Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

Explore private equity and mergers and acquisitions with BCLP

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Complete work that simulates life on the job. 5-6 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in your application to BCLP. Show us you're a motivated candidate.

Get Career Ready

Complete work that simulates life on the job. 5-6 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in your application to BCLP. Show us you're a motivated candidate.

Why complete our Job Simulation

A risk-free way to experience work on the job with us at BCLP. Practice your skills with example tasks and build your confidence to ace your applications.

Self-paced5-6 hoursNo gradesNo assessmentsadvanced

Welcome to our programme! We are so excited to have you here.

During this programme, you will get the opportunity to step into the shoes of a BCLP team member and complete tasks that replicate the work that our M&A team does every day. You’ll learn how to draft transaction documents, deal with a client's commercial comments, and advise on technical points of law.

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!

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Skills you will learn and practice:

Drafting

Attention to Detail

Commercial Awareness

Legal Drafting

Working Efficiently

Communication

Critical Thinking

Legal Analysis

Working Under Pressure

Email Drafting

How it works

Complete tasks guided by pre-recorded videos and example answers from our team at BCLP. No live sessions, all self-paced.

Earn a certificate and add it to your resume and LinkedIn as an extra curricular activity.

Stand out in applications. Confidently answer interview questions and explain why you’re a good fit for our team.

Introduction from BCLP

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Tasks in this program

Intro & Scenario

Meet your team members and learn about your project goals.

Your role

You are working as a newly qualified associate in BCLP’s corporate team in their London office.
You are working on an M&A transaction with a larger team consisting of a trainee solicitor, a senior associate, a partner, and BCLP lawyers in the U.S. and other departments.
Your team is working on Project Frontier, an M&A transaction involving Ascletus Ltd, an existing client of the firm.
As you are new to the team, you are hoping to make a good impression and showcase your skills so you can take on more responsibility.

Your goal

You need to help ensure the transaction is successful and that the client achieves their goals while being legally protected.
As the junior associate on the deal, you will be responsible for a lot of the project management as well as some technical legal drafting and queries.

Reviews

Over 150

5 Star Reviews

"A very well structured programme that targets the key skills expected of a junior associate on a mid-market level M&A transaction. I appreciated the easy-to-digest breakdown of complex legal terms and principles. I feel much more confident about utilising my practical legal skills in a way that is client-focused and relevant to the wider context of..."-- Student from University of Huddersfield

"The program gave a comprehensive insight into the tasks an Associate working on a typical mid-market M&A transaction may undertake. It evident that the team invested significant care and thought into putting the program together. For example, instead of simply providing a broad overview of key terms, the tasks endeavoured to walk the participants t..."-- Student from Open University

"This program has been designed in very well manner, specially this is very helpful for those who want to pursue the career in corporate law."-- Student from Devi Ahilya University of Indore

"Very detailed oriented, adequately paced and easy to understand and follow. Would recommend this to anyone who wants to work on a M&A simulation exercise."-- Student from Indian Institute of Management Indore

"This engaging course allowed me, a fresher to the M&A concepts altogether to understand the practical nuances in a deal. It provided me an opportunity to get a hands on experience in drafting documents, and I am certainly grateful for being able to carry this newfound knowledge moving forward. Profound thanks to BCLP for this program."-- Student from Nirma University

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