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An overview of syndicated loans, including why they’re used, who the main parties are, and the main categories of syndicated loans. The pre-commitment period, including important provisions in commitment letters, the syndication process, and the documentation, closing, and administration of a syndicated loan are also covered.

A look at the main corporate officer roles and their duties, including which roles are required by law, how officers are elected and removed, and different types of signing authority.

An overview of the main types of PE deals an M&A associate would encounter, including buyouts (with a focus on leveraged buyouts), carveouts, and minority investments. This course also discusses rollover equity, buy-and-build, co-investments, and growth equity.

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An overview of the accounting process, including how transactions appear in a company’s chart of accounts, general ledger, trial balance and financial statements.

A high-level overview of private equity and venture capital firms, including the major types of firms, their investors, how they make money, competition and the largest firms in the industry.

An introduction to the four main financial statements for companies: balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements, and statements of shareholder equity. This track also explains key accounting and financial concepts for understanding the statements.

This program covers the ethical use of AI across core areas of legal practice, helping lawyers understand both the opportunities and the ethical considerations of these powerful tools. The program covers AI’s role in transactional work and litigation, guidance on prompting large language models, and the ethical and professional responsibility issues that arise when using AI in legal practice. Lawyers will gain practical knowledge to use AI tools effectively and responsibly in real-world settings

An introduction to the corporate form, the four stages of a corporation’s life cycle—startup, growth, maturity, and decline—and key stages of corporation formation, including incorporation, organization, and capitalization, as well as the biggest governance issues faced by corporations at each stage and an overview of the role lawyers typically play at each stage.

An introduction to the practice and process of civil litigation. Covers the typical roles in a law firm’s civil litigation group, the life cycle of a typical civil case, and the main tasks involved in discovery, motion practice and trial preparation.

The different types of Chapter 11 cases, the process of a Chapter 11 case (including the “first days” and 363 asset sales), and the major documents in Chapter 11 (including Chapter 11 plans, disclosure statements and orders, and restructuring support agreements).

Explains the main documents and key provisions in M&A deals, and provides an overview of the M&A deal process from start to finish. This track also explains the structures of M&A deals including asset and stock sales, direct mergers, and forward and reverse triangular mergers.