BRITISH INTER-UNIVERSITY
COMMERCIAL AWARENESS COMPETITION
LEGAL COMMERCIAL AWARENESS FOR STUDENTS
Future City Lawyers (FCL) is an education provider aimed at helping students attain crucial legal commercial awareness. The provider adopts an interactive teaching method, such as using case scenarios in an assessment centre-styled setting, to help you develop confidence and your commercial acumen. In addition to keeping up to date on financial and business stories, you must also be able to understand the wider issues and apply them to a commercial scenario – especially in the latter stages of the competition.
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL ONLINE
Experience a range of free and paid courses on a variety of economic, financial and business topics delivered virtually by professors at Harvard Business School.
COURSERA
Examine free courses on business, finance and economics delivered by academics from a range of world leading universities, like Yale University and Università Bocconi.
CORPORATE FINANCE INSTITUTE
Explore free and paid courses on financial modelling, valuation, and other corporate finance topics prepared and delivered virtually by experienced financial professionals.
MONEY STUFF
Free-to-subscribe opinion on a variety of business news written by a former M&A lawyer and investment banker.
FINANCIAL TIMES
Stay ahead of the market with this iconic business news publication, beloved by business people, bankers and lawyers alike.
THE ECONOMIST
A great source to get an in-depth recap on important happenings in the world of business during the week.
REUTERS
Made for professionals in the financial, media, and corporate markets, Reuters offer quick read on a wide range of business news.
BBC BUSINESS
Easy-to-read business news to stay informed of market affairs from the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom.
FINIMIZE
Short reports on business issues written by former analysts at the likes of Bloomberg, Goldman Sachs, and Fidelity.
GUARDIAN BUSINESS
Read the latest financial, market and economic news and analysis for free from this legacy news publication.
LEXOLOGY
A catalogue of writings by practitioners from a variety law firms on a range of legal issues that arise against the current economic climate.
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE CITY
Christopher Stokes
Develop a rudimentary understanding of financial markets, instruments and concepts with this easy-to-read introductory book.
THE MONEY MACHINE: HOW THE CITY WORKS
Philip Coggan
A more in-depth book exploring how the modern financial market came to be, the different kinds of players in it and the instruments they play with.
THE ECONOMIST: GUIDE TO FINANCIAL MARKETS
Marc Levinson
A handy guide to having a preliminary overview of the global financial market, its relevant products, and the factors that affect prices and rates.
COMMERCIAL AWARENESS FOR LAWYERS
Andrew Todd & Iain Sim
Explore the business skills required of a lawyer, understand the role of lawyers and how to win business, build profits and make money for the firm.
NAKED ECONOMICS: UNDRESSING THE DISMAL SCIENCE
Charles Wheelan
Understand economic concepts through everyday examples, like the concept of externality in dealing with a neighbour drumming.
THE GRID: THE MASTER MODEL BEHIND BUSINESS SUCCESS
Matt Watkinson
Gain a deep understanding of how businesses operate by looking at the nine inseparable elements of business success.
BIUCAC WEEKLY INSIGHT SERIES
Prepared by the BIUCAC committee and delivered three times per week from 1 August to 29 October via BIUCAC's Instagram, this series explores an economic or financial term every Tuesday, dives into a related business story every Thursday, and tests you on it every Saturday.
Designed to help you perform at your best.
PODCAST
FT NEWS BRIEFING
Hear from leading journalists at the Financial Times for a quick rundown of the most important business stories of the day in 8 to 10 minutes.