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A practical course on creating effective prompts for large language models, with a focus on legal applications. It covers the principles of effective prompts, including general rules, common pitfalls, and best practices.

An introduction to annual reports under state law (mainly Delaware), including what’s in the reports and why, the timing of filings, and penalties if the company is late.

How to calculate dividends and liquidation preference in a venture financing deal.

A comparison of the business models underlying litigation and transactional practices. Covers how each practice generates revenue, structures fees, manages staffing and costs, handles client relationships, and responds to economic cycles.

Best practices for appearing before a judge virtually, and how best to prepare.

An overview of avoidance actions in a corporate restructuring, with a focus on preference actions and actual or constructive fraudulent transfers and conveyances.

An introduction to the main deal documents in a securities offering and the role, scope and process of conducting due diligence for various types of securities offerings.

This track explores how private equity deals are financed, how management incentives are structured, and the strategies funds use to create value.

An introduction to the document review and production process, privilege and work product protection, and litigation holds.

Rules, procedures, tips and strategic considerations for taking and defending expert depositions. This track covers qualifying as an expert, expert and rebuttal reports, witness prep, questioning techniques, attorney-client privilege, and more.

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 finance and accounting basics including valuation, statistics, data visualization, and where to find financial information about a company. This track also provides an introduction to Excel and explains how to perform present and future value calculations.