Tracks & CLE

Curated course lists for self-paced learning. You can earn certificates of completion and share them on LinkedIn, and many tracks offer CLE credit.

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  1. Introduction to Financial Statements

    Designed to help lawyers develop their business acumen. Covers the four main financial statements, how different transactions affect them, and how to understand a company’s financial position from its annual report and financials.

    • 6 courses

  2. Introduction to Pleadings and Motions

    An introduction to the complaint, the answer to the complaint, motions to dismiss, and motions for summary judgment. Includes the typical structure, contents, and strategic considerations of these filings.

    • CLE
    • 4 courses

  3. Introduction to Restructuring Practice

    An introduction to corporate restructuring practice, including how restructuring practice groups are organized, the roles of the key players, the types of restructuring transactions distressed companies may consider, and overviews of Chapter 11 cases and 363 sales.

    • CLE
    • 5 courses

  4. Loan Transaction Process

    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 man 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.

    • CLE
    • 6 courses

  5. Materiality Scrapes and Sandbagging (2021)

    This program teaches lawyers about various aspects of two advanced M&A concepts found in acquisition agreements – materiality scrapes and sandbagging. It covers drafting and negotiating tips, buyer and seller perspectives, and market trend information from the ABA M&A Committee’s 2020-21 Private Target Deal Points Study.

    • CLE
    • 8 courses

  6. Motion Practice: Briefing Strategies

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

    • CLE
    • 4 courses

  7. Motion Practice: Drafting Your Brief

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

    • CLE
    • 4 courses

  8. Motion Practice: Oral Argument and Persuasion

    How to brief persuasively, present your facts effectively, cite check and bluebook citations, and strategies for preparing to appear before a judge.

    • CLE
    • 4 courses

  9. Motion Practice: Specific Types of Motions

    Drafting tips and strategic considerations for specific key motions, including motions to dismiss, preliminary injunctions and TROs, discovery motions, and motions for leave to amend.

    • CLE
    • 4 courses

  10. Raising Venture Capital and Working with VCs

    How and why emerging companies raise venture capital. This track covers the main VC funding stages, documents associated with each stage, the structure and role of VC firms, and their relationships with clients.

    • CLE
    • 4 courses

  11. Securities Offerings: Deal Documents and Due Diligence

    An introduction to the main deal documents in a securities offering and the role, scope and process of conducting due diligence for various types of securities offerings.

    • CLE
    • 7 courses

  12. Summer Associates: Corporate

    Introduces summer associates to corporate practice, with a focus on M&A, securities, and restructuring work. It also includes an introduction to important financial concepts for corporate practice.

    • 11 courses

  13. Summer Associates: Litigation

    Introduces summer associates to civil litigation practice, including discovery, privilege, doc review, depositions, and motion practice. It also provides an introduction to restructuring practice and the financial aspects of litigation.

    • 13 courses

  14. Taking a Corporate Deposition

    Key strategies, rules, and procedures for taking a corporate deposition, including guidance on drafting the corporate deposition notice, deposition prep, conducting the deposition, and common mistakes to avoid.

    • CLE
    • 6 courses

  15. Taking a Deposition

    The basics of taking a deposition. This track includes how to notice or subpoena a deposition, draft a deposition outline, and select documents to use in the deposition; plus effective questioning techniques and strategies for dealing with a difficult witness or opposing counsel.

    • CLE
    • 5 courses

  16. Types and Features of Loans

    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 different types and features of interest rates, repayment provisions, guaranties, and covenants and events of default.

    • CLE
    • 5 courses

  17. Types of Securities and Offerings

    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.

    • CLE
    • 6 courses

  18. Venture Deals: Due Diligence, Term Sheets, Cap Tables, and Venture Math

    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.

    • CLE
    • 8 courses

  19. Working with Experts

    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.

    • CLE
    • 6 courses

  20. Business Acumen Sampler

    Provides a representative sample of the business acumen content Hotshot offers. This track includes courses drawn from the Accounting & Finance and Excel & Data Analysis topics.

    • 12 courses