12-Hour Program

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Overview

WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND

Attorneys are often presented with accounting information when working on cases or legal transactions.  While they are not expected to have an accountant’s expertise, understanding the story behind the numbers can only help paint the full picture of a legal matter.  A good grasp of core accounting concepts can put otherwise raw data into an informative legal context. 

This program is designed for the non-accountant attorney and will cover key accounting principles contextualized through every-day examples that attorneys encounter.  Attendees will learn practical skills such as how to read a financial statement, successfully use financial experts and spot accounting pitfalls that can put their firm’s clients or employer at risk.  Join our expert faculty for a lively and informative program that will provide attendees with many useful takeaways they can immediately put to practice.  

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Understanding Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
  • Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS)
  • The Accounting Cycle
  • How to read:
    • The Balance Sheet
    • The Income Statement
    • The Statement of Cash Flows
    • The Notes to the Financial Statements
  • How lawyers can effectively use accountants as experts
  • Recent regulatory changes and views from those impacted or involved in the changes
  • Awareness of different accounting and reporting frameworks and requirements
  • Ethical issues for attorneys and accountants

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This program will benefit all attorneys and paralegals, both in-house and external, who work with financial information related to ongoing business activities, litigation, and transactional work.
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