In 2020, a group of undergraduate law students at the University of Essex realised two facts. First, around 80% of all training contracts offers were made to students from Russell Group universities. Second, there are tremendously talented law students at non-Russell Group and Irish universities who lack the proper platform to showcase their talent.



To reconcile these two facts, this group came up with an idea: a commercial awareness competition designed specifically for undergraduate law students at non-Russell Group and Irish universities with the aim of allowing these students to showcase their talent to leading law firms. In short, to level the playing field.

 

Together with Mr. Denis Viskovich and students from other universities, they formed the British and Irish University Commercial Awareness Competition. Today, BIUCAC is the largest commercial awareness competition in the UK and Ireland operating as a symbol of the potential that non-Russell Group and Irish students possess.

More details about BIUCAC can be found at www.biucac.com, including the sponsors, format, dates, and amazing prizes to be won! Please also view BIUCAC's Instagram @biucac_2026 to keep up to date with more information about the competition.

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