Seminar  Seminar

Pocket MBA Fall 2013: Finance for Lawyers


Why you should attend

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.

What you will learn

  • 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

Who should attend

External and in-house attorneys and allied professionals who work with financial information, whether in the course of litigation or in business transactions, will benefit from this program.
Program Schedule To Come
Program Attorney(s)
Danielle T. Bersofsky ~ Program Attorney, Practising Law Institute
Houston Seminar Location

Bracewell & Giuliani, 711 Louisiana Street, Suite 2300, Houston, TX 77002-2770. Phone: 713-223-2300. Fax: 713-221-1212.

PLI's live programs are approved in all states that require mandatory continuing legal education for attorneys, except Arizona. Please be sure to check with your state for details.


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Special Note: In New York, newly admitted attorneys may receive CLE credit only for attendance at "transitional" programs during their first two years of admission to the Bar. Non-traditional course formats such as on-demand web programs or recorded items, are not acceptable for CLE credit. Experienced attorneys may choose to attend and receive CLE credit for either a transitional course or for one geared to experienced attorneys.  All product types, including on-demand web programs and recorded items, are approved for experienced attorneys.

Please note: The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement.

If you have already received credit for attending some or the entire program, please be aware that state administrators do not permit you to accrue additional credit for repeat viewing even if an additional credit certificate is subsequently issued.

Credit will be granted only to the individual on record as the purchaser unless alternative arrangements (prearranged groupcast) are made in advance.

Related Items

Live Seminars  Live Seminars

Pocket MBA Fall 2013: Finance for Lawyers (Chicago, IL) Nov. 4 - 5, 2013
Pocket MBA Fall 2013: Finance for Lawyers (New York, NY) Oct. 10 - 11, 2013
Pocket MBA Summer 2013: Finance for Lawyers (San Francisco, CA) Jun. 3 - 4, 2013

On-Demand  On-Demand Programs

Pocket MBA Fall 2012 Oct. 26, 2012
Pocket MBA Summer 2012 Jun. 19, 2012

Handbook  Course Handbook Archive

Pocket MBA Fall 2013: Finance for Lawyers  
Pocket MBA Summer 2013: Finance for Lawyers  
Pocket MBA Fall 2012 Philip J. Bach, McGladrey LLP
Christopher J. Lallo, Ernst & Young LLP
Ziemowit T. Smulkowski, Paul Hastings LLP
James J. Agar, PwC
Ewa Knapik, PwC
Dana G. McFerran, KPMG LLP
Leslie H. Hess, Ernst & Young LLP
 
Pocket MBA Summer 2012 Eric B. Sloan, Deloitte Tax LLP
Kirsten S. Aunapu, Deloitte & Touche LLP
 
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Location:  Houston, TX
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Seminar attendance includes course handbook and associated course materials. A downloadable course handbook will also be available several days prior to the program start for your review.