Explore our library of legal career resources aimed at equipping you with the tools and techniques for you to add value to your legal role and transform your career.
In Essentials of GAAP v. Non-GAAP Adjustments, you'll gain a deep understanding GAAP vs. non-GAAP financial reporting---knowledge that is critical for lawyers advising clients on corporate transactions, securities regulation, and litigation involving financial statements. This course demystifies the key differences, showing how companies use non-GAAP metrics to tell their financial story - and when those adjustments may raise red flags for investors, regulators, or opposing counsel. Mastering these concepts will give you a strategic edge in negotiations, compliance, and litigation, ensuring you can spot financial manipulation, assess risk, and advocate with confidence in high-stakes financial matters.
In Essentials of Capital Markets for Lawyers, you'll gain a clear understanding of how financial markets work, the key players involved, and the legal frameworks that shape transactions. You'll learn how to navigate securities regulations, assess risks in capital raising, and advise clients on IPOs, debt financing, and mergers with confidence. Mastering these essential concepts will not only elevate your legal expertise but also make you a more strategic, high-value advisor in corporate and financial law.
In Essentials of Quantifying Loss in Legal Cases, you'll master the critical skill of calculating damages with precision, ensuring they maximize client outcomes and strengthen case arguments. They will learn how to apply financial and economic principles to assess lost profits, diminished value, and other compensatory claims, making their legal strategies more persuasive and defensible. With expert guidance and real-world case studies, this class empowers lawyers to confidently present and challenge financial evidence, giving them a competitive edge in high-stakes litigation.
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.
In Essentials of Time Value of Money (TVM), you'll develop critical skills necessary for lawyers handling settlements, damages, corporate deals, and estate planning, as TVM directly impacts how financial decisions are valued over time. This course will equip you with the tools to assess present and future values of cash flows, calculate fair settlements, and negotiate financial terms with confidence. Mastering TVM will give you a strategic edge in legal practice, ensuring you can effectively advocate for clients in cases involving structured settlements, business valuations, and financial disputes.
In Essentials of Financial Statements Analysis for Lawyers, you will develop a deep understanding of financial statements, which is essential for lawyers advising businesses, negotiating contracts, or handling litigation involving financial matters. This course will equip you with the skills to analyze balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements, empowering you to detect red flags, assess financial health, and make informed legal decisions. Mastering financial statement analysis will give you a competitive edge in corporate law, litigation, and regulatory practice, ensuring you can confidently interpret financial data and advocate effectively for your clients.
In Essentials of Risk and Return for Lawyers, you'll master how financial risks impact legal decisions, from corporate transactions to litigation strategy. You'll learn to assess investment risks, interpret financial statements with confidence, and apply risk-return principles in contract negotiations, regulatory compliance, and damages assessments. Gain the financial fluency to advise clients more strategically, protect their assets, and elevate your legal expertise, because in today's legal landscape, understanding risk isn't optional, it's power.
In Essentials of Finance and Accounting for Lawyers, you'll gain the financial fluency needed to navigate complex legal matters involving business transactions, litigation, and regulatory compliance. You'll learn how to interpret financial statements, assess corporate valuation, and uncover financial risks giving you a strategic edge in negotiations, due diligence, and courtroom arguments. Mastering these financial insights will not only enhance your legal expertise but also elevate your ability to advise clients, win cases, and drive business success.
In Essentials of Valuation for Lawyers, you'll master the critical financial principles behind valuing businesses, assets, and damages - skills essential for high-stakes negotiations, litigation, and deal-making. You'll learn how valuation experts determine fair market value, assess risk, and apply key methods like discounted cash flow and market comparables, empowering you to challenge or leverage financial arguments in court. With these insights, you'll gain a strategic edge in corporate transactions, shareholder disputes, intellectual property cases, and economic damages claims - making you a more effective and financially savvy advocate.
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.
Legal operations professionals are no longer seen solely as administrators; they are recognized as strategic partners who drive financial discipline, cost management, and operational efficiency. Their ability to understand financial principles and translate them into actionable strategies determines not only departmental success but also the broader business’s ability to control costs and deliver shareholder value. This whitepaper offers in-depth insights into essential finance and accounting concepts tailored for legal operations professionals, equipping them to elevate their influence and impact.
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.
Today’s General Counsel must be more than a legal advisor—you’re expected to be a strategic partner, governance leader, and business thinker. These courses sharpen the financial and strategic skills essential to that expanded role, giving you the tools to engage confidently with the board, influence enterprise decisions, and lead with clarity and impact.
As Deputy General Counsel, your role increasingly demands more than legal expertise. These courses provide a solid foundation in accounting, financial analysis, capital markets, and business strategy—enhancing your ability to contribute to strategic decision-making, support sound governance, and serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership.
As an Associate/Assistant/Counsel, a strong grasp of financial and strategic fundamentals enhances your ability to support key business decisions. These courses provide practical insight into accounting, capital structure, business valuation, and capital markets—helping you engage more confidently with senior leaders and contribute to broader organizational goals.
Legal Operations Professionals play a critical role in aligning legal departments with broader business goals. These courses offer practical training in strategic planning, financial management, data analytics, technology implementation, project and change management, risk assessment, communication, and building effective cross-functional relationships—key skills for supporting legal and business strategy.
As a lawyer in the non-profit sector, your influence extends far beyond legal matters—today’s leaders are expected to drive strategy, shape governance, and foster high-performing teams. These courses are designed specifically for non-profit in-house counsel who aspire to become strategic partners within their organizations, not just legal advisors.
As outside counsel, your value increases when your legal advice is grounded in a deep understanding of your client’s business and financial realities. These courses provide essential training in accounting, financial analysis, economics, and business strategy—equipping you to identify risks more precisely, support smarter decision-making, and deliver legal counsel that aligns with your clients’ strategic objectives.
Today’s General Counsel must be more than a legal advisor—you’re expected to be a strategic partner, governance leader, and business thinker. These courses sharpen the financial and strategic skills essential to that expanded role, giving you the tools to engage confidently with the board, influence enterprise decisions, and lead with clarity and impact.
As Deputy General Counsel, your role increasingly demands more than legal expertise. These courses provide a solid foundation in accounting, financial analysis, capital markets, and business strategy—enhancing your ability to contribute to strategic decision-making, support sound governance, and serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership.
As an Associate/Assistant/Counsel, a strong grasp of financial and strategic fundamentals enhances your ability to support key business decisions. These courses provide practical insight into accounting, capital structure, business valuation, and capital markets—helping you engage more confidently with senior leaders and contribute to broader organizational goals.
Legal Operations Professionals play a critical role in aligning legal departments with broader business goals. These courses offer practical training in strategic planning, financial management, data analytics, technology implementation, project and change management, risk assessment, communication, and building effective cross-functional relationships—key skills for supporting legal and business strategy.
As a lawyer in the non-profit sector, your influence extends far beyond legal matters—today’s leaders are expected to drive strategy, shape governance, and foster high-performing teams. These courses are designed specifically for non-profit in-house counsel who aspire to become strategic partners within their organizations, not just legal advisors.
As outside counsel, your value increases when your legal advice is grounded in a deep understanding of your client’s business and financial realities. These courses provide essential training in accounting, financial analysis, economics, and business strategy—equipping you to identify risks more precisely, support smarter decision-making, and deliver legal counsel that aligns with your clients’ strategic objectives.
