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Pocket MBA Fall 2013: Finance for Lawyers

 October 10, 2013 - October 11, 2013


CLE - Live Seminar
USA



Description


The ability to identify and appropriately use financial and accounting information is relevant to a wide range of legal and regulatory matters for attorneys and allied professionals. Litigators and transactional attorneys alike will benefit from this practical course designed specifically for non-accountants and taught by members of the nation’s top accounting, tax and advisory firms, leading law firms, in-house counsel and universities.


  • Key factors shaping financial reporting
  • Foundational finance, accounting and economics terminology and principles
  • How to “navigate” and understand the basic financial statements - the balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows and statement of shareholders’ equity
  • Practical corporate finance concepts, including financial ratios and analysis
  • The use of valuations in business transactions and fairness opinions, as well as in common claims and defenses in litigation
  • Strategies for uncovering fraud in financial statements
Special Features
  • Earn one hour of Ethics credit
  • Earn Skills credit
  • Designed specifically for non-accountant attorneys and allied professionals
  • Case studies and practical examples employed throughout the program


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Practising Law Institute
810 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York
United States of America

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