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A discussion about the main risks and limitations lawyers should be aware of when working with LLMs, as well as advice about how to mitigate them. Issues covered include hallucinations, bias, transparency, and data security.

Discussion of the process of reviewing and selecting documents for depositions.

A walk-through of how to prepare and ultimately deliver your opening statement. Covers how to get the jury’s attention right away, tell your client’s story, introduce key evidence, distill complexities, handle negative evidence, and end with a bang. Also teaches specific things you can do (and not do) to win the jury over.

Looks at reasons parties might elect arbitration, what they typically include in their arbitration clauses, and why. Walks through and explains a sample arbitration provision.

A discussion of the closing process for debt and equity securities offerings, including the responsibilities of the parties, preparing a closing checklist and typical closing documents.

An explanation of what’s involved in due diligence processes for private UK M&A transactions, from initial scoping and team coordination through document review and final reporting. The course covers the practical skills lawyers need to organise efficient DD and deliver findings to clients.

An introduction to various aspects of two advanced M&A concepts found in acquisition agreements – disclosure-schedule-updates provisions and the concept of defining “Fraud” in fraud carve-outs. This track covers drafting and negotiating tips, buyer and seller perspectives, and market trends information from the ABA M&A Committee’s 2022-23 Private Target Deal Points Study.

This program covers the structure of private equity funds, key deal types, how PE firms approach transactions, and the differences between strategic M&A and Private Equity M&A.

This track takes a look at the typical loan transaction process. This includes an overview of what it means to be a lending attorney, how a commercial lending deal team is typically structured, the main stages of a typical transaction, the due diligence process, the attachment and perfection process for security interests, the use of financing statements under the UCC, and the closing of the loan transaction.

How to draft key sections of your brief persuasively, structure and present arguments and facts clearly, and prepare supporting motion documents.

An introduction to finance and accounting basics including valuation, statistics, data visualization, and where to find financial information about a company. This track also provides an introduction to Excel and explains how to perform present and future value calculations.

Tips and strategies for working effectively with experts on your case. Covers how to prepare for direct of your expert, prepare your expert for cross, and conduct cross examination of the other side’s expert. Gives tips for maximizing your expert’s performance and steering clear of mistakes. Also discusses tricky ethical areas like privilege over communications and draft reports, as well as how to choose the right expert in the first place.