next step further to use your commercial awareness

    • Logical Reasoning
    • Legal Reasoning
    • Verbal Communication
  • Part 1: Actionable intelligence
    Practise using your commercial awareness in a client setting

    • Written Communication
    • Legal Reasoning
    • Email Communication
  • Part 2: Actionable intelligence
    Practice using your commercial awareness in a client setting

    • Legal Reasoning
    • Problem Identification
    • Writing Skills
    • Logic
  • Finish Line

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SOWELA Technical Community College
3820 Sen. J. Bennett Johnston Ave,
Lake Charles, LA 70615
(337) 421-6905

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SOWELA Technical Community College
Kay Vanchiere,
Perkins Regional Coalition Coordinator
kay.vanchiere@sowela.edu
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