Short, practical videos with quizzes and summaries.
See all 359An overview of the main types of PE deals an M&A associate would encounter, including buyouts (with a focus on leveraged buyouts), carveouts, and minority investments. This course also discusses rollover equity, buy-and-build, co-investments, and growth equity.
An introduction to motion practice, including the typical briefing process, the ways a motion can be made, the contents of a typical motion, and strategic considerations when drafting a brief.
How to change your Microsoft Word settings to maximize your efficiency and optimize your individual use of Word. Includes, for example, setting up your most-used functions to be just one click away.
This course introduces the fundamentals of financial modeling and discusses how it’s relevant to lawyers.
Tips and strategies for the day-to-day workings with the expert on your case. Includes how to prepare to work with your expert and how to set clear expectations at the outset. Also covers how to manage communications with your expert given the discovery rules, including sending documents to the expert to form their opinions, and revising their report.
The Underwriting Agreement contains the main business terms of the deal between the issuer and the underwriters. This course provides a walkthrough of a typical Underwriting Agreement, using an example from Blue Apron's IPO, with explanations of its main provisions.
Curated course lists for self-paced learning, with CLE available in most MCLE states.
See all 60An introduction to the practice and process of civil litigation. Covers the typical roles in a law firm’s civil litigation group, the life cycle of a typical civil case, and the main tasks involved in discovery, motion practice and trial preparation.
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.
Lawyers will learn about the main types of loans, including term loans, revolvers, secured and unsecured loans, and bilateral and syndicated loans. The program also reviews key features commonly found in commercial loans, such as repayment provisions, guaranties, and covenants and events of default.
The different types of Chapter 11 cases, the process of a Chapter 11 case (including the “first days” and 363 asset sales), and the major documents in Chapter 11 (including Chapter 11 plans, disclosure statements and orders, and restructuring support agreements).
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 program explains certificates of incorporation and corporate bylaws, discussing their respective roles in a company, how they can be amended, and other important aspects of these important corporate documents. The program also provides an overview of the key players in a corporation: its stockholders, the board of directors, and the main officers.