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A review of the two methods of calculating franchise tax, and why there’s no need to panic when a corporation receives its first bill.

Explains how large law firms make money and measure success as businesses. Covers the leverage pyramid and why firms hire associates, key profitability metrics like RPL and PPEP, and the overhead costs that drive firm economics. Helps associates understand the business model behind their workplace.

A discussion on assuming, assigning, and rejecting executory contracts and unexpired leases under Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code. Covers timing, process, requirements, and the effect of rejection.

A look at how legal ethics and professional responsibility apply when using AI tools in practice. This course covers key ethical duties including competence, diligence, confidentiality, and supervision, as well as practical issues like client communication, billing practices, and court requirements when using AI in legal work.

An introduction to public offerings and private placements. Includes explanations of the most common types of private and public deals, such as IPOs, follow-on offerings, secondary offerings, Reg D offerings, Rule 144 and 144A offerings.

Tips and strategies for the day-to-day workings with the expert on your case. Includes how to prepare to work with your expert and how to set clear expectations at the outset. Also covers how to manage communications with your expert given the discovery rules, including sending documents to the expert to form their opinions, and revising their report.

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.

An introduction to the discovery process in civil litigation, including discovery requests, written responses and objections, interrogatories, requests for admission, depositions, and e-discovery.

An advanced look at trial practice. Includes how to create and use a master trial plan, run a trial team, set yourself up well for an appeal, and make sure your witnesses are ready.

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.

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

Covers due diligence for venture finance deals and the main economic and control rights negotiated in venture finance term sheets, plus how to make key calculations such as cap tables, pro forma cap tables, prices per share, pro rata rights, note conversions, dividends, and liquidation preferences.