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The key financial concepts in lending practice, including the main types of loans and their risk, financial reporting requirements for borrowers, financial covenants, and credit ratings.

How to use the MIN and MAX functions to easily find the smallest or largest number in a set of values, with a practice example based on a company’s cap table.

An overview of loan repayments, including a discussion of amortization, balloon payments, voluntary vs. mandatory prepayments, and prepayment penalties.

Rules, norms, and tips for arguing a motion before a judge; and tips for preparing for an oral argument.

A discussion of the different types of debt financing used in private equity, including senior debt, subordinated debt, and high-yield debt.

Rules and tips for selecting the corporate witness; how a corporate witness’s role differs from a fact witness; assembling materials for corporate witness prep; reviewing the topics with the witness; and tips for reviewing the topics and practicing Q&A with a corporate witness.

An introduction to different types of securities and securities offerings, including an overview of the IPO process, greenshoe options, follow-on offerings, and shelf registrations and takedowns.

Covers due diligence for venture finance deals and the main economic and control rights negotiated in venture finance term sheets, plus how to make key calculations such as cap tables, pro forma cap tables, prices per share, pro rata rights, note conversions, dividends, and liquidation preferences.

An introduction to the four main financial statements for companies: balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements, and statements of shareholder equity. This track also explains key accounting and financial concepts for understanding the statements.

Strategies for planning and drafting briefs throughout a litigation, including opposition, reply, summary judgment, and appellate briefs.

This program covers the ethical use of AI across core areas of legal practice, helping lawyers understand both the opportunities and the ethical considerations of these powerful tools. The program covers AI’s role in transactional work and litigation, guidance on prompting large language models, and the ethical and professional responsibility issues that arise when using AI in legal practice. Lawyers will gain practical knowledge to use AI tools effectively and responsibly in real-world settings

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.