Corporate Finance Basics

Legal professionals are expected to have basic financial skills and are encouraged to understand budgeting as part of project management in order to better serve clients and their respective organizations. This course is designed to provide lawyers and other legal support professionals a baseline of financial knowledge and skill to read, interpret and act upon financial documents. Financial literacy is a fundamental skill of the modern legal professional today, and a working knowledge of finance is imperative in meeting client expectations and practicing at the highest levels of the law.

The role of the legal professional in structuring transactions, negotiating deal terms and coordinating the underwriting process is ever mounting. This course provides the tools to apply and challenge most aspects of financial management.