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Business Essentials

Overview

Legal advisors today must speak the language of business. This vertical builds the financial and strategic literacy every modern lawyer needs — covering core finance and accounting concepts, financial statement analysis, and how to read key investor disclosures like the 10-K and proxy statements. You’ll learn to interpret company performance, understand valuation and risk, and connect business drivers to legal decision-making. This leads to sharper insights, stronger judgment, and the confidence to operate at the intersection of law, finance, and strategy.

 

Complete Professional Library. Everything. One system. One investment.

Includes:

  • All Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced courses
  • Every toolkit, framework, checklist, and template
  • Customized toolkits and templates
  • One hour of one-on-one executive coaching each month with Chaka
  • All future courses and toolkits included
Value: $11,340.00
Price: $11,495.00

Course outline

Business Essentials

Understanding Corporate Structures

Corporate structure and capital strategy determine control, risk, and value creation. This course equips lawyers to understand how entities, capital choices, and governance shape enterprise outcomes. Participants learn to decode business architecture, align legal design with growth and capital objectives, and engage credibly in strategic discussions beyond formalities.

Outcome: Acquire the capability to analyze and shape corporate structures and capital decisions in ways that support control, resilience, and long-term value creation.

Course Contents: This course includes an executive-level instructional video, downloadable presentation slides, a detailed white paper, and a customizable toolkit of frameworks and checklists for ongoing reference and application.

Beginner
Trusted Advisor Accelerator

Being right is not enough. Influence comes from shaping decisions at the moment they are made. This course equips GCs and senior lawyers to move upstream—translating risk into outcomes, framing clear options, and accelerating executive decision-making. Participants learn the behaviors, frameworks, and communication discipline that turn Legal from a late-stage reviewer into a trusted strategic advisor.

Outcome: Build the judgment, framing discipline, and executive communication skills required to influence high-stakes decisions when they are being made—not after they are finalized.

Course Contents: This course includes an executive-level instructional video, downloadable presentation slides, a detailed white paper, and a customizable toolkit of frameworks and checklists for ongoing reference and application.

Advanced
Legal As A Competitive Weapon

In modern competition, value is created—or lost—through structure, speed, and execution. This course shows how Legal can move beyond risk reduction to become a source of competitive advantage. Participants learn how contracts, governance, and decision design shape value capture, accelerate execution, and build durable moats.

Outcome: Learn how to design legal structures, contracts, and governance models that improve decision speed, protect enterprise value, and contribute to sustained competitive advantage.

Course Contents: This course includes an executive-level instructional video, downloadable presentation slides, a detailed white paper, and a customizable toolkit of frameworks and checklists for ongoing reference and application.

Advanced
AI Fluency for In-House Lawyers

AI is reshaping how companies innovate, allocate capital, and make decisions at speed. Yet AI adoption often outpaces governance, leaving Legal accountable without influence. This course equips GCs to move upstream—embedding legal judgment into AI strategy before risks harden. Participants learn how to translate AI risk into strategic tradeoffs, design clear yes-paths, and use governance and contracting to enable faster, more confident execution.

Outcome: Develop the ability to integrate legal judgment directly into AI strategy—shaping innovation, capital allocation, and risk decisions early enough to influence outcomes rather than manage consequences.

Course Contents: This course includes an executive-level instructional video, downloadable presentation slides, a detailed white paper, and a customizable toolkit of frameworks and checklists for ongoing reference and application.

Intermediate
Essentials of ESG, Sustainability & Stakeholder Capitalism

Moving ESG from Reporting Obligation to Strategic Advantage. ESG expectations are accelerating—and so is the GC’s role in shaping them. This course equips GCs to transform ESG from a fragmented, compliance-driven exercise into an enterprise-wide system for governance, integrity, and long-term value creation. Participants learn how to define materiality, embed ESG into board and management processes, align disclosures, quantify impact, and manage stakeholder expectations with credibility.

Outcome: By the end of the course, you will be able to lead ESG strategy as a governance and value-creation discipline—aligning risk, disclosure, and stakeholder expectations to strengthen credibility, resilience, and long-term enterprise value.

Course Contents: This course includes an executive-level instructional video, downloadable presentation slides, a detailed white paper, and a customizable toolkit of frameworks and checklists for ongoing reference and application.

Advanced
Essentials of Crisis Management

Leading with Credibility When It Matters Most. Crises reveal the strength of an organization—and its leadership. This course prepares GCs to serve as the “Chief Credibility Officer” during investigations, breaches, whistleblower events, and reputational threats. Participants will learn how to activate crisis command structures, lead fact-finding under privilege, coordinate with regulators and the board, and communicate with clarity and accountability internally and externally.

Outcome: By the end of the course, you will be able to lead crisis response with discipline and credibility—guiding boards, regulators, employees, and the market through uncertainty while protecting trust, enterprise value, and long-term reputation.

Course Contents: This course includes an executive-level instructional video, downloadable presentation slides, a detailed white paper, and a customizable toolkit of frameworks and checklists for ongoing reference and application.

Advanced
Essentials of Enterprise Risk Management

Building a Risk Appetite Framework That Enables Strategic Growth. High-performing companies don’t avoid risk—they price it, manage it, and use it to fuel advantage. This course shows GCs how to lead Enterprise Risk Management by defining a clear “risk appetite,” quantifying exposures, and integrating risk intelligence into capital allocation, strategic planning, and board decision-making. Participants learn to translate legal, financial, and operational risks into a shared business language and build cross-functional systems that turn uncertainty into disciplined action.

Outcome: By the end of the course, you will be able to design and operationalize a risk appetite framework that informs strategy, guides capital and resource allocation, and enables leadership teams and boards to take smarter, value-creating risks.

Course Contents: This course includes an executive-level instructional video, downloadable presentation slides, a detailed white paper, and a customizable toolkit of frameworks and checklists for ongoing reference and application.

Advanced
Essentials of Corporate Strategy for GCs

Integrating Legal Judgment into Growth, Innovation & Capital Allocation. To be strategic leaders, GCs must move upstream—into the rooms where growth decisions are made. This course teaches GCs how to participate meaningfully in corporate strategy by understanding business models, applying financial concepts, calibrating risk-reward tradeoffs, and shaping decisions before they harden. Participants learn to reframe legal guidance as strategic insight, build cross-functional influence, and help design value-creating pathways rather than merely reviewing them.

Outcome: By the end of the course, you will be able to integrate legal judgment into strategy formation—shaping growth initiatives, capital allocation, and innovation decisions in ways that enhance value while managing risk.

Course Contents: This course includes an executive-level instructional video, downloadable presentation slides, a detailed white paper, and a customizable toolkit of frameworks and checklists for ongoing reference and application.

Advanced
Essentials of Investor Relations for General Counsel

How GCs Shape Market Confidence and Strengthen Valuation. Modern capital markets reward clarity, credibility, and governance—not just financial performance. In this course, GCs learn how to operate as strategic partners to the CEO, CFO, and Investor Relations team by shaping the external narrative that drives analyst sentiment and long-term investor trust. Participants will learn how to harmonize legal, governance, and risk messaging; anticipate analyst concerns; manage disclosure with precision; and engage effectively during crises or leadership transitions.

Outcome: By the end of the course, you will be able to shape investor communications that reinforce credibility, manage disclosure and litigation risk, and support sustainable valuation through disciplined, trusted engagement with the market.

Course Contents: This course includes an executive-level instructional video, downloadable presentation slides, a detailed white paper, and a customizable toolkit of frameworks and checklists for ongoing reference and application.

Advanced
Essentials of Success in the Boardroom

In Essentials of How to Succeed in the Boardroom for Lawyers, you’ll master the strategic, financial, and leadership skills needed to influence high-stakes corporate decisions. You’ll learn how to navigate boardroom dynamics, interpret financial statements, and apply legal expertise to corporate governance, risk management, and strategic growth. This course empowers lawyers to transition from legal advisors to trusted business leaders, positioning them for board appointments and executive influence.

Outcome: By the end of the course, you will be able to contribute confidently and credibly in the boardroom, influence strategic decisions, and align legal judgment with business, financial, and governance priorities.

Course Contents: This course includes an executive-level instructional video, downloadable presentation slides, a detailed white paper, and a customizable toolkit of frameworks and checklists for ongoing reference and application.

Advanced
Essentials of Guidance and Consensus

In Essentials of Guidance and Consensus, you’ll learn how companies craft financial guidance for investors and how Wall Street analysts interpret and react to it, shaping market perceptions and legal risks. You’ll gain critical insights into earnings forecasts, disclosure obligations, and the legal pitfalls of selective or misleading guidance, equipping them to advise clients on regulatory compliance and shareholder litigation. By mastering the intersection of finance, securities law, and investor communications, you’ll enhance your ability to protect clients, anticipate market-driven legal challenges, and add strategic value in high-stakes corporate environments.

Outcome: By the end of the course, you will be able to evaluate financial guidance through the lens of market expectations and legal risk, advise clients on compliant and credible disclosures, and anticipate how guidance decisions can drive litigation and regulatory outcomes.

Course Contents: This course includes an executive-level instructional video, downloadable presentation slides, a detailed white paper, and a customizable toolkit of frameworks and checklists for ongoing reference and application.

Intermediate
Essentials of the Annual Report/10K, the Proxy Statement

In Essentials of the Annual Report/10K and the Proxy Statement, you’ll gain critical financial literacy by mastering the Annual Report, 10-K, and Proxy Statement, equipping you to spot red flags, assess corporate health, and provide sharper legal advice. You’ll learn to decode financial statements, understand risk disclosures, and analyze executive compensation – essential skills for corporate governance, M&A, securities litigation, and regulatory compliance. By the end, you’ll confidently navigate these key filings, making you an indispensable advisor in boardrooms, courtrooms, and deal negotiations.

Outcome: You will be able to use insights from core public filings to anticipate legal and business risks, challenge disclosures and compensation decisions, and shape strategy in transactions, governance matters, and litigation.

Course Contents: This course includes an executive-level instructional video, downloadable presentation slides, a detailed white paper, and a customizable toolkit of frameworks and checklists for ongoing reference and application.

Intermediate

Course outline

Business Essentials

Understanding Corporate Structures

Corporate structure and capital strategy determine control, risk, and value creation. This course equips lawyers to understand how entities, capital choices, and governance shape enterprise outcomes. Participants learn to decode business architecture, align legal design with growth and capital objectives, and engage credibly in strategic discussions beyond formalities.

Outcome: Acquire the capability to analyze and shape corporate structures and capital decisions in ways that support control, resilience, and long-term value creation.

Course Contents: This course includes an executive-level instructional video, downloadable presentation slides, a detailed white paper, and a customizable toolkit of frameworks and checklists for ongoing reference and application.

Beginner
Trusted Advisor Accelerator

Being right is not enough. Influence comes from shaping decisions at the moment they are made. This course equips GCs and senior lawyers to move upstream—translating risk into outcomes, framing clear options, and accelerating executive decision-making. Participants learn the behaviors, frameworks, and communication discipline that turn Legal from a late-stage reviewer into a trusted strategic advisor.

Outcome: Build the judgment, framing discipline, and executive communication skills required to influence high-stakes decisions when they are being made—not after they are finalized.

Course Contents: This course includes an executive-level instructional video, downloadable presentation slides, a detailed white paper, and a customizable toolkit of frameworks and checklists for ongoing reference and application.

Advanced
Legal As A Competitive Weapon

In modern competition, value is created—or lost—through structure, speed, and execution. This course shows how Legal can move beyond risk reduction to become a source of competitive advantage. Participants learn how contracts, governance, and decision design shape value capture, accelerate execution, and build durable moats.

Outcome: Learn how to design legal structures, contracts, and governance models that improve decision speed, protect enterprise value, and contribute to sustained competitive advantage.

Course Contents: This course includes an executive-level instructional video, downloadable presentation slides, a detailed white paper, and a customizable toolkit of frameworks and checklists for ongoing reference and application.

Advanced
AI Fluency for In-House Lawyers

AI is reshaping how companies innovate, allocate capital, and make decisions at speed. Yet AI adoption often outpaces governance, leaving Legal accountable without influence. This course equips GCs to move upstream—embedding legal judgment into AI strategy before risks harden. Participants learn how to translate AI risk into strategic tradeoffs, design clear yes-paths, and use governance and contracting to enable faster, more confident execution.

Outcome: Develop the ability to integrate legal judgment directly into AI strategy—shaping innovation, capital allocation, and risk decisions early enough to influence outcomes rather than manage consequences.

Course Contents: This course includes an executive-level instructional video, downloadable presentation slides, a detailed white paper, and a customizable toolkit of frameworks and checklists for ongoing reference and application.

Intermediate
Essentials of ESG, Sustainability & Stakeholder Capitalism

Moving ESG from Reporting Obligation to Strategic Advantage. ESG expectations are accelerating—and so is the GC’s role in shaping them. This course equips GCs to transform ESG from a fragmented, compliance-driven exercise into an enterprise-wide system for governance, integrity, and long-term value creation. Participants learn how to define materiality, embed ESG into board and management processes, align disclosures, quantify impact, and manage stakeholder expectations with credibility.

Outcome: By the end of the course, you will be able to lead ESG strategy as a governance and value-creation discipline—aligning risk, disclosure, and stakeholder expectations to strengthen credibility, resilience, and long-term enterprise value.

Course Contents: This course includes an executive-level instructional video, downloadable presentation slides, a detailed white paper, and a customizable toolkit of frameworks and checklists for ongoing reference and application.

Advanced
Essentials of Crisis Management

Leading with Credibility When It Matters Most. Crises reveal the strength of an organization—and its leadership. This course prepares GCs to serve as the “Chief Credibility Officer” during investigations, breaches, whistleblower events, and reputational threats. Participants will learn how to activate crisis command structures, lead fact-finding under privilege, coordinate with regulators and the board, and communicate with clarity and accountability internally and externally.

Outcome: By the end of the course, you will be able to lead crisis response with discipline and credibility—guiding boards, regulators, employees, and the market through uncertainty while protecting trust, enterprise value, and long-term reputation.

Course Contents: This course includes an executive-level instructional video, downloadable presentation slides, a detailed white paper, and a customizable toolkit of frameworks and checklists for ongoing reference and application.

Advanced
Essentials of Enterprise Risk Management

Building a Risk Appetite Framework That Enables Strategic Growth. High-performing companies don’t avoid risk—they price it, manage it, and use it to fuel advantage. This course shows GCs how to lead Enterprise Risk Management by defining a clear “risk appetite,” quantifying exposures, and integrating risk intelligence into capital allocation, strategic planning, and board decision-making. Participants learn to translate legal, financial, and operational risks into a shared business language and build cross-functional systems that turn uncertainty into disciplined action.

Outcome: By the end of the course, you will be able to design and operationalize a risk appetite framework that informs strategy, guides capital and resource allocation, and enables leadership teams and boards to take smarter, value-creating risks.

Course Contents: This course includes an executive-level instructional video, downloadable presentation slides, a detailed white paper, and a customizable toolkit of frameworks and checklists for ongoing reference and application.

Advanced
Essentials of Corporate Strategy for GCs

Integrating Legal Judgment into Growth, Innovation & Capital Allocation. To be strategic leaders, GCs must move upstream—into the rooms where growth decisions are made. This course teaches GCs how to participate meaningfully in corporate strategy by understanding business models, applying financial concepts, calibrating risk-reward tradeoffs, and shaping decisions before they harden. Participants learn to reframe legal guidance as strategic insight, build cross-functional influence, and help design value-creating pathways rather than merely reviewing them.

Outcome: By the end of the course, you will be able to integrate legal judgment into strategy formation—shaping growth initiatives, capital allocation, and innovation decisions in ways that enhance value while managing risk.

Course Contents: This course includes an executive-level instructional video, downloadable presentation slides, a detailed white paper, and a customizable toolkit of frameworks and checklists for ongoing reference and application.

Advanced
Essentials of Investor Relations for General Counsel

How GCs Shape Market Confidence and Strengthen Valuation. Modern capital markets reward clarity, credibility, and governance—not just financial performance. In this course, GCs learn how to operate as strategic partners to the CEO, CFO, and Investor Relations team by shaping the external narrative that drives analyst sentiment and long-term investor trust. Participants will learn how to harmonize legal, governance, and risk messaging; anticipate analyst concerns; manage disclosure with precision; and engage effectively during crises or leadership transitions.

Outcome: By the end of the course, you will be able to shape investor communications that reinforce credibility, manage disclosure and litigation risk, and support sustainable valuation through disciplined, trusted engagement with the market.

Course Contents: This course includes an executive-level instructional video, downloadable presentation slides, a detailed white paper, and a customizable toolkit of frameworks and checklists for ongoing reference and application.

Advanced
Essentials of Success in the Boardroom

In Essentials of How to Succeed in the Boardroom for Lawyers, you’ll master the strategic, financial, and leadership skills needed to influence high-stakes corporate decisions. You’ll learn how to navigate boardroom dynamics, interpret financial statements, and apply legal expertise to corporate governance, risk management, and strategic growth. This course empowers lawyers to transition from legal advisors to trusted business leaders, positioning them for board appointments and executive influence.

Outcome: By the end of the course, you will be able to contribute confidently and credibly in the boardroom, influence strategic decisions, and align legal judgment with business, financial, and governance priorities.

Course Contents: This course includes an executive-level instructional video, downloadable presentation slides, a detailed white paper, and a customizable toolkit of frameworks and checklists for ongoing reference and application.

Advanced
Essentials of Guidance and Consensus

In Essentials of Guidance and Consensus, you’ll learn how companies craft financial guidance for investors and how Wall Street analysts interpret and react to it, shaping market perceptions and legal risks. You’ll gain critical insights into earnings forecasts, disclosure obligations, and the legal pitfalls of selective or misleading guidance, equipping them to advise clients on regulatory compliance and shareholder litigation. By mastering the intersection of finance, securities law, and investor communications, you’ll enhance your ability to protect clients, anticipate market-driven legal challenges, and add strategic value in high-stakes corporate environments.

Outcome: By the end of the course, you will be able to evaluate financial guidance through the lens of market expectations and legal risk, advise clients on compliant and credible disclosures, and anticipate how guidance decisions can drive litigation and regulatory outcomes.

Course Contents: This course includes an executive-level instructional video, downloadable presentation slides, a detailed white paper, and a customizable toolkit of frameworks and checklists for ongoing reference and application.

Intermediate
Essentials of the Annual Report/10K, the Proxy Statement

In Essentials of the Annual Report/10K and the Proxy Statement, you’ll gain critical financial literacy by mastering the Annual Report, 10-K, and Proxy Statement, equipping you to spot red flags, assess corporate health, and provide sharper legal advice. You’ll learn to decode financial statements, understand risk disclosures, and analyze executive compensation – essential skills for corporate governance, M&A, securities litigation, and regulatory compliance. By the end, you’ll confidently navigate these key filings, making you an indispensable advisor in boardrooms, courtrooms, and deal negotiations.

Outcome: You will be able to use insights from core public filings to anticipate legal and business risks, challenge disclosures and compensation decisions, and shape strategy in transactions, governance matters, and litigation.

Course Contents: This course includes an executive-level instructional video, downloadable presentation slides, a detailed white paper, and a customizable toolkit of frameworks and checklists for ongoing reference and application.

Intermediate

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